Financial Cybersecurity Specialist with Regulated Experience

Edem Letcha

Woodbridge, VA• 929-***-**** • ***************@*****.*** •

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Cybersecurity professional with over 8 years of experience protecting the digital infrastructure of leading financial institutions. Specialized in threat detection, incident response, data loss prevention, and regulatory compliance (GLBA, FFIEC, PCI-DSS, SOX). Proven ability to implement risk-based security programs, support audits, and partner with IT and business stakeholders to maintain secure operations in highly regulated environments. Strong background in both on-prem and cloud (AWS, Azure) financial systems security.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Financial Sector Cybersecurity, Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat Intelligence & Vulnerability Management, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Incident Response & Digital Forensics, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Compliance: GLBA, PCI-DSS, SOX, FFIEC, Risk Assessments & Audits, Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP), SIEM: Splunk, QRadar, Elastic, Endpoint & Network Security, Encryption & Key Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, American National University, VA Feb 2022 – Present

• Lead security initiatives for compliance with FFIEC, GLBA, and PCI-DSS frameworks.

• Investigate high-priority security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and provide executive-level reporting.

• Collaborate with risk and audit teams on internal control testing and regulatory assessments.

• Managed the rollout of DLP and SIEM systems across 12 business units, improving threat visibility by 45%.

• Implemented privileged access management (PAM) controls and IAM lifecycle procedures.

Cybersecurity Operations Analyst, Fidelity Investments – Alexandria, VA Aug 2019 – Jan 2022

• Monitored SOC dashboards for anomalies, triaged events, and supported incident containment efforts.

• Participated in red/blue team exercises to validate controls and improve detection capabilities.

• Delivered quarterly risk reports to compliance and legal teams regarding cybersecurity posture.

• Supported migration of critical apps to AWS with built-in security controls (IAM roles, GuardDuty, WAF).

• Conducted phishing simulations and monthly security awareness training for over 3,000 employees.

IT Security Analyst, Fidelity Bank – Accra

Jun 2009 – Jul 2019

• Performed vulnerability scans, remediation tracking, and penetration testing coordination.

• Designed endpoint security configurations to comply with SOX and internal audit requirements.

• Created risk registers, risk acceptance memos, and business continuity testing scenarios.

• Authored standard operating procedures (SOPs) and playbooks for the cybersecurity response team.

EDUCATION

Doctorate in Information Assurance (Cybersecurity) - In Progress, University of Fairfax, VA MBA in Finance, University of Ghana,

BBA in Banking and Finance, Methodist University College, Ghana CERTIFICATIONS/ AWARDS

Business Leadership (Harvard Mentorship Program) RBA1 (International Retail Banking Academy)

Train the Trainer Certification CISA CISM

Anti-Fraud Hero (2018), Best Branch Manager (2015)

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