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Samuel Iradukunda

Junior Cybersecurity Analyst · SOC Analyst (Blue Team)

location_onBrussels (Brussel), Belgium
mailsam.i.cyber@pm.me

Profil

Computer-science undergraduate with a defensive cybersecurity focus and an open-source mindset. I pair a software-engineering foundation with hands-on exposure to SOC operations, incident detection and threat hunting through the HTB CDSA track and self-built detection labs. Structured, analytical and curiosity-driven

One year of student IT support in a Brussels public institution (Muntpunt) plus home-lab habit (Wazuh EDR, homemade honeypot, MITRE ATT&CK mapping) and active participation in a community cybersecurity collective (CyberV). Based in Brussels, in close proximity to EU institutions.

Expérience

Student IT Support (working-student, part-time)

2025 – 2026

Muntpunt — Vlaams Communicatiehuis · Muntplein, Brussels, Belgium

  • Tier 1/2 support within Muntpunt — the Brussels public library and communication house of the Flemish Community Commission (VGC), on the Muntplein.

  • Spotted and reported an SQL injection attack against an internal web application from anomalous activity on the website

Active Member — Blue/Red Team Workshops & CTF

2024 – present

CyberV (community cybersecurity non-profit) · Brussels, Belgium

  • Active member of a community collective focused on open cybersecurity education, collaborative training and professional networking.
  • Regular participation in blue team / red team workshops and the mentorship programme.
  • Completed a team CTF — exposure to time-boxed detection and exploitation challenges.

Freelance System Administrator

May – July 2025

Realty (freelance sysadmin mandate) · Brussels, Belgium

  • Migrated a small organisation to Google Workspace (user provisioning, groups, mail routing).
  • Configured DNS mail records MX / SPF / DKIM for deliverability and anti-spoofing.
  • Handling of identity & mail security baselines for a small business — practical contact with email-borne threats and hardening defaults.

Python & Coding Teacher for Kids (beginner level, 9–17)

2022 – 2025

We Are Coders / Nooby / Loogiscool · Brussels, Belgium

  • Introductory IT classes for teenagers, including Pygame, Scratch and App Inventor.
  • Prepared teaching material (laptops, mini robots, Raspberry Pi) and created reusable content for other teachers/classes.
  • Strong communication, patience and adaptability — skills directly transferable to awareness sessions and SOC mentoring.

Projets

Lab Wazuh EDR (mini-SOC)

  • Home lab simulating a mini-SOC with Wazuh EDR to get hands-on with EDR/XDR concepts.
  • Log ingestion from Windows (Security Event Logs) and Linux endpoints, detection-rule tuning, alert correlation and IOC analysis.
  • Practical exposure to security monitoring, incident detection and SOC operations.