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Brian T. Nyarambi

Cybersecurity Expert

Zimbabwe

ABOUT

Cybersecurity Engineer with over 3 years of experience securing critical enterprise infrastructure across Financial (CBZ Holdings), Telecommunications (NRZ), and BPO (OmniContact) sectors. Specialist in converging Offensive Security (VAPT) with Defensive Operations (Blue Teaming) to identify vulnerabilities and enforce robust remediation strategies. Proven track record in deploying ISO 27001 and NIST governance frameworks, managing Identity Access Management (IAM), and conducting rigorous security audits. Adept at translating complex technical threat intelligence into structured, risk-focused reports for compliance, audit, and executive stakeholders.

SKILLS

VAPTPenetration TestingOWASP Top 10MITRE ATT&CK
Threat IntelligenceMalware AnalysisIncident ResponseBlue Teaming
ISO 27001 ImplementationNIST CSFPCI DSS
Microsoft IntuneEntra IDAWS IAMDefender for Cloud

EXPERIENCE

Cybersecurity Engineer

2024-08 - Present

CBZ Holdings • Zimbabwe

Cybersecurity Engineer at CBZ Holdings conducting enterprise-wide vulnerability assessments and penetration testing across financial platforms. • Conduct enterprise-wide VAPT on web, API, mobile, and network layers, identifying and remediating critical vulnerabilities to secure financial platforms serving over 2 million customers. • Developing and enforcing cybersecurity policies aligned to ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and NIST CSF frameworks. • Delivered staff awareness training, reducing phishing susceptibility by 30%. • Collaboration with IT Operations to strengthen IAM controls and Active Directory hygiene, mitigating privilege escalation risks.

Cybersecurity Analyst

2023-02 - 2024-08

OmniContact International • Zimbabwe

Cybersecurity Analyst at OmniContact International supporting ISO 27001 certification and strengthening security controls. • Supported ISO 27001 certification, mapping controls and performing gap assessments across IT assets. • Strengthened encryption configurations and access controls for sensitive customer data. • Led staff security awareness sessions, resulting in a 40% drop in endpoint malware infections.

IT Support Specialist

2022-02 - 2023-01

OmniContact International • Zimbabwe

IT Support Specialist at OmniContact International providing secure IT operations support and endpoint hardening. • Provided secure IT operations support, endpoint hardening and user access provisioning. • Supported the Prometric Project by configuring secure testing environments for high-stakes examinations.

EDUCATION

Quantic School of Business & Technology

2026 - 2027

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration

University of Zimbabwe

2018 - 2022

BSc in Electronics & Telecoms