Security Operations Incident Response

CONTACT

**********@*****.***

206-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/samanthastirnaman

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity and Networking Green River College, Auburn, WA

KEY SKILLS

Security Operations: SIEM, Incident Response, Threat Analysis, IDS/IPS, Phishing Analysis Cloud Security: Azure, AWS, GCP Threat Detection: Suricata, ELK Stack, Nessus, Stella Cyber Open XDR, Google Security Operations Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, LAN/WAN Scripting/Automation: Python, PowerShell Vulnerability Management: Nessus Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, MacOS Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V Productivity: Microsoft 365, Jira, Confluence Compliance: NIST

CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA CySA+ (in progress)

AWARDS

Campus Leadership Award, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, Dean’s List

REFERENCES

[Available upon request]

SAMANTHA

STIRNAMAN

PROFILE

Cybersecurity professional with expertise in security operations, threat detection, and cloud vulnerability management. Experienced in incident response, SIEM, IDS, and AWS security, optimizing detection and response through automation and threat intelligence. Skilled in compliance, patch management, and cross-team collaboration to enhance security posture.

EXPERIENCE

Vulnerability and Threat Support Engineer, Amazon – Seattle, WA Sep 2024 – Present

●Analyze and remediate AWS cloud vulnerabilities, ensuring security compliance

●Investigate incidents, automate detection, and strengthen security posture

●Collaborate with teams to implement security best practices and mitigations

●Monitor risks, support audits, and document processes for knowledge sharing

SOC Analyst II, Critical Insight – Seattle, WA Sep 2022 – Present

●Analyzed security alerts with SIEM tools (Stellar Cyber, Google Security Operations, ELK Stack)

●Led investigations on phishing, malware, breaches, and unauthorized access

●Applied threat intelligence for actionable insights

●Performed vulnerability assessments with Nessus

●Managed customer inquiries, documented incident reports, and post-mortems

Operational SOC Analyst (Intern), Critical Insight Sep 2022 – Jun 2023 Washington, USA

●Monitored government infrastructure in Washington State.

●Evaluated network traffic using time-domain and signature-based analytics.

●Managed tickets and notified customers of security incidents.

Incident Response Analyst, TEKsystems (Microsoft xCloud) Sep 2022 - Jan 2023 Redmond, WA

●Managed security incidents across Microsoft’s xCloud platform.

●Responded to real-time alerts, provided analysis, and resolved security issues.

●Collaborated with Microsoft security team for documentation.

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