CYBERSECURITY / PORTFOLIO● Defensive by design
Jordan Vale / Security Architecture

Find the
weak link.

Cybersecurity specialist translating threat intelligence, identity controls and incident response into resilient systems that are easier to defend, audit and trust.

LIVE DEFENSE MAP / 05 NODES / 04 TRUST EDGES
01 / Security posture

Reduce uncertainty.
Raise resilience.

My practice sits where offensive thinking meets defensive engineering: understand how an adversary moves, expose the control gap, then build a response that remains useful under pressure.

38Critical findings closed
96Mean control coverage / %
14Incident playbooks
7Years in security
02 / Defense lattice

Layered controls.
One secure system.

Expertise presented as interconnected controls rather than a percentage score: each layer strengthens the next.

01
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Threat Intelligence

Adversary profiling, attack-path analysis, IOC enrichment and intelligence that turns noisy signals into prioritized action.

02
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Identity & Access

Least privilege, privileged-access reviews, MFA strategy and identity lifecycle controls designed around real risk.

03
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Incident Response

Detection triage, containment choreography, evidence preservation and recovery playbooks for high-pressure events.

04
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Security Architecture

Network segmentation, secure cloud patterns, control mapping and pragmatic hardening across modern environments.

05
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Risk & Compliance

Control assessments, remediation roadmaps and security evidence that connect technical findings to business decisions.

06
✦

Security Awareness

Clear guidance, tabletop exercises and human-centered controls that make secure behavior easier to repeat.

03 / Field record

Built through
real incidents.

Lead Security Analyst · Digital Infrastructure

Own detection engineering, incident coordination and risk remediation across a distributed enterprise environment, with emphasis on identity and cloud control maturity.

Security Operations Specialist · SecureOps

Investigated suspicious activity, tuned alerting logic and translated recurring incidents into stronger controls, runbooks and measurable operational improvements.

Junior Security Engineer · Northgate IT

Supported vulnerability management, endpoint hardening, access reviews and security assessments while building a foundation in defensive engineering.

04 / Selected cases

Signals into
decisions.

Representative engagements showing how the approach moves from detection to durable control.

CASE 01 / IDENTITY

Privileged access exposure mapped before it became an incident.

Reworked access review logic across critical systems, identified dormant privilege paths and established a risk-ranked remediation sequence for security and IT leaders.

Cloud hardeningClosed high-impact configuration gaps across production workloads with control ownership and evidence trails.
Response redesignConverted an ad-hoc incident process into a concise playbook covering triage, containment, escalation and recovery.
05 / Contact

Make security
more certain.

If you're hiring for a security role, reviewing a control program, or preparing for a serious resilience conversation, send a message.

✉ jordan.vale@example.com
☎ +353 1 555 0147
◈ Dublin, IE

Typical response: within 2 business days.

JORDAN VALE / CYBERSECURITY SPECIALISTMirror portfolio · 2026