Defending networks.
Hunting threats.
Senior SOC Analyst & Blue Team specialist. 7+ years defending enterprise networks.
Experience
Security Operations Senior Analyst
L2 analyst on a dedicated client engagement. Triage, investigate, and escalate security incidents across hybrid cloud infrastructure. Develop correlation rules, tune detection logic, and mentor junior analysts on investigation methodology.
Senior Cyber Security Analyst
Operated within a telecom SOC environment handling high-volume alert triage, incident response, and threat hunting across critical infrastructure. Built and maintained detection content, automated response playbooks, and contributed to purple team exercises.
Certifications
BTL2 — Blue Team Level 2
Security Blue Team
eJPTv2
INE Security
BTL1 — Blue Team Level 1
Security Blue Team
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SOC Analysis → Threat Hunting → Detection Engineering
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7+ years in cybersecurity operations, 0 days of regret
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Writing & Notes
Practitioner-level notes on blue team work, malware analysis, and detection engineering. Less "how to break in," more "how to know they already did."
About
Born and raised in Greece, I relocated to Prague to build a career in cybersecurity — and ended up building a life here too. I work rotating shifts in a SOC, which means my days have an unusual rhythm, but it's taught me to be deliberate about how I spend my time and energy.
Outside of security, I'm drawn to things that reward patience and attention to detail: maintaining a home media server and tinkering with various self-hosting projects, while listening to Tech House music, and exploring the intersection of ancient Greek thought with modern problems.
I'm raising a trilingual daughter in Greek, Czech and English which might be the most complex engineering challenge I've taken on so far.
Interests
- Homelab infrastructure & self-hosting
- Self & hosting
- Deep & and Tech House music
- Greek language & cultural heritage
- PC gaming
Currently
- Preparing for BTL2 certification
- Exploring detection engineering