Ayoub ECH CHKAF

Cybersecurity Engineer | Splunk & SIEM Expert

Salary / Daily rate

Rabat, Morocco

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Skills

CybersecuritySEMrush

Languages

EnglishArabicFrench

About me

Intro

Cybersecurity Engineer with 3+ years of SOC experience specializing in SIEM platforms (IBM QRadar, Splunk, Exabeam) and incident response. Currently L2 analyst at Thales, leading threat investigations and mentoring junior analysts. Expert in EDR/XDR solutions, threat intelligence, and security automation to protect your organization from advanced cyber threats.

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Work experience

Security Operations Center Analyst (L2)

Thales

Nov 2022 - Present

4 years

Rabat, Morocco

• Security Incident Management (SIEM) using IBM QRadar, Splunk, and Exabeam. • Orchestration, Automation, and Security Response (SOAR) with IBM Resilient, Exabeam, and Cortex XSOAR. • Investigation of escalated security incidents. • Security Incident Response for Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) & XDR solutions (CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, etc.). • Reverse Engineering & Threat Intelligence. • Prevention and detection of phishing attacks and advanced threats. • Management of detection rules. • Creation of Use Cases and detection playbooks. • Mentoring and coaching Level 1 analysts. • Reporting and measurement of key performance indicators.

Security Operations Center Analyst (L1)

DATAPROTECT

Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

11 months

Casablanca, Morocco

• Analyze and evaluate security incidents detected by IBM QRadar and ELK. • Collaborate with the SecOps team to maintain security requirements. • Work with SIEM engineers to resolve false positives. • Assist incident response teams in their investigations. • Contribute to the development and maintenance of event correlation rules.

Research

National Institute of Posts and Telecommunications (INPT)

Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

7 months

Rabat, Morocco

- Development of a Real-Time, Intelligent, Synchronous and AES/RSA/ECC-SHA256 Secure IOT SG Architecture based on CoAP/ZigBee protocols for Validation in Blockchain-based Platforms for Smart City and Smart Grid

Specialized IT Technician

SOCIETY INSTITUTION AL HANANE

Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

6 months

Agadir 80000, Morocco

• Install, configure, and set up the institution's computer equipment. • Perform performance and failure diagnostics. • Validate installations and updates. • Ensure the maintenance of the institution's computer equipment.


Education

Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées - Kénitra

Master in Computer Science

2019 - 2021

2 years 1 month

Superior School of Technology - Agadir

Professional License

2017 - 2018

1 year 1 month

Superior School of Technology - Agadir

University Diploma of Technology (DUT)

2015 - 2017

2 years 1 month

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