Bola Ojewale

Cybersecurity Engineer

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About

Experienced Senior SIEM Engineer and Security Architect with over 8 years of experience in infrastructure design, incident response, and advanced threat detection. Expert in Splunk ES administration and cybersecurity automation, with a track record of leading enterprise-wide SIEM implementations, optimizing detection workflows, and aligning security controls with industry standards. Passionate about protecting assets, mentoring junior engineers, and building scalable security frameworks.

Experience

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Intel Corporation
March 2017 - Present

Cybersecurity Analyst

Paychex
Janary 2015 - June 2016

Enterprise Data Security Administrator

Paychex
June 2014 - December 2015

Informtaion Technology Support

Unisys Technical Services
March 2012 - August 2014

Network Security Specailist

United Illuminating
June 2011 - November 2011

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Security & Forensics

Rochester Institute of Technology
Class of 2016

Certifications

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
    March 2025
  • Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
    June 2023
  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
    July 2023
  • Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
    December 2022

Personal Projects

Threat Intelligence Dashboard

Python, Flask, D3.js

Built a real-time dashboard for visualizing threat intelligence feeds and security metrics.

Network Security Scanner

Python, Nmap, SQLite

Developed an automated network vulnerability scanner with reporting capabilities.

TLS/SSL Self Signed CA

Bash

Created a self-signed Certificate Authority (CA) for internal use, including certificate generation and revocation.

Plant Care Tracker

Python

Developed a Python application to track plant care schedules, watering reminders, and growth metrics.

Skills

Security

  • • SIEM (Splunk | CrowdStrike NG SIEM | Wazuh | ArcSight)
  • • Endpoint Monitoring (CrowdStrike Falcon | Osquery | Wazuh | Carbon Black)
  • • Security Assessment Tools (Burp Suite | Kali Linux | Metasploit | Nmap | Nessus)
  • • Intrusion Detection Systems (Suricata)
  • • Firewalls (pfSense | ModSecurity)
  • • Incident Response

Infrastructure

  • • Cloud Providers (AWS | Azure)
  • • DevOps Tools (Git | Ansible | Terraform)
  • • Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
  • • Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • • Network Security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS)
  • • Incident Response & Forensics

Networking

  • • Network Engineering (Routing | Switching | VLANs)
  • • Protocol Analysis (Wireshark | Zeek)
  • • IP Masking (Proxies | Tor | VPN)

Operating Systems

  • • Server Operating Systems (BSD | Linux | Windows)
  • • Desktop Operating Systems (Linux | Mac OS | Windows)

Programming

  • • Scripting (Python | PowerShell | Bash)
  • • Penetration Testing (Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap)
  • • Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
  • • Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • • Network Security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS)
  • • Incident Response & Forensics

Soft Skills

  • • Risk Assessment & Management
  • • Security Policy Development
  • • Team Leadership & Collaboration
  • • Technical Documentation
  • • Stakeholder Communication
  • • Continuous Learning & Adaptation

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