Lütfi ODUNCUOĞLU
Helmond,NB
Summary
Results-driven IT Security Specialist with a proven track record at EclecticIQ B.V., adept at deploying and enhancing cybersecurity solutions. Demonstrates exceptional analytical skills while prioritizing customer satisfaction. Expertise in Elasticsearch clustering has led to significant improvements in operational excellence and resilience for clients. Committed to continuous improvement and staying ahead of emerging security threats.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Implementation Manager Engineer
EclecticIQ B.V.
Amsterdam
01.2021 - Current
- Responsible for delivering projects and implementing the EclecticIQ threat intelligence platform for project customers
- Conducting assessments of current project capacities and timelines for new customers
- Performing implementation planning and setup activities for projects
- Training customers on the EclecticIQ threat intelligence platform
- Working closely with the Project Management team conducting assessments of current project capacities and timelines for new customers
- Working closely with Operational customers on uplifting/scaling out production deployments through Professional Services engagements
- Working closely with Product and Engineering teams to improve products based on Customer Requirements
- Play a key role in developing and improving product training material
- Delivery of Product Training to Partners and Customers
Technical Support Engineer
EclecticIQ B.V.
Amsterdam
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Responsible for providing technical support to EclecticIQ customers
- Providing technical support for the ElcecticIQ Threat Intelligence platform for governmental and corporate customers
- Involved in product development and QA processes
- Worked as Point of contact for corporate customers
Technical Support Engineer
Forescout Technologies Inc.
Eindhoven
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Responsible for providing technical support to Forescout customers
- Providing technical support for both the SilentDefense and the Forescout product family
- Worked on the SilentDefense QA processes
- Contributed to product roadmap based on customer feedback
System Engineer
Inteltek Internet Teknoloji Yatirim ve Danismanlik
Ankara
01.2018 - 10.2019
- Responsible for the maintenance of network and Linux/Unix infrastructure for National Sports Betting systems until the company went out of business
- Maintenance of the National Sports Betting System critical infrastructure
- Projects: Iddia
ICS Security Expert
Biznet Bilisim
Ankara
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Working on industrial control systems (ICS) security: I worked on products that were used to maintain cyber security and anomaly detection, such as Silent Defense
- Using Silent Defense and participating in PoCs and demos (Tupras and ISKI)
- Researching ICS security tools
- Learning about the basics of ICS security and architecture
- Projects: Tupras PoC with Security Matters
Cyber Security Expert
Biznet Bilisim
Ankara
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Worked as a cyber security expert on a project under development by Biznet Bilisim, which was an R&D project concerning threat intelligence by correlating alarms produced by different components based on Apache Metron
- Using open-source IDS and IPS (Snort, Suricata, Bro)
- Using flow analysis tools (nprobe, yaf, silk analysis pipeline, sflow)
- Using Apache Metron
System Development Expert
Biznet Bilisim
Ankara
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Worked as Linux system and Oracle Middleware administrator
- Maintenance of Linux System
- Installation, deployment, configuration, and maintenance of Oracle Fusion Middleware products, mainly Weblogic application server, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Manager, and Oracle Unified Directory
- Using open-source SSO products such as CAS
- Projects: Turk Telekom SSO project ( For internal use), TTNET Internal IDM project ( Oracle Access and Identity Management installation, Oracle Access Manager Configuration), Fatih Project SSO (For the Turkish Ministry of Education, was the largest Oracle project in the world with 17 million users
- In this project, I participated in the installation, deployment, and performance tuning of Oracle IDM, Access Manager, and OUD products
- I also implemented the configuration of the SSO part of the project by myself.)
