OUSSAMA MELLAKH

CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER

Salé, MA.

About

Highly motivated Cybersecurity Engineer with a strong foundation in network security, cryptography, and ethical hacking, driven to design and defend robust systems against evolving cyber threats. Proven ability to implement and automate SIEM-SOAR architectures, detect sophisticated cyberattacks, and develop behavioral fingerprinting systems, ensuring enhanced digital security and system resilience. Adept at leveraging advanced tools and methodologies to achieve comprehensive protection and proactive threat mitigation.

Work

Thales

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PFE Internship – SOC Engineering

Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

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Summary

Led the design and automation of a comprehensive SIEM-SOAR architecture, enhancing threat detection and response capabilities within a critical security operations environment.

Highlights

Designed and automated a robust SIEM-SOAR architecture utilizing Wazuh, n8n, and TheHive, significantly streamlining security incident management workflows.

Developed an advanced attacker behavioral fingerprinting system, improving the accuracy and speed of threat identification and proactive defense.

Contributed to the enhancement of digital security posture by integrating cutting-edge tools and methodologies for comprehensive system protection.

Axilog

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PFA Internship – SOC Engineering

Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

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Summary

Implemented and optimized cybersecurity tools for the detection and visualization of cyberattacks, enhancing real-time threat intelligence and incident response.

Highlights

Implemented robust cyberattack detection and visualization systems using Zeek, Osquery, Filebeat, Logstash, and OpenSearch, bolstering security monitoring capabilities.

Analyzed and interpreted complex security data to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities, contributing to proactive defense strategies.

Enhanced operational efficiency by deploying and configuring security tools, ensuring seamless integration and data flow for comprehensive threat analysis.

Education

International University of Rabat (UIR)

Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco
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Engineering Program Cybersecurity

Courses

Programming

Cybersecurity

Networking

Web Security

Penetration Testing

Security of IoT

Cryptography

FST Settat

Settat, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
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DEUST Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Courses

Foundational knowledge in electrical and mechanical engineering

Languages

Arabic

French

English

Spanish

Certificates

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

CompTIA

ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate

SkillFront

Elements of AI

University of Helsinki

Red Hat System Administration I (RH124)

Red Hat

Cisco Ethical Hacker

Cisco

Skills

Programming

Python, Bash, SQL.

Systems & Network

Linux, VMware, Cisco basics.

Blue Team & Monitoring

TheHive, Cortex, Wazuh, Filebeat, Logstash, OpenSearch, Zeek.

Tools

Wireshark, Nmap, MITRE ATT&CK, Metasploit.

Projects

Implementing a SIEM Wazuh with Attack Simulation and Automation

Summary

Implemented a SIEM Wazuh system and conducted simulated cyberattacks, including SSH brute force and SQL injection, to validate defense mechanisms and automate responses.

SDN DDoS Mitigation

Summary

Designed and simulated advanced DDoS defense mechanisms within a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) environment using Onos, enhancing network resilience.

Automated SIEM-SOAR Architecture and Behavioral Fingerprinting

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Summary

Developed and automated a comprehensive SIEM-SOAR architecture, integrating an AI-based behavioral fingerprinting system for advanced attacker identification.