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JOSPHAT MUSILI SILA
ICT Expert
Nairobi,101156
Summary
I aspire to be a leading IT expert with unique attributes and competencies so as to assist organizations in Kenya and the region to innovatively find solutions to their challenges and significantly transform themselves into viable entities through long-term profitability.
Personal Profile
I am an ICT expert, System administrator and Information System Security specialist with robust skills, knowledge and competencies capable of building a strong foundation in ICT with over 2 years of successful experience in Networking, System administration and System Security.
I have assisted micro enterprises to appreciate and adopt the use of Information Technology in their business operations through voluntary training and capacity building.
I am a motivated, innovative and hard-working individual always keen to learn from others and conscious on managing costs and contribute. Effectively utilizes critical thinking, attention to detail, interpersonal and communication skills to drive results. Strong business development professional, seeking to utilize my strong prioritization and analytical skills to bring fast, intelligent solutions at your institution
Overview
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years of post-secondary education
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years of professional experience
Work History
Intern Information Systems Security Specialist
KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY
Nairobi, Kenya
10.2020 - Current
- Working Under Presidential Digi-talent Program at the Information Systems Security (ISS) Unit in ICT Division Incidents and Security Surveillance, IT Policy and Risk management, Vulnerability management and IT Security Infrastructure.
- Duties: Monitoring and analyzing logs and alerts from a variety of different technologies across multiple platforms in order to identify and mitigate potential threats, intrusions and compromises.
- Identify false-positives and false -negatives from the alerting.
- Create and test new alerting opportunities based on analytical methods like anomaly detection, or to detect malicious techniques.
- Correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities and make recommendations to enable expeditious remediation.
- Document event analysis and write comprehensive reports of incident investigations.
- Escalate cyber security events according to the Authority’s Cyber Security Incident Response Plan.
- Identifying and monitoring Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), investigating found incidents and taking appropriate steps to contain, neutralize and prevent breaches within the Authority.
- Performing Vulnerability Assessment and Pen testing the Authority’s network/systems to maintain Security.
- Performing database audits and user deactivation's.
- Generating and analyzing vulnerability scanning reports and escalating them for review.
- Incident detection and threat Intelligence
- Malware Analysis
Sales Executive
COOPERATIVE BANK OF KENYA
Nairobi
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Prospect and market all Bank products to prospective clients, carrying out market research and provide customer feedback to our head office team for the development of new products and enhancement of existing ones to suite the various market segments.
- Delivering world class customer experience by ensuring quality service delivery for customers within the Bank’s Service Level Agreements.
- Achieving the set growth targets in terms of numbers and values through pro-actively identifying cross- selling opportunities from existing customers, participating in product campaigns to ensure product information is readily available to customers.
- Lead sales team in Trainings.
Freelancer
Remote Jobs
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Working as a freelancer skilled in Cybersecurity
- System administration and maintenance
- Network and security
- Hardware and software configuration
- Data analysis, Security analysis
- Project management, data science
- Experience in Python, Php, JavaScript,HTML5, RSS,Java, MySQL
- UNIX/LINUX/Windows Operating system
- Advanced skills in webserver administration and optimization.(Apache)
ICT Intern
State Department of Trade and Industrialization
Nairobi
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Monitoring cyber security threats in IOT within the organization
- Server installation and configuration
- Programming in PHP, python,HTML5, Java, Javascript,CSS
- Testing and debugging new programs
- Installation and maintenance of computer network systems
- Repairing hardware/Software, troubleshooting problems within the system or within individual's computer
- Transferring existing workload into cloud systems
- Server installation and maintenance
- System documentation
Education
Certified Ethical Hacker - Computer And Information Systems Security
E Council
02.2021 - Current
Certified Huawei ICT Associate - Network And System Administration
Huawei
Nairobi,Kenya 02.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Information Communication And Technology
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University
Bondo, Siaya 01.2016 - 11.2019
Certificate in Proactive Computer Security - Cybersecurity
University Of Colorado Systems
Coursera 10.2020 - 11.2020
Palo Alto Networks Academy Cybersecurity Foundation Certificate - Cybersecurity
Palo Alto Cybersecurity Academy
Coursera 11.2020 - 12.2020
Certificate in Computer Applications - Computer Applications
Pettans Computer College
Nairobi, Kenya 01.2015 - 05.2015
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - K.C.S.E
Kangundo High School
Machakos, Kenya 02.2011 - 12.2014
Skills
Network and security
System Development, Systems Audit, hardware/software configuration and development
System Administartion
WAN/LAN
Cloud computing, SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL
Server Support
Hardware/Software Configurations
Computer ApplicationsConsultancy in ICT
CSS,HTML5,pHT, Python, Java, JavaScript
Data Analysis
LINUX/UNIX administration
Database administration
Technical Support and User Training
Service Level AgreementsWebsite designManagement Information Systems expertise
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Infrastructure planning
Analytical skills
Performance Analysis
Hardware and software installation
Strong communication
Interpersonal communications
Problem solving skills
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 2 in the development of Fundi Connect a project programmed in PHP,HTML,CSS, Java,JavaScript for connecting local professionals with clients.
- Currently working on a Smart Health Prediction System using data mining.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Documented and resolved information system security incidents which led to resolved system breaches.
Work Availability
monday
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wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Certified Ethical Hacker - Computer And Information Systems Security
E Council
02.2021 - Current
Certified Huawei ICT Associate - Network And System Administration
Huawei
02.2021 - Current
Palo Alto Networks Academy Cybersecurity Foundation Certificate - Cybersecurity
Palo Alto Cybersecurity Academy
11.2020 - 12.2020
Certificate in Proactive Computer Security - Cybersecurity
University Of Colorado Systems
10.2020 - 11.2020
Intern Information Systems Security Specialist
KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY
10.2020 - Current
Sales Executive
COOPERATIVE BANK OF KENYA
01.2020 - 09.2020
Freelancer
Remote Jobs
01.2019 - 12.2019
ICT Intern
State Department of Trade and Industrialization
05.2018 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Information Communication And Technology
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University
01.2016 - 11.2019
Certificate in Computer Applications - Computer Applications
Pettans Computer College
01.2015 - 05.2015
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - K.C.S.E
Kangundo High School
02.2011 - 12.2014