DANIEL THURSTON

• Continued structured training and projects across SIEM, detection, incident response, and compliance.

Tech: Python, Linux, SIEM fundamentals, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, GDPR

• Supported secure server installation, configuration, and hardening under guidance; deployed VMware and Proxmox plus pfSense.
• Assisted on black box external penetration tests by executing scoped test tasks, capturing evidence, and validating findings with senior testers.
• Independently authored clear structured customer-facing security reports; passed internal QA and were released to customers.
• Shadowed senior testers and joined customer engagements, building methodology and client-facing communication.

Tech: VMware, Proxmox, pfSense, Linux, Windows Event Logs, Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, OWASP ZAP

• Scaled operations into a €2M+ eCommerce platform through system upgrades and process automation.
• Implemented data-driven forecasting, reducing stockouts by 30% and excess inventory by 25%.
• Optimized workflows and integrations, lowering costs by 15% and improving delivery speed by 20%.

Tech: Operations, process automation, forecasting, stakeholder communication

• Delivered 15+ fibre infrastructure projects, expanding broadband access to ~100,000 households and businesses with minimal disruption to end users.
• Managed £1M+ procurement budgets per project and coordinated 250+ engineers to hit operational KPIs and maintain low failure rates.

Tech: Project delivery, procurement, team coordination, KPI management

SIEM & Detection Engineering

Elastic Stack, Log correlation, Alert tuning, Windows Event Logs, SPL, KQL, IBM QRadar (familiarity)

Incident Response, SOAR & Automation

Alert triage, Incident lifecycle, IOC handling, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, Log analysis, Playbooks and runbooks, Python (automation basics), PowerShell (basics), Bash (basics)

Offensive Security Fundamentals

External black box testing, Vulnerability identification and validation, OWASP Top 10, Linux, Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, OWASP ZAP, Reconnaissance, Evidence capture

Cloud Security & Compliance

GCP (IAM basics), AWS (IAM basics), Identity and Access Management (IAM), NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks

Soft Skills

Attention to detail, Stakeholder and client communication, Ownership and reliability, Team collaboration

Languages

English, German (B1-B2)