Awad.

security automation, minus the noise

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About

I break into things so I can tell you exactly how to fix them.

Automating the noise out of security operations. Building SOAR workflows that actually work, making AI do the heavy lifting, and poking at systems until they confess their vulnerabilities. Also the regular SOC stuff – monitoring, hunting, responding – consider that the warm-up act.

Badge says SOC Analyst. Reality says VAPT, AI automation, and controlled detonations. The email signature entered witness protection.

Certs (lost count)
7-ish Years in Tech
300+ TryHackMe Days (grass is overrated)
Ру Duolingo + CS2
Chess Blunder Master
🔄 Automations: more than coworkers
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Experience

Nov 2025 – Present Current

Teknologiia

SOC Analyst

Making security operations less boring, one automation at a time. Building SOAR workflows that kill alert noise before it reaches a human. Teaching AI to do the grunt work. Running VAPT engagements because the best defense is knowing exactly how things break.

SOAR AI Integration VAPT MCP Falcon Threat Hunting
Feb 2025 – Jul 2025 Internship

POTECH – Paths of Technology

SOC Analyst Intern

The origin story. Stared at SIEM dashboards until the patterns started making sense. Hunted phish, chased threats, wrote reports that people actually read. The kind of gig that turns textbook theory into muscle memory.

SIEM Threat Detection Phishing Analysis Incident Response Reporting
2019 – 2025 Education

IT, Networking and Security

Technical Baccalaureate + Bachelor's

Started with a 3-year technical baccalaureate in IT, then doubled down with a bachelor's in networking and security. The kind of academic grind that teaches you how networks talk, how they break, and how to keep them from breaking – mostly. Turns out you can study chaos theory without calling it that.

Networking Security Fundamentals Linux Protocols
Feb 2023 – Oct 2024 Freelance

Freelance Web Dev

Developer & Consultant

Built websites, broke them, fixed them, launched them. Dealt with clients requesting "one more change" at 11 PM across time zones. Cut my teeth on everything from quick patches to full architecture. Then fell down the cybersecurity rabbit hole and never looked back.

Full-Stack Dev Client Management Architecture Performance
2021 – 2023 Survival Mode

Various Survival Jobs

Cashier, Line Cook & Reluctant Sales Rep

Counted cash, flipped burgers, and attempted a sales career – until I decided honesty was more my speed. Turns out "I wouldn't buy this either" isn't a closing technique, but it made me feel better.

Cash Handling Kitchen Ops Customer Service Chaos Management Inventory
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Skills

SOAR AI Integration VAPT MCP Configuration CrowdStrike Falcon SIEM Threat Hunting Phishing Analysis Incident Response Python Automation Security Monitoring Web Development Threat Detection Reporting

Wanna break stuff? Let's talk.

I don't do LinkedIn tone, but I do do coffee chats and interesting projects.