Seasoned SOC Engineering Manager with 7+ years' experience in cybersecurity operations. Proven expertise in leading SOC teams, implementing SIEM solutions, and reducing enterprise security risks. Adept at aligning security strategies with business objectives in fast-paced Kenyan tech environments.
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Esther Kiprotich
Machakos, Nairobi County, Kenya
•Phone +254 722 678 543
•e.kiprotich@protonmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Manager, SOC Engineering
• Kenya
CyberShield Africa Limited
June 2021 - Present
• Led a 12-member SOC team supporting 45+ enterprise clients across East Africa
• Reduced mean time to detection (MTTD) by 37% through QRadar SIEM optimization
• Implemented automated threat hunting framework that identified 320+ critical vulnerabilities in 2023
Senior SOC Engineer
• Kenya
SafiriTek Solutions
January 2019 - May 2021
• Spearheaded migration from legacy ArcSight to Splunk SIEM for 3 financial institutions
• Developed forensic investigation protocols that reduced incident resolution time by 45%
• Trained 25+ junior analysts on MITRE ATT&CK framework applications
SOC Analyst
• Kenya
Visrom Digital Solutions
July 2017 - December 2018
• Managed daily monitoring for 15+ corporate networks with 99.98% uptime
• Authored incident response handbook adopted as company standard
• Identified and mitigated Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) targeting Kenyan energy sector
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
• Kenya
• November 2021
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
Machakos Girls High School
• Kenya
• November 2016
SKILLS
SIEM Solutions (QRadar, Splunk, ArcSight), Threat Intelligence Platforms, NIST & ISO 27001 Frameworks, Cloud Security (AWS, Azure), Digital Forensics, Team Leadership, Incident Response Automation, Security Orchestration (SOAR), Python Scripting
PROJECTS
East African Financial Sector SOC Modernization
• Kenya
• Directed SOC architecture redesign for 7-tier banking consortium serving 4M+ customers
• Integrated threat intelligence feeds from CBAK and KICTIR for regional threat landscape visibility
• Achieved 99.5% compliance with CBK cybersecurity guidelines
National CERT Collaboration Framework
• Kenya
• Developed cross-organizational incident sharing protocol adopted by Kenya CERT
• Implemented STIX/TAXII standards for automated threat intelligence sharing
• Reduced duplicate incident reports by 68% across partner organizations
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Kenya
• 2022-08
(ISC)²
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Kenya
• 2020-03
EC-Council
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Top Cybersecurity Leader Award
• 2023
CIO East Africa
Featured Speaker - National Cybersecurity Conference
• 2022-10
Communications Authority of Kenya
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