Cybersecurity Engineer
📍 Birmingham, AL, USA
Cybersecurity Engineer with 4+ years of experience in SOC detection engineering, cloud security, and DevSecOps across finance, enterprise, and platform environments. Built end-to-end security workflows covering SIEM-based threat detection, automated incident response, and cloud-native application security using AWS and Splunk. Applies MITRE ATT&CK, Zero Trust, and IaC practices to reduce detection gaps and improve system resilience.
Morgan Stanley
Sept 2025 — Present
Optimized Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel detection workflows for high-volume financial systems, ingesting AWS CloudTrail and EDR telemetry to reduce response time from 5 to 3.2 hours. Developed MITRE ATT&CK-aligned correlation rules reducing 120+ monthly false positives. Built SOAR-based incident response playbooks in Python enabling EC2 isolation and IAM revocation within 15 minutes. Remediated 110+ AWS misconfigurations aligned with SOX and PCI-DSS standards.
Airbnb
Aug 2021 — Dec 2023
Implemented Zero Trust architecture on AWS using Terraform and IAM policies. Engineered a DevSecOps pipeline integrating Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP, reducing vulnerability remediation SLA from 30 to 7 days. Secured 150+ containerized microservice endpoints with WAF rules. Consolidated 25 secret stores to 6 centralized systems. Automated GDPR/CCPA compliance reporting with Python and Ansible, saving 200+ hours annually. Directed threat hunting and red/blue team exercises integrating SOAR workflows.
Dell Technologies
Jan 2020 — Jul 2021
Implemented network segmentation and access controls using Active Directory Group Policies across 850+ enterprise endpoints. Supported PowerProtect Cyber Recovery vault deployment using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform across 5 data centers. Developed Python-based SIEM integrations with CrowdStrike Falcon, creating 60+ custom IOCs. Integrated Metasploit, Burp Suite, and OWASP ZAP across 25+ firmware releases. Hardened 150+ servers with STIG-based configurations via PowerShell and Active Directory.
MSc · Cyber Security
2024 – 2025