Junior Cybersecurity Analyst (SOC Analyst) candidate completing the Computer Software Engineering program at 42 Vienna (project-based, peer-to-peer), with a focus on Linux systems, networking, and security fundamentals.

Hands-on experience gained through system hardening projects and custom Bash tooling for authentication log analysis. Background in high-responsibility operational roles contributes strong analytical thinking, structured problem solving, and reliability under pressure.

• Linux systems: processes, permissions, users, file systems, service behavior
• Authentication & access control: SSH authentication, sudo usage, permission boundaries
• Log analysis: parsing authentication logs, identifying failed logins and usage patterns
• Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, ports, client/server communication, exposure awareness
• Scripting & automation: Bash scripting for system inspection and log parsing

• Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows and responsibilities
• Analysis of authentication-related security events
• Defensive security fundamentals and system hardening
• Understanding system behavior and attack surface reduction

Authentication log analysis script

• Failed SSH login analysis and brute-force detection
• Credential stuffing pattern recognition
• Perl regex-based log parsing
• Time-based attack clustering

Linux system hardening & security

• Secure Linux VM setup
• SSH hardening, user and privilege management
• Firewall configuration and basic monitoring

Unix shell implementation in C

• Process control, pipes, redirections
• Signal handling and environment management
• Low-level understanding of system behaviour

Vienna, Austria
Open to on-site and hybrid roles starting 2026

Contact: LinkedIn • daniel@ploetzl.pro