Mahyar

1 Mahyar TajDini - Senior DevSecOps & Security Engineer | Cloud Security

Personal Information

Name: Mahyar Tajdini
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Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Work Experience

2023 – 2024

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Fairo (Raiffeisen Bank International Group)

• Led enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy aligned with financial regulations

• Implemented DevSecOps security practices across engineering teams

• Managed incident response, vulnerability management, and pentesting
programs

• Strengthened governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks

2020 – 2026

Security Architect / DevSecOps Engineer
Pharmbills

• Designed secure cloud architectures (Azure, hybrid environments)

• Built and secured Kubernetes-based infrastructure and container workloads

• Integrated security into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, secrets management)

• Deployed SIEM (ELK) and improved detection & response capabilities

• Led SOC development, incident response, and threat hunting

2021 – Present (Part Time)

Cybersecurity Instructor & Program Lead
ISSP Training Center

• Delivered cybersecurity training for government and enterprise clients

• Designed SOC, IR, Cloud Security, and Ethical Hacking programs

• Led USAID-funded cybersecurity workforce development initiative

• Conducted Training-of-Trainers (ToT) programs

2013 – 2016
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Information Security Consultant
Petro Gas Company

• Implemented ISO 27001 frameworks and compliance programs

• Designed secure enterprise infrastructure and network architectures

• Delivered training on incident response and network security

Education

PhD Candidate – Telecommunications & Global Information Space
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

MSc in Cybersecurity (Honors)
State University of Telecommunications, Kyiv

BSc in Computer Network Engineering

Technical Skills

Cloud & DevOps

• GCP (GKE, IAM, VPC), Azure, AWS

• Kubernetes (GKE, AKS), Docker

• Terraform, Terraform Cloud

• CI/CD (GitLab, GitHub Actions)

Security

• Cloud Security Architecture

• IAM, RBAC, Zero Trust

• SIEM (ELK, Splunk, Sentinel)

• Endpoint Security (CrowdStrike, Tanium)

• Vulnerability Management & Risk Assessment

SRE & Reliability

• Monitoring, logging, alerting

• Incident response & root cause analysis

• High availability & system resilience

Programming

• Python, Node.js, PHP, C++
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Certifications

• OSCP+, OSWA (Offensive Security)

• Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)

• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

• CHFI, ECIH, CSA

• CEH, ECSA

• CCNP R&S, CCNP Security

• LPI3, Security+, Network+

• Microsoft Certifications (MCSA, MCSE, MCP)

Additional Information

• 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity and DevSecOps

• Experience with international programs (USAID, financial sector)

• Strong background in both hands-on engineering and leadership