Akinyemi Odutola (MSc)

Akinyemi Odutola (MSc) has over 13 years of experience in the field of network engineering and security. Currently, they serve as the Head of Network Engineering at eTranzact International PLC, where they lead the Network Unit and provides strategic direction. Their responsibilities include designing and implementing new network and infrastructure designs, managing and implementing load balancers and security solutions, configuring network switches and firewalls, and managing collocated data centers.

Prior to their current role, Akinyemi worked as a Senior Security Engineer at Infosec K2K, conducting cyber security risk assessments and vulnerability management. Akinyemi also had a previous tenure at eTranzact International PLC as a Senior Network Infrastructure and Security Engineer, where they managed a team and supported various network and security infrastructure, including firewall configuration, application deployment, and system administration tasks.

Before joining eTranzact, Akinyemi worked at Hafol Resources as a Senior Project Implementation and Support Engineer, managing project teams and implementing network infrastructure projects. Akinyemi also gained experience at Wm-Integrated Solutions Limited as a Network/Solutions Engineer, responsible for network design, support, and implementation.

In addition to their professional experience, Akinyemi worked as an IT Specialist/Instructor at St Catherine Institute, where they led the computer department and provided hardware and software support. Akinyemi also had early career roles as a Network Engineer at Wm-Integrated Solutions Limited and as an IT Support/System Administrator at Debi System Company during their industrial training.

Overall, Akinyemi Odutola (MSc) possesses a strong background in network engineering and security, with expertise in various technologies, project management, and team leadership.

Akinyemi Odutola (MSc) completed their Master's degree in Information Security And Digital Forensics at the University of East London from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that, they earned their Bachelor's degree in Project Management (Management Technology) from Lagos State University between 2005 and 2010.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Akinyemi Odutola also holds several certifications. Akinyemi obtained the Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification from Google Cloud - Minnesota in February 2022. Akinyemi also earned a certification in Managing Security in Google Cloud from Google Cloud Skills Boost in January 2022. Other certifications include Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security 2021 Certified Associate from Oracle in December 2021, Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Specialization from Coursera in November 2021, Networking in Google Cloud Specialization from Coursera in November 2021, Blockchain Basics from LinkedIn in November 2021, Foundations of Threat Hunting from Picus Security in November 2021, and Oracle cloud infrastructure 2021 certified Architect from Oracle in October 2021.

Akinyemi also holds certifications from AttackIQ, including Uniting Threat and Risk Management with NIST 800-53 and MITRE ATT&CK in May 2021, Foundations of Breach & Attack Simulation in April 2021, Foundations of Operationalizing MITRE ATT&CK in April 2021, and Foundations of Purple Teaming in April 2021. Additionally, they obtained the Learning Threat Modeling for Security Professionals certification from LinkedIn in April 2021, Mitre Attack - Process injection certification from Picus Security in March 2021, vulnerability scanning certification from Qualys in March 2021, Fundamentals of Modern Log Management Practices certification from Picus Security in 2021, NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP certification from NetApp in November 2020, Learning React.js certification from LinkedIn in October 2020, Managing DNS Essential Training certification from LinkedIn in October 2020, and Windows Server 2019: Implementing Group Policy certification from LinkedIn in October 2020.