ORKHAN AHMADOV

Cybersecurity Analyst

• Led the vulnerability management and patching program for multiple enterprise clients, ensuring timely remediation of high-risk findings.
• Researched and reported CVEs and asset misconfigurations, providing actionable recommendations to improve security posture.
• Maintained and optimized Nessus scanners including setup, updates, troubleshooting, and tuning to align with evolving infrastructure.
• Conducted vulnerability assessments, security audits, and OWASP web scans across organizational assets to identify and mitigate threats.
• Developed Python automation scripts to streamline workflows and integrate with external APIs, reducing manual effort and error rates.
• Designed and deployed cloud-based automated scanning solutions, creating a centralized asset inventory and management system.
• Produced detailed security reports for CISOs and security teams, and collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to implement fixes.
• Worked with Cortex XDR by Palo Alto to reconstruct full-chain attack and benefitting from its behavioral analytics.
• Performed incident response analysis, correlating logs and artifacts to identify root causes and contain breaches.
• Upgraded 100% of the CentOS 7 Linux scanners to RHEL Oracle Linux 8, ensuring security of infrastructure at top level.
• Created Automated Data Analytics dashboards to report the existing risks from operations team to management team.

IT Technician

• Managed Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, ensuring seamless communication within the organization.
• Provided end-to-end support for hardware and software installations, including laptops, desktops, printers, and phones.
• Implemented IT security measures to mitigate risks and trained users to prevent phishing attacks.
• Led projects for PC and phone replacements, contributing to enhanced efficiency and productivity.
• Configured network devices and installed patch panels.
• Trained users in cybersecurity awareness, including phishing, malware, and Trojans.
• Helped the security team with reporting on incidents.
• Maintained VMware virtual machines through updates and upgrades.
• Deployed scripts that communicated with asset management and inventory tracking software, enabling tracking of all organizational assets.
• Managed and worked with Active Directory, supporting the operations team with onboarding and offboarding processes.

Junior Incident Response Handler

• Troubleshot and configured network devices to ensure optimal performance.
• Monitored data networks for alarms and issues, implementing necessary hardware/software upgrades.
• Collaborated with the team to generate daily network analysis reports and improve documentation.
• Continuously monitored security tools for alerts and anomalies, identifying potential security incidents early.