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Cybersecurity Operations Manager | SecOps & Cloud Security Leader
Operational Security Leader with over 12 years of experience protecting global infrastructure, managing incident response programs, and building resilient cyber defense capabilities across multi-cloud and enterprise environments.
Currently leading the corporate Security Operations Center (SOC) at J.S. Held LLC, overseeing SecOps, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, and Incident Response for 2,500+ users and 8,000+ endpoints worldwide. Specialized in orchestrating native Microsoft Azure Security architectures (Defender XDR, Sentinel SIEM/SOAR, Purview, Intune) and Purple Team operations.
Core Areas of Expertise:
• SOC & SecOps Operations Leadership (8+ years leading technical teams)
• Incident Response (IR), Threat Hunting & Threat Intelligence
• Microsoft Azure Security Ecosystem (Sentinel SIEM/SOAR, Defender XDR, Purview)
• Purple Teaming, Adversary Emulation & MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor, NIST CSF, CIS)
• Executive C-Suite Alignment & Cybersecurity Strategy
Credentials:
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• MSc in Cybersecurity and Privacy – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
• EC-Council CEH Master | CIH | CompTIA CySA+ | PenTest+
• ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
• Azure Cloud (AZ-900 | SC-401)
Operational Security Leader with over 12 years of experience protecting global infrastructure, managing incident response programs, and building resilient cyber defense capabilities across multi-cloud and enterprise environments.
Currently leading the corporate Security Operations Center (SOC) at J.S. Held LLC, overseeing SecOps, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, and Incident Response for 2,500+ users and 8,000+ endpoints worldwide. Specialized in orchestrating native Microsoft Azure Security architectures (Defender XDR, Sentinel SIEM/SOAR, Purview, Intune) and Purple Team operations.
Core Areas of Expertise: • SOC & SecOps Operations Leadership (8+ years leading technical teams)
• Incident Response (IR), Threat Hunting & Threat Intelligence
• Microsoft Azure Security Ecosystem (Sentinel SIEM/SOAR, Defender XDR, Purview)
• Purple Teaming, Adversary Emulation & MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor, NIST CSF, CIS)
• Executive C-Suite Alignment & Cybersecurity Strategy
Credentials:• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• MSc in Cybersecurity and Privacy – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
• EC-Council CEH Master | CIH | CompTIA CySA+ | PenTest+
• ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
• Azure Cloud (AZ-900 | SC-401)
- First Name
- Sebastian
- Last Name
- Zapata Lugo
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- Colombia
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- BSG Institute
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Sebastian Zapata
MSc Cybersecurity & Privacy
CISSP, CySA+, Pentest+, ISO27001 Lead Auditor
AZ900-SC401, E|CEH Master, E|CIH
MSc Cybersecurity & Privacy
CISSP, CySA+, Pentest+, ISO27001 Lead Auditor
AZ900-SC401, E|CEH Master, E|CIH
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