# Sayed Mustafa Sayed Abas > Security Analyst | SecOps | Deployment and Configuration | CTI | XSIEM+ UEBA/XSOAR | Threat hunting | Incident Response | Msc Cyber Security, UK Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sayedmustafasayedabas Security Professional who uncovers threats and strengthens defenses. I deploy and optimize security infrastructure and detection systems, leveraging AI to spot patterns while digging into logs and dissecting attacks to build smarter, next-gen protections. ## Work Experience ### SecOps Engineer @ Vertex Group Jan 2024 – Present | Chicago, Illinois, United States Support enterprise SOC operations monitoring cloud and on-prem environments, focusing on threat detection, SIEM optimization, and incident response. ### Security Analyst @ HTC Global Services Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | India I managed security incidents and enhanced threat detection processes as a Security Analyst. Conducted daily alert triage, filtering out noise to escalate only genuine threats. Authored root cause analyses to support compliance audits and improve future incident responses. Assisted in deployment of security detection systems to successfully identify and detect emerging threats, vulnerabilities and IOCs. Mentored junior analysts, enhancing team efficiency and accuracy in threat investigations. ### Release Automation Specialist @ Centene Corporation Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | London Area, United Kingdom Supported enterprise DevOps initiatives for healthcare applications by automating CI/CD pipelines, improving release reliability, and deploying scalable cloud infrastructure. ### Cloud DevOps Engineer @ Humana AB Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Hyderabad, India Led cloud infrastructure automation and DevOps platform engineering initiatives supporting large healthcare applications and enterprise cloud environments. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Cyber Security Northumbria University ### Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sayed-mustafa --- Source: https://flows.cv/sayedmustafasayedabas JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sayedmustafasayedabas/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11