Linux System Administrator
Etika Bilisim
Ankara
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Worked as a Linux system administration consultant at the Republic of Turkey's Ministry of Health
- Deployment and management of Redhat systems
- Deployment of RHEV environment and open source monitoring systems such as Zabbix and Opsview
- Maintenance of Oracle Linux servers
Linux System and Network Administrator
Nokta Medya
Ankara
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Nokta Medya is a leading Internet Media company in Turkey, and it owns izlesene.com, sinemalar.com and alkislarlayasiyorum.com
- Linux System and Network Administration at Nokta Medya
- Deployment of OpenStack, Ceph file system as object storage, NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, and a new 10G and BGP network infrastructure
- Migration of products to OpenStack
- Maintenance of network infrastructure
- Nokta Medya is a leading Internet Media company in Turkey, and it owns izlesene.com, sinemalar.com and alkislarlayasiyorum.com
Linux System and Network Administrator
Middle East Technical University
Ankara
01.2006 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Middle East Technical University (METU), one of the most prominent universities in Turkey, with 35000 members
- Deployment and management of open source solutions, Aruba Wireless infrastructure, and open source border gateway
- Deployment and maintenance of 1G network infrastructure, and Cisco network products
- Deployment of IPv6 applications
- (OSPF, BGP) and Eduroam
- Mainly worked at Debian-based systems
- Middle East Technical University (METU), one of the most prominent universities in Turkey, with 35000 members
Education
M.Sc. - Geodetic and Geographical Information Technologies
Middle East Technical University
01.2011
B.Sc. - Department of Statistics
Middle East Technical University
01.2005
Skills
- Customer management and satisfaction
- Ansible (intermediate)
- Elasticsearch clustering and maintenance
- Design, deployment, and security of LAN and WAN
- Management of Cisco, Alcatel, Allied Telesis, HP, and Aruba network products
- Open source IDS solutions (Squid, Snort, Suricata)
- FreeRadius
- BGP and OSPF
- Iptables, IPFilter, Packet Filter (PF)
- IPv6
- Virtualization over Linux and Unix systems (OpenVZ, XenServer, KVM, FreeBSD Jail, Openstack)
- NoSQL Databases (MongoDB (Replication and Clustering), Redis)
- Mysql and PostgreSQL(Replication, Clustering, and Basic SQL usage)
- Monitoring Tools (Zabbix, Opsview, Nagios)
- Oracle Fusion Middleware Products (Weblogic, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory)
- Ntop Product Family (nprobe, ntopng and npdi)
- DevOps tools (Puppet beginner)
- Analytical skills
- Software implementation
- Requirements gathering
- Adaptability
- Excellent communication
- Network security
- Security improvements
- Network architecture
- Professionalism
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Multitasking capacity
- Technology integration
- Technical support
- IT infrastructure
- Teamwork
- Requirements analysis
- Cybersecurity
- Operational reporting
- IT consulting
- Task prioritization
- Written communication
- IT infrastructure proficiency
- Systems integration
- Linux certification
- Time management
- Resource allocation
- Interpersonal communication
- Attention to detail
- IT security management
- Client Server Management
- Continuous improvement
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Information assurance
Certification
RHCE, 130-200-264
Languages
Turkish
English
German
Dutch
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/07/82
- Marital Status: Married
Communitymembership
- The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM) PC-ROUTER Group
- The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM) -CSIRT
- The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM) - IPv6 Task Force
Timeline
Technical Implementation Manager Engineer
EclecticIQ B.V.
01.2021 - Current
Technical Support Engineer
EclecticIQ B.V.
01.2020 - 01.2021
Technical Support Engineer
Forescout Technologies Inc.
01.2019 - 01.2020
System Engineer
Inteltek Internet Teknoloji Yatirim ve Danismanlik
01.2018 - 10.2019
ICS Security Expert
Biznet Bilisim
01.2017 - 01.2018
Cyber Security Expert
Biznet Bilisim
01.2015 - 01.2017
System Development Expert
Biznet Bilisim
01.2014 - 01.2015
Linux System Administrator
Etika Bilisim
01.2013 - 01.2014
Linux System and Network Administrator
Nokta Medya
01.2012 - 01.2013
Linux System and Network Administrator
Middle East Technical University
01.2006 - 01.2013
M.Sc. - Geodetic and Geographical Information Technologies
Middle East Technical University
B.Sc. - Department of Statistics
Middle East Technical University