Arman Bhatia
IT Professional Transitioning into Cybersecurity
About Me
- 🔍 IT professional transitioning into cybersecurity with 2+ years of enterprise IT support experience
- 🏢 Background in Active Directory, Microsoft 365, endpoint protection, and MFA deployment across 200+ user environments
- 🧪 Currently building detection & monitoring skills through a home lab running Kali Linux and pfSense
- 🎯 Actively working through SOC-focused rooms by attacking and defending Home Labs System
- 📜 Holds CompTIA Security+, CompTIA A+, Cisco CCNA, and eJPT (Junior Penetration Tester)
- 📈 Pursuing CompTIA CySA+ and Splunk Core certifications
- 🎓 Computer Programming and Analysis @ Algonquin College
🧰 Core Skills
Security & Monitoring
SplunkEnterprise SecurityWiresharkLog AnalysisIncident DocumentationEndpoint SecurityMFA
Networking
Active DirectoryMicrosoft 365Cisco CCNApfSenseTCP/IP Fundamentals
Offensive Security
Kali LinuxNmapEnumeration & FootprintingVulnerability Assessment
Certifications
CCNASecurity+A+eJPT
💼 Experience Highlights
IT Support Analyst — Newpage Solutions (Jan 2021 – Feb 2023)
- First point of contact for hardware, software, and network issues across 200+ users
- Managed AD & M365 accounts, onboarding/offboarding, and least-privilege access
- Supported MFA enrollment, password resets, and endpoint compliance
- Documented recurring issues to improve resolution time and team consistency
🧪 What I'm Working On
- 🖥️ Home lab environments for network reconnaissance and enumeration practice
- 📊 Building Splunk dashboards and detection rules for common attack patterns
- 📝 Writing up lab exercises and walkthroughs to document my learning
📫 Let's Connect
I'm actively looking for L1 SOC Analyst and Cybersecurity Associate roles in the Greater Toronto Area / remote. Feel free to reach out!