NEW YORK · NYC HYBRID / U.S. REMOTE

Secure systems.
Reliable
operations.

I'm Romel Ferdous. I bring hands-on experience in cybersecurity, enterprise systems and cloud infrastructure to the environments people depend on.

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15+years of IT experience

CySA+CompTIA certified

CONNECTED EXPERTISEROMEL / 01

From visibility to remediation.
From infrastructure to everyday reliability.

SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE

Windows / Linux

Microsoft 365 / Azure

AWS

Wazuh / Splunk

01 / WHAT I BRING

A practical view of
the whole environment.

Security works best when it is connected to the systems, people and daily operations it protects.

Cybersecurity &
security operations

Security log monitoring, SIEM integration, incident investigation, vulnerability remediation and firewall troubleshooting.

Wazuh
Splunk
Palo Alto
Fortinet
SonicWall

Systems &
identity administration

Enterprise Windows and Linux environments, Active Directory, endpoint administration, virtualization and secure remote access.

Windows Server
Linux
Active Directory
Intune
VMware

Cloud infrastructure
& IT operations

Microsoft 365, Azure and AWS administration, backup automation, patching, troubleshooting and clear operational documentation.

Microsoft 365
Azure
AWS
PowerShell
Python / Bash

02 / SELECTED WORK

Experience in action.

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A closer look at two areas of my professional experience.

01ALLIANCE BUILDING SERVICESSecurity monitoring &
SIEM integration

Supporting multi-client environments through centralized visibility, investigation and practical remediation.

Integrate and customize Wazuh log collection across firewalls, enterprise switches, and Windows/Linux systems.
Review logs, investigate anomalies, tune alerts and document findings to support incident response.
Troubleshoot firewall issues, review rules and support vulnerability remediation.

WAZUH · SYSLOG · PALO ALTO · FORTINET · POWERSHELL

02PEOPLENTECH INSTITUTE OF ITSystems & cloud
administration

Supporting server, cloud, virtualization and remote-user environments for an IT learning institute.

Implemented Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS and Intune within the institute's IT environment.
Maintained Windows/Linux servers and virtualized lab infrastructure.
Managed backup automation, patching, configuration records and change documentation.

MICROSOFT 365 · AZURE · AWS · INTUNE · WINDOWS / LINUX

03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE SYSTEMS

Hands-on experience.
A wider perspective.

My work spans systems administration, security infrastructure and IT leadership. I enjoy connecting the details: understanding the environment, finding the cause of a problem and making the next step clear.

Based in New York, I'm exploring cybersecurity, security operations, systems administration, cloud infrastructure and IT operations opportunities.

CompTIA CySA+Splunk Core Certified User

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AUG 2025 — PRESENT

Alliance Building Services

Network Security Engineer

SEP 2021 — OCT 2023

PeopleNTech Institute of IT

Systems Administrator · Contract

OCT 2018 — MAY 2021

Desh Rupantor

Head of IT

Full experience on LinkedIn

04 / CERTIFICATIONS & CONTINUED LEARNING

Knowledge that keeps
moving forward.

Professional credentials and course badges across security, infrastructure, physical security systems and AI.

Security & platform credentials

CompTIA

CompTIA CySA+ ce Certification

Issued May 2025 · Expires May 2028

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Splunk / Cisco

Splunk Core Certified User

Issued Jun 2025 · Expires Jun 2028

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Fortinet

Fortinet Certified Fundamentals Cybersecurity

Issued Apr 2025 · Expires Apr 2027

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Cisco

Cyber Threat Management

Issued Oct 2026

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Genetec Inc.

Genetec Certified: Security Center Enterprise

Expires Sep 2027

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Genetec Inc.

Genetec Certified: Security Center Synergis™ Technical Certification

Expires Aug 2027

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Fortinet

Fortinet NSE 1 Certified in Cybersecurity

Expires Apr 2027

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Fortinet

Fortinet NSE 2 Certified in Cybersecurity

Expires Apr 2027

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MICROSOFT LEARN

Security and cloud learning.

41 earned achievements

34 module badges, 1 challenge badge and 6 learning-path trophies in Azure, Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender.

Completed learning paths

Microsoft Learn · Learning-path trophy

Build great solutions with the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Completed August 11, 2026

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Microsoft Learn · Learning-path trophy

Implement resource management security in Azure

Completed August 10, 2026

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Microsoft Learn · Learning-path trophy

Defend against threats with Microsoft 365

Completed August 10, 2026

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Microsoft Learn · Learning-path trophy

Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Completed August 10, 2026

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Microsoft Learn · Learning-path trophy

Defend against cyberthreats with Microsoft Defender XDR

Completed August 10, 2026

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Microsoft Learn · Learning-path trophy

Configure your Microsoft Sentinel environment

Completed August 10, 2026

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