FYAZ IKRAM
Limerick, IE
Cyber security engineering, cloud security, and blue-team operations Limerick, Ireland · On-site

Fyaz Ikram

Senior Cyber Security Engineer for cloud security, SIEM and SOAR operations, and secure automation.

Cyber Security Engineer within Engineering & Operations at Dell Technologies, currently advising on cloud security across AWS, GCP and Azure spanning IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments. Brings a strong blue-team foundation across SIEM and SOAR operations, firewall policy management, cryptography and PKI, compliance, and security automation. Holds a BSc (Hons) in Internet Systems Development, complemented by professional experience in software and web development, freelance delivery, and founding an early-stage venture.

4+ yrs
Dell Technologies · security eng & ops
3
cloud platforms · AWS · GCP · Azure
4
cybersecurity engineering rotations completed
30+
professional certifications
9+
software & security projects
BSc (Hons)
Internet Systems Development
Operating principles How I approach security work
01 / Principle

Detection-led defence

Effective security operations begin in the data. SIEM and SOAR pipelines convert raw telemetry into actionable signal, surfacing threats and accelerating triage before incidents escalate.

02 / Principle

Automation at the core

Manual audits and policy reviews do not scale. Disciplined scripting and automation reduce operational toil, minimise human error, and shorten mean time to respond.

03 / Principle

Security engineered into the cloud

Across AWS, GCP and Azure, security posture and compliance are designed into the architecture — embedded throughout IaaS, PaaS and SaaS rather than applied retrospectively.

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Current work

Current engagement

2024 to present

Cloud Security · Cloud Operations / Dell Technologies

Advising on cloud security operations across the three major cloud providers — AWS, GCP and Azure — spanning IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments, and applying established blue-team detection, response and automation practice across multi-cloud operations.

SECTORTechnology / Enterprise
SCOPECloud Security · CloudOps
PLATFORMSAWS · GCP · Azure
MODELSIaaS · PaaS · SaaS
  • 01Advise on cloud security operations (CloudOps) across AWS, GCP and Azure within Dell's Cyber Engineering & Operations organisation.
  • 02Secure workloads across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS delivery models within complex multi-cloud environments.
  • 03Strengthen cloud security posture and drive configuration consistency across all three major cloud providers.
  • 04Apply blue-team SIEM and SOAR detection and response capability across cloud operations.
  • 05Leverage security automation and scripting to reduce manual effort and streamline operational processes.
  • 06Collaborate cross-functionally on cloud compliance, controls and governance.
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7 roles / 2017 to present

Experience

Career overview / 7 roles / 9 yearsMar 2017 to present
Jul 2024 to Present
Dell TechnologiesCLOUD
Senior Cyber Security Analyst · Cloud Security Advisor
Cloud SecurityAWS · GCP · AzureCloudOpsNetwork Security
Limerick, Ireland·Full-time · On-site
  • Advise on cloud security operations (CloudOps) across AWS, GCP and Azure.
  • Secure workloads across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS delivery models.
  • Deliver network engineering and security operations within Cyber Engineering & Operations.
  • Lead cyber operations, security research and information security analysis.
  • Apply blue-team SIEM, SOAR and automation practice across multi-cloud security.
Jul 2022 to Jul 2024
Dell TechnologiesSECURITY
Cyber Security Analyst · Engineering & Operations
SplunkPower BIFirewall PolicyCryptography
Limerick, Ireland·Full-time · On-site · Rotation Programme
  • Completed a four-rotation engineering programme of approximately six months per team.
  • Rotation 1 — Infrastructure & Asset Management (Compliance): asset audits, standards and exceptions analysis, automation and scripting, and Power BI data visualisation.
  • Rotation 2 — Network Security (Policy Management): Splunk dashboarding and analysis, firewall policy management, automation, and data cleansing.
  • Rotation 3 — Cryptography Services: certificate issuance and revocation, compliance and regulatory support, automation and metric tracking.
  • Rotation 4 — Cybersecurity Consulting: advising stakeholders on security requirements, controls and best practice across the organisation.
Mar 2021 to Aug 2021
Dell TechnologiesINTERNSHIP
Cyber Security Analyst · Security Monitoring Services
SplunkSIEMThreat Hunting
Ireland·Internship
  • Drove customer insight into security data and KFS database monitoring.
  • Delivered security analytics and alerting; supported threat hunting and audit and compliance.
  • Used Splunk to capture, index and correlate real-time data into reports, alerts, dashboards and visualisations.
Apr 2021 to Apr 2022
ReachProductSTARTUP
Founder · Self-employed
EntrepreneurshipProductWeb
Limerick, Ireland·Self-employed
  • Founded an early-stage venture connecting customers with the best sources for a range of products and services.
  • Owned product, brand and go-to-market end to end as sole founder.
Sep 2019 to May 2022
TU of the ShannonEDUCATION
Internet Systems Development Tutor · Class Representative
TutoringMentoringRepresentation
County Limerick, Ireland·Part-time
  • Tutored first- to fourth-year students across a range of subjects and projects on the Internet Systems Development course.
  • Served as Class Representative, gathering peer feedback on academic matters and presenting at Class Rep Forums and Staff–Student Committee meetings.
  • Engaged with students and faculty to continually improve teaching, learning and academic services.
Jun 2020 to Jun 2020
FreshInFREELANCE
Freelance Web Developer
Web DevContentMarketing
Tamil Nadu, India·Part-time · Remote
  • Designed and built the FreshIn website and produced its online content.
  • Developed and delivered the online marketing strategy for the business.
Mar 2017 to Apr 2017
Lufthansa TechnikAEROSPACE
TQM Aerospace Internship
AerospaceContinuous ImprovementOperations
County Clare, Ireland·Work Experience
  • Supported the continuous-improvement team with data-sheet completion and process documentation.
  • Assisted in implementing a new system for tracking repairs across different aircraft.
  • Supported bay managers on SQDPS walks across each bay.
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11 domains / 60+ tools and technologies

