Cybersecurity Professional/United States

Alex Walker

Cybersecurity graduate with CCNA and CompTIA Security+, building hands-on SOC skills and targeting a SOC Analyst or Network Security role.

About

Cybersecurity graduate (B.S.) with CCNA and CompTIA Security+ and over a year of IT support experience across hybrid environments, including network and security infrastructure troubleshooting and administration. Building hands-on SOC skills through a home SIEM lab and seeking a SOC Analyst or Network Security role.

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Experience

  1. IT Security TechnicianNemacolin

    Apr 2026 — Present

    Farmington, PA

    • Monitor and maintain a segmented physical security network of 300+ IP surveillance and access-control devices, ensuring uptime, network isolation, and continuous security coverage across the property.
    • Review access-control and surveillance system activity and device logs to verify proper operation and identify root cause when incidents arise.
    • Administer and patch server infrastructure supporting the security network, performing monitoring and incident troubleshooting to maintain availability and integrity.
    • Perform network troubleshooting and switch-level diagnostics to resolve connectivity and configuration issues across the security network.
  2. IT Service AnalystNemacolin

    May 2025 — Apr 2026

    Farmington, PA

    • Provided Tier 1/2 IT support for 500+ end hosts and users through the Zoho Desk ticketing system, resolving incidents and service requests with documentation, escalation, and resolution.
    • Administered Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and Group Policy in a hybrid on-prem/cloud environment, managing user accounts, groups, and Group Policy objects (GPOs).
    • Triaged security alerts on a recurring weekly basis, reviewing events and escalating as needed.
    • Troubleshot Cisco Meraki network and remote VPN connectivity issues for on-site and remote users.
    • Authored several technical documents and knowledge base articles, reducing repeat tickets and accelerating onboarding.
  3. Manufacturing InternNiterra North America, Inc.

    May 2024 — Aug 2024

    Sissonville, WV

    • Applied statistical process control tools to track production data and identify trends, driving improvements in part quality and efficiency.
    • Operated and managed production machinery, supporting output of more than 50,000 units.
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Skills & Tools

Security Operations

  • Security monitoring
  • Security alert triage
  • Log review
  • Network segmentation
  • Patch / vulnerability management
  • SIEM (home lab)
  • Kali Linux

Networking

  • Cisco IOS
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Routing & switching
  • VLANs
  • TCP/IP
  • DNS / DHCP
  • VPNs
  • Firewall / segmentation
  • Network monitoring

Systems

  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Group Policy
  • Windows Server
  • VDI
  • Server troubleshooting

Tools & Platforms

  • Wazuh
  • Microsoft 365
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Zoho Desk
  • Git
  • Proxmox VE
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Certifications

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    Cisco

    Apr 2026
  • CompTIA Security+

    CompTIA

    Jun 2026

Education

West Virginia University

B.S. in Cybersecurity · GPA 3.6

Morgantown, WV

Activities & Honors

  • CyberWVU — Competed in the National Cyber League (NCL) solo and team games; attended weekly meetings on ethical hacking and certification prep.
  • WV Promise Scholarship recipient (2021–2025).