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Zain
Abedeen

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I build secure cloud systems, automate operations, and turn complex security and data problems into practical outcomes.

$20K Annual Savings
80% Deploy Faster
100+ Users Secured
15h+ Saved / Month
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Education

MSc

Cyber Security
Distinction

University of Surrey  ·  Guildford, UK  ·  2025 – 2026

NCSC-certified programme

  • Risk Management, Security Architecture, Digital Forensics
  • ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27005, CIS Controls, NIST RMF, PCI-DSS
IBM Networks KPMG Analytics NCSC Certified
BSc

Management Science
Minor: Computer Science

LUMS · Lahore, Pakistan · 2019 – 2023

Lahore University of Management Sciences

  • Machine Learning, Business Analytics, Data Mining
  • Probability & Statistics, Predictive Modelling
Python R ML Statistics
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Experience

May 2024 – Present

DevSecOps Engineer

Oppen Group LLC  ·  Remote, New Jersey USA

Current
  • Saved $20K annually by optimizing AWS and M365 infrastructure with cost-aware tagging.
  • Secured 100+ user environment with Conditional Access, Intune MDM, Defender for Office 365.
  • Hardened AWS posture across EC2, S3, VPC, IAM with threat detection and least-privilege controls.
AWS Intune MDM Defender 365 IAM DevSecOps
Sep 2024 – Sep 2025

M365 Data Automation Consultant

EFI Global  ·  Remote, Texas USA

  • Automated monthly reporting with Power BI dashboards, saving 15+ hours/month.
  • Built M365 Lists + Power Automate + Teams workflow, saving 7+ hours/week.
  • Implemented row-level security across dashboards for role-appropriate data access.
Power BI Power Automate SQL Server SharePoint
Sep 2023 – May 2024

Data Consultant

Clearwater  ·  Remote, Tennessee USA

  • Built end-to-end incident tracking dashboard connecting ServiceNow REST APIs to Power BI & Excel.
  • Enabled dynamic executive reporting with date/client filtering for compliance outputs.
ServiceNow REST APIs Power BI Excel
Dec 2022 – Sep 2023

Data Scientist

Unison Infrastructure  ·  Lahore, Pakistan

  • Reduced data inconsistency by ~40% with FuzzyWuzzy matching and GeoPandas spatial analysis.
  • Delivered interactive reporting via Excel Power Query and VBA for management decision-making.
Python GeoPandas FuzzyWuzzy VBA
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

Teaching Assistant

LUMS  ·  Lahore, Pakistan

  • Taught 50+ students weekly in Python/R predictive modeling.
  • Developed rubrics used across two cohorts.
Python R Predictive Modelling
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Key Project

AWS Zero-Touch CloudFormation Deployment

80% faster deploys Zero config drift
  • Engineered one-click CI/CD pipeline integrating Git, CloudFormation, and IAM to provision secure AWS infrastructure.
  • Reduced deployment time by 80% while eliminating configuration drift across environments.
AWS CloudFormation CI/CD IAM Git IaC
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Core Competencies

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Frameworks

NIST CSF CIS Controls ISO 27001 NIST RMF PCI-DSS ISO 27005
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Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS EC2 S3 VPC IAM CloudFormation Azure M365
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Security Tooling

Microsoft Defender Intune MDM Conditional Access Defender 365
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Automation & Data

Power Platform Power BI Power Automate SQL REST APIs Git
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Programming

Python Pandas Scikit-learn GeoPandas R SQL VBA
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Leadership

Client Communication Technical Writing Cross-functional Mentoring
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Get In Touch

Open to DevSecOps, cloud security, and data engineering roles. Let's build something secure together.

✉ zain.abedeen@hotmail.com 📞 +44 7448 270585 in linkedin.com/in/zainabedeen
📍 London, UK
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