Technical capabilities

01Cloud Security8
AWS Azure GCP IaaS PaaS SaaS CloudOps VMware
02Security Operations7
SIEM SOAR Threat Hunting Incident Response Security Monitoring Alerting Log Analysis
03SIEM & Analytics6
Splunk SolarWinds SEM Power BI Data Visualization Data Analysis Dashboards
04Cryptography & PKI4
Certificate Lifecycle Key Management Encryption Crypto Compliance
05Network Security5
Firewall Policy Policy Management NGFW Web Attack Detection NAC
06Compliance & GRC6
GDPR NIST CSF ISO 27001 Asset Audits Standards & Exceptions Regulatory
07Programming7
Python C C++ Java JavaScript SQL PHP
08Web Development6
HTML CSS JavaScript Bootstrap PHP CodeIgniter
09Automation & Scripting4
Python Bash Metric Tracking Process Automation
10AI & Machine Learning4
Neural Networks Machine Learning Data Analytics AI Foundations
11Tools & Platforms6
Power BI Splunk Microsoft Office Firebase Git / GitHub Agile / Scrum
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Selected from 30+ credentials

Certifications

CompTIA Security+
CompTIA/Issued Apr 2026
01/09
AWS Academy Cloud Foundations
Amazon Web Services/Issued Nov 2021
02/09
Certified SOAR · Operator, Developer & Analyst
Siemplify / Google Cloud/Issued May 2022
03/09
Splunk 7.x Fundamentals (Parts 1–3) & Advanced
Splunk/Issued 2021
04/09
GDPR Compliance: Essential Training
LinkedIn Learning/Issued Jul 2022
05/09
Ethical Hacking for Beginners
Simplilearn/Issued May 2022
06/09
Cloud & Virtualization Concepts
VMware IT Academy/Issued Jul 2021
07/09
Entrepreneurship & Small Business (ESB)
Certiport · Pearson VUE/Issued May 2022
08/09
Agile Fundamentals: Scrum & Kanban
Udemy/Issued Sep 2022
09/09
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3 institutions

Education

DEGREE / Limerick, IE
Sep 2018 to May 2022

BSc (Hons), Internet Systems Development

TU of the Shannon
Coding · Islamic · Gaming · Kickboxing societies
AWARD
Hons
COURSE / Tamil Nadu, IN
Jun 2019 to Jul 2019

C, C++, Python & Advanced Python

Sai Infosys
Programming fundamentals intensive
AWARD
Cert
SECONDARY / Limerick, IE
Sep 2013 to May 2018

Leaving Certificate

Coláiste Chiaráin
History · Geography · Maths · English · Biology · Economics
AWARD
L.Cert
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