Mzomuhle Mfanufikile Mhlamvu
Solution Architect | Aspiring Cybersecurity Analyst. Ntuzuma Township
Summary
Analytical IT professional with 7 years of experience in solutions architecture and cloud technologies. Recently certified in cybersecurity, with expertise in threat analysis, incident response, and security operations. Transitioning to Cyber Security Analyst role, leveraging problem-solving skills and knowledge of AWS environments, vulnerability assessment, and security frameworks such as NIST CSF 2.0 and ISO/IEC standards.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Solutions Architect
Rewardsco
01.2022 - Current
- Perform detailed technical analysis and system design aligned to business needs
- Converted business requirements into technical architectural documentation to guide development
- Conduct application analysis, requirement prioritization, and architectural reviews
- Collaborate with Business Analysts and stakeholders to resolve impediments
- Supported customer implementations and ensured success through identification and application of repeatable best practices.
- Analysed business' current work practices to recommend improvement action.
- Engaged in pre-sales activities, presenting technical proposals and demonstrating solution value to prospective clients.
- Expanded and modified systems to strengthen workflow.
- Documented onboarding processes to enhance clarity for developers and streamline integration
- Test APIs and troubleshoot application issues
- Configure, monitor, and optimize AWS cloud environments
- Implement cloud security best practices and IAM controls
- Assist with Scrum processes and project continuity
- Trained system users on application functionalities and features and stakeholders on applications and features
- Developed and maintained architectural documentation, including diagrams and technical guidelines, to guide project teams.
- Facilitated workshops and training sessions for developers and stakeholders on best practices and emerging technologies.
- Led the design of scalable solution architectures to support enterprise-level applications, enhancing system efficiency and productivity.
- Coordinated with project managers to define project scopes, timelines, and resources, ensuring timely delivery of solutions.
- Determined strengths and weaknesses of established processes and practices.
- Planned and executed feasibility studies to improve integrity of proposed action.
- Evaluated operational processes and recommended cost-effective solutions.
Education
Diploma - Information Technology
PC Training & Business College
Durban, KZN01-2014
Matric - Grade 12
Centenary Secondary School
Durban, KZN01-2011
Skills
- Solutions Architecture
- AWS services
- Cloud security practices
- API Integration
- Requirements Analysis
- Systems Design
- Technical Documentation
- Security Operations
- Incident Response
- Threat Intelligence
- Threat Incident detection
- Log Incident analysis
- Full incident response
- Incident preparation
- Incident detection
- Incident analysis
- Incident containment
- Incident eradication
- Incident recovery
- Incident reporting
- Vulnerability Management
- Vulnerability scanning
- Malicious activity detection
- Indicators of compromise
- Behavioural pattern analysis
- Anomaly detection
- Network Security
- Network security architecture
- SIEM management
- Wireshark analysis
- Nmap scanning
- Burp Suite testing
- Metasploit utilisation
- TCPDump analysis
- VirusTotal scanning
- OpenVAS scanning
- Pacu usage
- Postman utilisation
- Cloud monitoring
- User Experience Design
- Jira management
- Figma design
- SQL queries
- Windows and Linux OS
- Effective communication
- Problem-solving techniques
- Stakeholder engagement
- Collaboration
- Results analysis
- Risk prioritisation
- Mitigation planning
Certification
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA CSAP Security Analytics
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate
- Software Architecture (Udemy)
- Working towards completing Python Certification
- Power BI
Languages
IsiZulu (Native)
English
IsiXhosa
Dion Training CySa+ Labs
- Implemented Splunk SIEM for centralized log collection and detected port scanning activity
- Developed PowerShell scripts to detect brute-force login attempts using Windows Event Logs
- Conducted OSINT investigations using Whois, BuiltWith, and Wayback Machine
- Performed web vulnerability testing using OWASP framework methodologies
- Created forensic images using OSForensics for investigation purposes
- Automated Linux patching using cron jobs and Bash scripting
- Implemented BitLocker encryption and MFA in Active Directory environments
Timeline
Solutions Architect
Rewardsco
01.2022 - Current
Diploma - Information Technology
PC Training & Business College
Matric - Grade 12
Centenary Secondary School