Umar Yakhyaev

Cybersecurity Analyst

adwwji@r.postjobfree.com 571-***-**** Fairfax, VA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• CompTIA Security+ certified, Cybersecurity analyst possessing valuable soft skills, knowledge, and leadership competency.

EXPERIENCE

Information Security and Data Protection 07/2018 – 09/2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

• Managed various high-level Information and Data Security projects to ensure the activities were in scope, budget, and within set timeframe.

• Lead staff members on different Information/Cyber security projects.

• Designed and implemented enterprise risk management for different sectors and organizations and developed effective strategy for continuous monitoring.

• Aligned data protection and information security activities with relevant international cybersecurity frameworks, such as GDPR, etc.

• Developed and managed security, risk and vulnerability assessment policies to support internal controls (access management, contingency planning and testing, Security Awareness and emergency response, etc.).

• Managed and participated in cybersecurity awareness raising simulations.

• Designed and implemented data protection policies and standard operating procedures in order to maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability of data.

• Operationalized gathering and analysis of information using Open-Source Intelligence practices in order to advise senior leadership on relevant activities as well as make appropriate decisions.

• Participated in different investigation activities conducted by the Inspector General’s Office.

• Ensured that internal information security and data protection systems were compliant with organization-wide rules and guidelines and relevant cybersecurity frameworks.

• Developed annual reports to senior leadership and HQ executives about Data Protection policy implementation results as well as recommendations regarding improvement of the system.

• Utilized different project management methodologies and Project management processes to enhance various cyber security/information management programs.

• Reviewed the security architecture of the operation to find gaps that can potentially impact the activities and incorporate them into the Business Continuity Plan as well as prepared risk mitigation measures to mitigate identified gaps.

• Provided comprehensive solutions to enhance the security architecture.

• Lead different teams of highly motivated and experienced staff members. Protection Officer 11/2014 – 06/2018

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Kampala, Uganda

• Supported senior management of UNHCR, Uganda with relevant investigation processes.

• Oversaw entire “Urban Refugee Program” within the implementation of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework.

Protection Officer 01/2014 – 10/2014

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Pakelle, Uganda

• Coordinated international Protection implementation during the South Sudan refugee emergency response.

• Capacity building and coordination of protection monitoring and referral systems.

• Conducted on-the-job training of newly recruited staff members. Protection Officer 03/2013 – 12/2013

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Yida, South Sudan

• Managed and led all protection activities in refugee camps.

• Introduced and maintained the civilian character of asylum. TRAINING

Spent over 800 hours dedicated to professional improvement on:

• Cybersecurity

• SOC functioning and responsibilities

• Network Security, Endpoint Defense, Investigating and Responding to cybersecurity Incidents

• Information Security

• Open-Source Intelligence

• Access control, basic analysis, compliance standards, and cryptography

• Ethical hacking and penetration testing methodology

• Advanced analysis methodologies, incident response, and security tool specialization.

• Senior leadership and management

• Coaching (including leadership coaching) and mentoring.

• Team management, team support and talent management/retention

• Forcible displacement emergency preparedness and response

• International protection of asylum-seekers, refuges, internally displaced persons, and stateless people EDUCATION

CYDEO – Cybersecurity Analyst 12/2022

University Degree – Master’s degree 06/2002

Tajik State National University, Law Faculty Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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