Junior Cybersecurity Professional

Dragos
Sima

SOC Analyst L1/L2 | Pentester in Training

Cybersecurity professional transitioning into offensive security and SOC operations. Certified CompTIA Security+ & PenTest+. Hands-on experience through home lab, CTF competitions and TryHackMe. Triingual: Romanian, Italian, English.

✓ CompTIA Security+ ✓ CompTIA PenTest+ AWS Cloud Essentials OSCP — Target
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Dragos Sima
dragos@simacyber:~$
$ whoami dragos-sima $ cat profile.json {   "role": "SOC Analyst / Pentester",   "location": "Pomezia, Roma",   "certs": ["Sec+", "PT+"],   "ctf_rank": "OffSec #130",   "thm_rank": "Top 1%",   "status": "Available" } $ nmap -sV simacyber.com 80/tcp open http 443/tcp open https $ _
Technical Profile

Skills & Competences

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Penetration Testing
Recon, exploitation, post-exploitation, reporting. PTES methodology.
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Web Security
OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite, SQLi, XSS, LFI/RFI, SSRF (fundamentals).
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Network Security
Nmap, Wireshark, Tcpdump, PCAP analysis, traffic forensics.
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SIEM / SOC
Alert triage, log analysis, threat detection, incident response.
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Active Directory
BloodHound, Impacket, Kerberoasting, lateral movement (fundamentals).
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Mobile & Forensics
MobSF, HAR analysis, APK decompilation, PCAP forensics, artifact analysis.
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Cloud Security
AWS IAM, S3, EC2 fundamentals. Cloud Essentials certified.
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Scripting
Python, Bash, PowerShell fundamentals. Automation and tooling.
Hands-on Experience

CTF & Competitions

SANS CTF European Championship
53° Globale
  • Qualificazioni: 213° posizione overall (8° tra i partecipanti italiani) — 42/47 challenge (89%)
  • Finale EuroCTF: 53° posizione globale — 287/291 challenge (98%)
  • Forensics, log analysis, malware triage, reverse engineering
OffSec Arctic Howl
#130 Global
  • PCAP forensics — POP3/HTTP/ICMP, data exfiltration identification
  • HAR file analysis + Android APK decompilation with MobSF
  • Browser exploit analysis — CVE-2024-5830, V8/Blink engine
  • Insider threat — PCAP forensics on MAIL & CLIENT machines
  • MITRE ATT&CK techniques: Defense Evasion, Collection
  • Behavioral analysis and artifact hiding detection
  • #130 globale su 1500+ partecipanti
TryHackMe — Nerevar
Top 1%
  • Top 1% ranking globale
  • 565 room completate
  • 70 badge ottenuti
  • Streak: 143 giorni
  • SOC Simulation: 95% true positive rate
  • Path completati: SOC Level 1, SOC Level 2, Advanced Endpoint Investigation, Jr Penetration Tester, Web Application Pentesting, Web Application Red Teaming, Red Teaming
HackTheBox — Nerevar
Level 47
  • 50 challenge rooms completate
  • Machine Linux & Windows, focus su Active Directory
Raspberry Pi 5 — Home Lab
Active
  • Full corporate network simulation: Router, Server, Admin, Clients
  • Docker-based infrastructure with isolated network segments
  • SSH tunneling and passwordless auth implementation
  • Cloudflare Tunnel for secure public exposure
  • Active vulnerability testing and hardening
  • All labs documented publicly on GitBook
Certifications

Certification Path

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CompTIA Security+
Feb 2026
✓ OBTAINED
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CompTIA PenTest+
Apr 2026
✓ OBTAINED
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AWS Cloud Essentials
Feb 2026
✓ OBTAINED
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Python
LinkedIn Learning — 2025
✓ OBTAINED
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OSCP
Target — 2026/2027
◎ TARGET
SYSTEM ONLINE
TryHackMe: Top 1%
OffSec: #130 Global
Certs: Sec+ | PT+ | AWS
Status: Available