Alexey

ALEXEY KULIK
ABOUT ME
IT professional with practical experience in securing and managing infrastructure,
networking, and technical support. Skilled in troubleshooting, working under pressure,
and collaborating effectively in multicultural environments. Actively building skills
through homelabs, CTFs, and personal projects.

EDUCATION
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») Master of Software Engineering Mar 2025 - Present
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») Vienna University of Technology
Vienna, 1190, Austria Master of Computer Engineering Oct 2024 - Feb 2026
Dec 2003, Odessa, Ukraine Odessa National University of Technology
GitHub, LinkedIn Bachelor of Computer Engineering Sep 2019 - Jun 2024
Odessa National University of Technology
EXPERIENCE
Cybersecurity Engineer July 2026 - Present
ZAM Energy Vienna, Austria
Hardened VPS infrastructure by configuring firewalls, implementing secure remote access (SSH/VPN), and deploying
monitoring solutions to strengthen overall system security.
Performed security assessments and vulnerability remediation for the company’s web and mobile applications, ensuring
secure APIs and data transmission.
Collaborated with engineering team to integrate security-by-design principles across IoT, web, and mobile components.
Developed comprehensive security documentation, including policies, procedures, threat models, and incident response
plans to support secure operations and compliance.
IT Support & Event Manager Mar 2024 - Present
Austro-American Society (ÖAG) Vienna, Austria
Maintained the organization's website by publishing regular updates, identifying and submitting bug reports.
Provided on-site support during events in a multicultural environment, ensuring smooth execution and issue resolution.

Cybersecurity & Networking Technician Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
Odessa National University of Technology Odessa, Ukraine
Monitored and investigated security alerts/logs using Splunk; performed triage and analysis to prevent deviations and
support network quality.
Administered user accounts and RBAC in Active Directory, ensuring compliance and operational integrity.
Built and maintained secure LAN infrastructure across multiple labs, including routers, switches, and firewall policies.
Documented network topology and standard operating procedures, co-authored 4 knowledge base articles, simplifying
technical concepts, common issues, and highlighting the best cybersecurity and privacy practices for non-technical users.

PROJECTS
Home SOC Lab
Designed and implemented a robust, multi-layered security architecture for a home network.
Deployed and configured pfSense firewall, WireGuard VPN, Suricata IDS/IPS.
Built centralized logging and alerting using Wazuh with log ingestion from network devices and endpoints.
Performed network segmentation using VLANs, isolating trusted, IoT devices, and guest traffic.
Built and deployed custom malware samples to evaluate the effectiveness of applied protections and Windows Defender.
SKILLS
Infrastructure & Access Management: Active Directory (RBAC, user administration, group policy), TCP/IP, LAN/VLAN,
DNS, DHCP, NAT, OSPF, subnetting, network troubleshooting, hardware configuration.
Security Monitoring, Tools & Frameworks: Splunk, Wazuh, Suricata (IDS/IPS), Nessus, Nmap, Wireshark, Burp Suite,
pfSense, OpenVPN, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, alert triage, log analysis.
Scripting, Automation & Virtualization: Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, SQL, Git, Docker, AWS, VMware,
VirtualBox, Microsoft 365.
Operating Systems: Linux (workstation/server), Windows (workstation/server).
Languages: English (fluent), German (А2, improving), Russian (native), Ukrainian (native).