GCCybersecurity / IT Intern

Early-career maker preparing for professional work

I am building practical skills and experience to start a career in [your field], ready to take on entry-level roles and projects.

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Work samples

A collection of early projects and experiments that show my developing skills, practical problem solving, and readiness for entry-level work.

  • Detection Engineering & CI/CD Pipeline
    Detection Engineering & CI/CD Pipeline

    Developed and deployed SQL-based AWS CloudTrail detections in RunReveal for AWS root account activity and S3 bucket encryption modifications. Built positive and negative detection test cases and automated validation through GitHub Actions to verify detection behavior before deployment. Implemented a detections-as-code CI/CD pipeline using GitHub, protected branches, pull requests, automated validation, and token-secured deployment to RunReveal. Analyzed CloudTrail events and tuned detection logic to identify security relevant AWS configuration changes while reducing noisy service-generated activity.

    SQLAWS CloudTrailRunRevealGitHub ActionsGit/GitHub
  • Zero Trust Access Enforcement Engine
    Zero Trust Access Enforcement Engine

    Engineered a context-aware Zero Trust authorization engine combining RBAC, device posture, MFA, network context, resource sensitivity, and risk scoring to enforce least-privilege access decisions. Built security detection and alerting capabilities for unauthorized access, high-risk activity, critical-resource access, and suspicious access sequences. Developed security investigation APIs, persistent audit trails, structured JSON logging, and security metrics to support security operations and incident analysis. Implemented controlled security simulations and 31 automated tests covering authorization, detection, investigation, metrics, and security workflows; deployed the platform with Docker and Docker Compose.

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About me

I am building practical skills and experience to start a career in [your field], ready to take on entry-level roles and projects.

I'm George C Ekwem Jr. I am at the start of my career, with limited formal work experience and a focus on learning and building foundational skills as I prepare for professional opportunities.

Experience

Cybersecurity / IT Intern

Widelink Tech (Veteran-Owned Small Business) · May 2023 – Dec 2025

Education

Neumann University

Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity · Class of 2025

Skills

Career starter, learning core skillsProject work and hands-on practiceEager to apply new tools and workflows
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Detection Engineering & CI/CD Pipeline

Developed and deployed SQL-based AWS CloudTrail detections in RunReveal for AWS root account activity and S3 bucket encryption modifications. Built positive and negative detection test cases and automated validation through GitHub Actions to verify detection behavior before deployment. Implemented a detections-as-code CI/CD pipeline using GitHub, protected branches, pull requests, automated validation, and token-secured deployment to RunReveal. Analyzed CloudTrail events and tuned detection logic to identify security relevant AWS configuration changes while reducing noisy service-generated activity.

SQLAWS CloudTrailRunRevealGitHub ActionsGit/GitHub
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Zero Trust Access Enforcement Engine

Engineered a context-aware Zero Trust authorization engine combining RBAC, device posture, MFA, network context, resource sensitivity, and risk scoring to enforce least-privilege access decisions. Built security detection and alerting capabilities for unauthorized access, high-risk activity, critical-resource access, and suspicious access sequences. Developed security investigation APIs, persistent audit trails, structured JSON logging, and security metrics to support security operations and incident analysis. Implemented controlled security simulations and 31 automated tests covering authorization, detection, investigation, metrics, and security workflows; deployed the platform with Docker and Docker Compose.

RBACMFAJSONDockerDocker Compose
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Threat Intelligence Dashboard

Built interactive dashboards to visualize suspicious activity, attack trends, and security events. Integrated external threat feeds and APIs to enrich security data and improve investigative context. Developed backend and frontend components using Python, Flask/Django, JavaScript, and data visualization libraries. Implemented filtering and visualization workflows to support investigation of indicators and emerging threats.

PythonFlaskDjangoJavaScriptdata visualization libraries
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Phishing Simulation Toolkit

Developed a controlled phishing-awareness simulation platform for security training and user-awareness testing. Created customizable simulation templates and tracked user interactions to measure susceptibility metrics. Implemented reporting capabilities for analyzing simulation results and user behavior. Applied secure development practices and ethical testing principles throughout the project.

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