🔐 Aspiring SOC Analyst | Former DevOps Engineer | Blue Team Enthusiast

I’m an IT professional transitioning from DevOps Engineering into Cybersecurity, with a focus on Security Operations (SOC), threat detection, and incident response. My experience managing cloud infrastructure and automating workflows gives me a strong foundation for understanding system behavior, attack surfaces, and defensive monitoring.

• 🔄 Transitioning from DevOps Engineering → Cybersecurity (SOC Analyst)
• 🛡️ Focused on Security Operations, alert triage, and incident response
• ☁️ Background in AWS infrastructure, automation, and system administration
• 🧪 Hands-on experience through SOC-focused labs and blue-team training
• 📈 Continuously developing defensive security skills

While my primary goal is a Junior SOC Analyst role, my background also aligns well with:

• IT Support / Help Desk
• Junior Systems Administrator
• Cloud Support Engineer

My experience in system administration, automation, and cloud infrastructure allows me to contribute effectively while continuing to grow in cybersecurity.

• Security Monitoring & Alert Triage
• SIEM & Log Analysis (Splunk - Professional Experience and THM labs)
• Incident Response Fundamentals
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• Network Traffic Analysis
• Endpoint & Network Security Concepts
• Threat Detection & Escalation
• IDS/IPS Fundamentals (Snort - Basic Rules)

• AWS Services: EC2, S3, CloudFormation
• Cloud Infrastructure Management & Hardening
• CI/CD & GitLab Workflows
• Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation)
• Automation using Python & Bash
• Monitoring, logging, and operational alerting

• Linux & Windows System Administration
• TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S
• Firewalls, VPNs, and access controls
• Understanding of enterprise network environments

• Splunk: Professional experience performing log searches, analysis, and alert investigation
• Wireshark: Packet analysis through labs and simulated network traffic
• Snort: Familiar with IDS/IPS concepts and creating basic detection rules
• AWS: EC2, S3, CloudFormation, Cloud monitoring
• Scripting: Python & Bash for automation and operational tasks

• ✅ ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
• ✅ Cisco CBROPS 200-201 – CyberOps Associate
• 🏫 Cybersecurity & SOC training via Cisco Networking Academy
  • SOC operations
  • Incident response workflows
  • Network security & threat detection labs

• 🧠 TryHackMe – Top 4% globally
• 🔍 Blue Team labs: detection, analysis, and incident scenarios
• 📖 Preparing for TryHackMe SAL1 (Security Analyst Level 1) exam
• 📘 Currently studying for CompTIA Security+

📌 Highlighted Work:

• 🔐 soc-labs – SOC alert investigations & incident reports
• 📊 siem-detections – Log analysis and detection rules
• ☁️ aws-security – Securing AWS resources and monitoring
• 🧪 tryhackme-notes – Blue team labs and learning notes

(See repositories for hands-on cybersecurity and cloud security projects.)

My DevOps background taught me how systems are built, deployed, and automated.
My cybersecurity focus allows me to monitor, detect, and defend those systems.

I enjoy:

• Investigating alerts and logs
• Understanding attacker techniques
• Improving security posture through monitoring and automation

• 💼 LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-huaynate/]
• 🧠 GitHub: You’re already here 🙂
• TryHackMe: [https://tryhackme.com/p/CodeRum]

⭐ Can't Stop Now.