About Me

Some fun things I like to do in my spare time, develop in python, surf, snowboard, scuba dive.

Contact Details

Evan Ahmed
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Miami, FL

(732)-599-XXXX
evan2580@gmail.com

Education

Rutgers Full Stack Bootcamp

Front end and Back end Completed in August 2019

A intensive 6 month part-time course where we learn many technologies. HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax, Json, Node.js, MongoDB,Express and React. More notibly the MERN stack.

Rutgers University

B.S. Computer Science September 2018

Learned all the basics of Computer Science. Mathematics, Problem-solving,Experimentation, Computer and technology knowledge, Programming languages, Technical writing, Software development, Computer hardware engineering, Data analysis, Information systems management, Technical writing, Linear algebra, Statistics, Calculus and Discrete mathematics

Latest Work Experience

Santander Bank NA

Sr. Associate Information Security August 2021 - Present

● Contribute to the definition, development, and oversight of a global network and endpoint security threat management strategy and framework on a team of 7.
● Responsible for management of the overall team(s) providing both leadership and guidance.
● Guided optimization & performance improvements across on-prem Splunk environment utilizing best practices
● Automated upgrades across Splunk and syslog servers using ansible by creating custom scripts across 50+ hosts.
● Built & maintained architectural diagrams for the flow of data from offsite to internal systems globally.
● Successfully orchestrated migration of 3000+ hosts to AWS Cloud utilizing custom built pipelines in Cribl
● Developed comprehensive architecture diagrams outlining security controls & procedures for internal systems, ensuring clarity and alignment with security best practices.
● Monitored, Developed and Maintained critical business dashboards for business critical applications across mobile, online, and branch banking.
● Controlled cost across business units by implementing custom alerts for log ingestion, incidents in ES, SOAR playbooks, missing data sources and overall health of the instance.
● Lead the team when Auditors needed to see our Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity plan ensuring it aligns with banking industry standards and compliance requirements.

University of Miami Continuing Education - Cyber Security

Adjunct Professor April 2020 - Present

● Helping students learn the basics of becoming a well rounded cyber security analyst, also mentoring them in my free time to help them get certifications Sec+, Net+, Splunk, Cribl.
● Foster a collaborative and interactive learning environment.
● Encourage student participation and hands-on practice with Virtual Box and multiple VM’s, Kali, Windows, Ubuntu.
● Effectively convey complex cybersecurity concepts in a clear and concise manner.
● Actively seek feedback from students and peers to improve teaching methods and using pedagogical methodologies.

Skills

Here are some of the Skills I have, not a comprehensive list, but refer to resume for more detail.

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Metasploit
  • Splunk
  • AWS
  • Linux