Jennifer Sochima Ugwoke

Cloud Security Analyst

About

Resourceful Cloud Security Analyst with a hands-on approach to designing and implementing robust security solutions in Azure and AWS environments. Proven ability to leverage AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, and IAM to enhance security posture, automate compliance, and mitigate risks, including successfully fixing 67% of detected vulnerabilities in a project. Seeking to apply expertise in cloud architecture, threat detection, and incident response to secure organizational data, applications, and infrastructure.

Projects

Principle of Least Privilege

Summary

Applied techniques of the principle of least privilege to reduce unauthorized access and security incidents.

The 2024 Mitre Att&Ck Security Breach

Summary

Studied the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Security Breach project to deepen understanding of threats and improve incident response.

Enhancing Security Posture with AWS Security Hub

Summary

Demonstrated proficiency in using Security Hub to assess, monitor, and improve security posture.

Azure Key Vault and Disk Encryption

Summary

Utilized PowerShell to create Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Key Vaults, and deploy Azure Disk Encryption extensions.

Work

Cloud Sec Network
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Cloud Security Analyst

Summary

Served as a Cloud Security Analyst, contributing to the design, implementation, and management of robust security solutions across AWS and Azure environments.

Highlights

Established and managed secure access controls using AWS IAM and Identity Center, designing robust network environments with VPCs and subnets to enhance infrastructure security.

Managed end-to-end cloud resources, including provisioning EC2 instances, deploying web applications with RDS databases, and implementing event-driven workflows with AWS Lambda and S3.

Deployed containerized applications to AWS ECS, leveraging modern strategies to streamline application delivery and scalability.

Secured static web content with S3 and CloudFront, ensuring HTTPS access, and implemented robust monitoring and alerting for cloud environments using Amazon CloudWatch.

Cybersafe Foundation-CyberGirls Fellowship
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Cloud Security Trainee

Nigeria

Summary

Completed an intensive Cloud Security Trainee fellowship, gaining comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in securing cloud environments.

Highlights

Acquired in-depth understanding of cloud fundamentals, security frameworks, risk management, cryptography, and identity/account management across cloud environments.

Developed proficiency in securing AWS and Azure environments, utilizing tools like AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud to protect against cyber threats.

Configured and managed IAM solutions, implementing multi-factor authentication, role-based access control, and authorization protocols across diverse cloud platforms.

Applied security best practices to protect cloud networks, compute, storage, and applications, securing resources such as VPCs, Azure SQL Databases, and web-facing workloads.

Built proficiency in using AWS and Microsoft tools for proactive threat detection, incident response, and automated monitoring, while implementing data protection and compliance measures.

Education

University of Nigeria
Nigeria

B.Sc.

Nutrition and Dietetics

Grade: 2:1, Second Class Honors, Upper Division

References

References

Available upon request.