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Jean Carlos Balderas Martinez

Monterrey

Summary

Experienced Information Security Analyst with over 3 years of hands-on experience in incident response, threat detection, and endpoint security management across enterprise environments. Skilled in leveraging platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo Alto Networks, and Fortinet to detect, contain, and mitigate complex threats. Strong background in network and perimeter defense, including firewall rule optimization, VPN configuration, and segmentation strategies. Adept at developing Python-based automation tools to enhance detection workflows, streamline incident handling, and reduce manual overhead.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Information Security Analyst III

Scitum
04.2022 - Current

Led and participated in incident response investigations, including malware infections, phishing attempts, and unauthorized access incidents covering over 8,000 endpoints protected by the antimalware solution of the enterprise.

Developed and fine-tuned custom detection rules for security tools ( EDR), increasing detection accuracy and reducing false positives.

Coordinated with internal teams to contain and remediate threats, documenting findings in structured post-incident reports.

Managed and maintained enterprise perimetral devices, including Palo Alto firewalls and Blue Coat Secure Gateways. performing traffic analysis and rule optimization, creating site-to-site and remote access VPNs, designed and implemented firewall policies, NAT policies, inter-zone segmentation, and custom threat signatures.

Sr. NOC Engineer

Totalplay
10.2021 - 02.2022

Monitored and maintained the availability, integrity, and performance of network infrastructure on-premises environments, supporting core services and critical systems. Troubleshot and resolving complex issues related to routers, switches, and ISP connections, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid response to connectivity or security events.

Jr. System Administrator

Zentius
11.2019 - 09.2021

Managed first-line response to network security events, performing initial analysis and escalation as required.

Participated in vulnerability assessments and patch management processes for on-premises infrastructure.

Provided internal support for endpoint hardening and secure configuration baselines.

Education

Master of Science - Information Security

Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
05-2025

Bachelor of Science - Information Security

Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
12-2020

Skills

  • Network security
  • Incident response
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Cybersecurity expertise
  • Firewall administration
  • Cryptography knowledge
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Network monitoring

Certification

  • ECES - EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist.
  • CCFA - CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator
  • NSE 4 - Fortinet Network Security Expert 4
  • Fortinet Certified Fundamentals Cybersecurity

Timeline

Information Security Analyst III

Scitum
04.2022 - Current

Sr. NOC Engineer

Totalplay
10.2021 - 02.2022

Jr. System Administrator

Zentius
11.2019 - 09.2021

Master of Science - Information Security

Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon

Bachelor of Science - Information Security

Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
Jean Carlos Balderas Martinez