- Maintain and update the English web content for the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB).
Umar Mohammad Riaz
Cybersecurity Analyst
Cybersecurity Analyst with over two years of L2 experience in a Security Operations Center. Skilled with SIEM platforms and a range of SOC tools. Currently studying Telecommunications Engineering to combine my hands-on experience with a formal degree.
Experience
- Investigated and neutralized threats across both internal corporate and external client environments, using advanced analysis in Microsoft Sentinel, XDR, and Elastic SIEM platforms.
- Developed and tuned high-fidelity detection rules using KQL and Logic Apps, significantly reducing false positives and enabling the team to focus on legitimate incidents.
- Acted as a key technical liaison, providing critical L2 analyst feedback to refine a proprietary AI-driven security platform and collaborating with CSMs to ensure rapid incident coordination.
- Acted as the first line of defense, performing real-time monitoring and triaging of security alerts from SIEM platforms (Splunk, Elastic) to identify, investigate, and resolve Tier 1 incidents.
- Created detailed incident reports to meet response time goals (SLAs) and escalated complex cases with clear information to the L2 team.
- Proactively identified procedural gaps, recommending and developing improvements for detection logic and troubleshooting techniques to enhance the team's overall efficiency.
Projects
- Architected and developed a full-stack phishing analysis platform from scratch, using AI to automate IOC extraction and threat correlation.
Education
- Building a core engineering foundation while supplementing studies with IT support roles in critical public sectors (justice, healthcare).
- Acquired hands-on training in network and systems administration, hacking, and incident response.
Skills & Languages
SIEM & Security
Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, XDR, KQL
Threat Intel
OSINT, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST
Programming
Python, Bash, C
Systems & Networks
Linux/Windows Admin, Docker, TCP/IP
Languages
Spanish · Native Catalan · Native Urdu · Native English · B2