Shamar Bryant
Cybersecurity and IT
Profile
Cybersecurity graduate (B.S., University of Saint Mary) with practical, lab-based experience in SIEM log analysis, alert triage, vulnerability scanning, and Active Directory administration, built through an active cyber range program and self-directed projects. Comfortable administering Linux, Windows, and Azure environments. Built an AI-assisted SOC triage pipeline on Wazuh and completed credentialed vulnerability assessments in Azure. Seeking an entry-level SOC, security analyst, or IT role.
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA SecAI+
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
- RHCSA in progress
- Microsoft AZ-500 in progress
- CompTIA CySA+ in progress
- TryHackMe SAL1 in progress
Skills
Security operations SIEM (Wazuh), log analysis, alert triage, incident documentation, MITRE ATT&CK, vulnerability scanning, Tenable, CVSS scoring
Identity and Windows Active Directory (AD DS), DNS, OU design, security groups (AGDLP), Group Policy, NTFS and SMB permissions, Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
Systems and cloud Microsoft Azure, Linux (Rocky, CentOS, Ubuntu), virtual machines (VirtualBox, XenServer), SSH
Networking TCP/IP, DNS, NAT, DMZ, firewall rules, port forwarding, routing
Programming Python, REST APIs, JSON, Java, SQL, PowerShell, prompt engineering
Experience
IT Support at Phaze Zero Technology Services
Denver, CO, 2024 to presentAs-needed, informal basis
- Deployed and configured hardware including printers, camera systems, and phone lines to support daily business operations
- Organized and maintained the internal ticketing system used to track, prioritize, and resolve support requests
- Provided general technical support and device setup for office equipment, resolving hardware and connectivity issues
Cybersecurity Lab Setup at University of Saint Mary
2023- Assisted in building out the university cybersecurity lab, installing and connecting workstations and peripheral equipment used for coursework and applied security training
Projects
Active Directory Domain Lab
Oct 2026Windows Server 2025, AD DS, DNS, Group Policy, Windows 11, VirtualBox
- Built a new forest (corp.shamarlab.test) from two clean VMs: promoted a domain controller, validated AD-integrated DNS and SRV discovery, and joined a Windows 11 workstation
- Designed an OU structure, created department users, and implemented AGDLP group nesting to grant SMB and NTFS access to a file share through group membership
- Applied a computer-side GPO (logon banner) and a user-side GPP drive map, scoped by OU placement
Wazuh, MITRE ATT&CK, Python, OpenAI API, Rocky Linux
- Built a pipeline that pulls live Wazuh alerts, parses Windows and Linux event fields with MITRE ATT&CK context, and generates structured SOC-style triage reports
- Restored the SIEM server’s connectivity from an inactive NetworkManager profile, then exposed the Wazuh Indexer for automated, on-demand alert retrieval
Tenable, Microsoft Azure, LOG(N) Pacific Cyber Range
- Deployed a Windows 11 Pro VM and compared unauthenticated against credentialed scan results to document network-visible and host-level vulnerability findings (36 vs. 147 findings; 0 vs. 3 High)
Self-Hosted Game Server Network
2018 to 2021CentOS, XenServer, Java, SQL
- Independently administered a virtualized multi-server Linux environment with SSH access, port forwarding, and NAT/DMZ firewall rules serving a live user community, and led a team of 8 to 10
Iterative Prompt Engineering for Predictive Modeling
2023 to present- Designed and version-controlled a multi-step prompting pipeline, adding source-verification and multi-pass triangulation steps to reduce hallucination
Education
B.S. in Cybersecurity at University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS, May 2025Coursework: Operating Systems & Security, Networking I & II, Computer Forensics, Ethical Hacking, Cryptography, Database Design & SQL
Activities
Collegiate football. Collegiate esports, 2025 Esports Player of the Year. Leadership Club. Taekwondo black belt.