SOUTH MADU

Cybersecurity Engineer

Nigeria
On Talentta since Oct 2026

Active Directory✦Analytics✦API Security✦Azure Logic Apps✦CIS Benchmarks✦Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, PIM✦CVSS Scoring✦Intune MDM✦KQL✦LimaCharlie✦Microsoft Defender For Cloud✦Microsoft Entra ID✦Microsoft Sentinel (Siem)✦MITRE ATT&CK✦Nessus✦Payroll Management✦Threat Hunting✦Tines SOAR✦TLS/SSL✦Zero Trust Architecture✦Automated Incident Containment✦CIS Controls✦Incident Response✦ISO 27001 ISMS✦ISO 27701✦Log Correlation✦NDPR/GDPR Compliance✦NIST✦Software Implementation✦Active Directory✦Analytics✦API Security✦Azure Logic Apps✦CIS Benchmarks✦Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, PIM✦CVSS Scoring✦Intune MDM✦KQL✦LimaCharlie✦Microsoft Defender For Cloud✦Microsoft Entra ID✦Microsoft Sentinel (Siem)✦MITRE ATT&CK✦Nessus✦Payroll Management✦Threat Hunting✦Tines SOAR✦TLS/SSL✦Zero Trust Architecture✦Automated Incident Containment✦CIS Controls✦Incident Response✦ISO 27001 ISMS✦ISO 27701✦Log Correlation✦NDPR/GDPR Compliance✦NIST✦Software Implementation✦

At a glance

SOUTH MADU (Cybersecurity Engineer) is a professional based in Nigeria with a portfolio on Talentta. SOUTH brings 6 years of professional experience, with strengths in Active Directory, Analytics, API Security and Azure Logic Apps. SOUTH studied B.Eng. Computer Engineering at Abia State University, Nigeria.

6+
Years experience: 29+
Skills: 3+
Roles held

About

Meet SOUTH

Cybersecurity Engineer with 3+ years designing and deploying SIEM, Zero Trust, and Cloud Security architectures for enterprise and startup environments. Led Microsoft Sentinel operations, EDR controls, and vulnerability management for a pan‑African fintech and logistics platform serving 10,000+ users across 7 countries. Certified in CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC, and Microsoft 365 Security Administrator Associate. Delivered a 60% reduction in Mean Time to Detect, cut unauthorized‑access incidents by 90%, and maintained 99.8% security uptime while aligning to NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and NDPR frameworks.

Expertise

What I bring

Intermediate

Active Directory
Analytics
API Security
Azure Logic Apps
CIS Benchmarks
Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, PIM
CVSS Scoring
Intune MDM
KQL
LimaCharlie
Microsoft Defender For Cloud
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Sentinel (Siem)
MITRE ATT&CK
Nessus
Payroll Management
Threat Hunting
Tines SOAR
TLS/SSL
Zero Trust Architecture

Foundational

Automated Incident Containment
CIS Controls
Incident Response
ISO 27001 ISMS
ISO 27701
Log Correlation
NDPR/GDPR Compliance
NIST
Software Implementation

Career

Experience

Jan 2020 —
Cybersecurity & IT Systems Engineer
Aquantuo
Built and optimized a Microsoft Sentinel SIEM platform with custom KQL detection rules, reducing MTTD by 60%. Architected Zero Trust identity model for 100+ admins across 7 countries, cutting unauthorized access incidents by 90%. Executed quarterly Nessus vulnerability assessments, remediating 65% of CVEs per cycle. Authored 20+ IR SOPs and ran phishing simulations, lowering click rates from 34% to 8%. Managed Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intune, achieving 99.8% security availability. Re‑architected network segmentation during rapid regional expansion without service disruption.
Jan 2020 —
Cybersecurity Engineer
OunjeFood
Embedded security controls into the SDLC for 2,500+ users, achieving zero critical vulnerabilities in production. Assessed 20+ REST APIs, fixing authentication and data exposure flaws. Enforced 100% encryption in transit and at rest, leading a secure SQL migration under NDPR/ISO 27001. Developed data protection policies and risk models aligned to NIST CSF, attaining full regulatory readiness for live monetary transactions.
Jan 2020 —
IT Support & Security Specialist
Bon Voyage
Implemented host firewalls, network segmentation, and endpoint hardening, reducing security incidents by 85%. Deployed Microsoft 365 cloud tools with 99.9% uptime and delivered security awareness training that cut user errors by 95%.

Foundations

Education & languages

Abia State University, Nigeria

B.Eng. Computer Engineering

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SOUTH MADU is based in Nigeria.

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SOUTH's top skills are Active Directory (Intermediate), Analytics (Intermediate), API Security (Intermediate), Azure Logic Apps (Intermediate), CIS Benchmarks (Intermediate) and Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, PIM (Intermediate).

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