MZGeneral Manager

Aspiring professional ready to start a career

I am beginning my career journey and seeking opportunities to gain practical experience and grow.

Work samples

I am assembling projects and examples as I gain experience; this section will show my early work and learning outcomes.

  • SOC alert triage and case management
    SOC alert triage and case management

    Worked a simulated Tier 1 alert queue end to end: prioritized alerts by severity, investigated each with EDR, log management, and email security tools, and closed or escalated every case with a written note Separated true positives from false positives and recorded the evidence behind each verdict

    LetsDefend SOC Analyst SimulatorEDRlog managementemail security
  • SIEM and phishing investigations
    SIEM and phishing investigations

    Investigated simulated incidents through Splunk searches, Wireshark packet captures, and Windows and Linux event logs Took phishing emails apart — headers, sender domain, links, and attachments — and documented each verdict Mapped attacker activity to MITRE ATT&CK and used the Pyramid of Pain to decide which IOCs to prioritize

    SplunkWiresharkWindows event logsLinux event logsMITRE ATT&CK

About me

I am beginning my career journey and seeking opportunities to gain practical experience and grow.

I am Mohammed Ziyad. I have little work experience and have not yet started my career. I am preparing to begin my professional journey and looking to apply my skills in real projects and roles.

Experience

General Manager

John's Live Poultry · 2017024–Present

Freelance PC Builder & Technician

Self-employed · 2024024–Present

Education

Reavis High School

High School Diploma

Skills

Early career, learning mindsetSeeking practical experienceBusiness StrategyCommunicationCompany AnalysisFinancial Analysis

SOC alert triage and case management

Worked a simulated Tier 1 alert queue end to end: prioritized alerts by severity, investigated each with EDR, log management, and email security tools, and closed or escalated every case with a written note Separated true positives from false positives and recorded the evidence behind each verdict

LetsDefend SOC Analyst SimulatorEDRlog managementemail security
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SIEM and phishing investigations

Investigated simulated incidents through Splunk searches, Wireshark packet captures, and Windows and Linux event logs Took phishing emails apart — headers, sender domain, links, and attachments — and documented each verdict Mapped attacker activity to MITRE ATT&CK and used the Pyramid of Pain to decide which IOCs to prioritize

SplunkWiresharkWindows event logsLinux event logsMITRE ATT&CK
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Phishing awareness simulation

Designed a simulated phishing email for a security awareness campaign, built on the pretexts and warning signs real attackers use Interpreted the simulation results to find where staff were most at risk and where awareness training was needed

Forage
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Incident reconstruction from evidence

Rebuilt the timeline of simulated attacks from packet captures and log evidence to establish what happened and when

packet captureslog evidence
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