Azhar Rehman

Actively seeking SOC Analyst, Security Analyst, and Incident Response roles in Deutschland. Available immediately for full-time, Werkstudent, or intern positions. M.Sc. Computer Science (IT Security) candidate at JMU Würzburg — thesis pending.

Conducted AI research focusing on multimodal document processing and secure data handling. Developed an end-to-end pipeline combining computer vision and large language models with security-conscious design principles. Developed DeutschMate, a multimodal AI system (Qwen2.5-VL), achieving 90% accuracy in extracting handwritten historical German text Enhanced AI model robustness against adversarial inputs by implementing secure data handling workflows Engineered an automated extraction pipeline sa

Worked as a SOC analyst intern focusing on threat detection, alert triage, and incident response across enterprise environments. Gained hands-on experience with industry-standard SIEM tools and security frameworks. Triaged 50+ weekly alerts via Splunk, QRadar, and Wazuh — reducing false positives through Wireshark IOC analysis Conducted penetration tests using Metasploit & Kali Linux, identifying critical infrastructure vulnerabilities Assessed web applications for XSS & SQL Injection following OW

Managed network infrastructure and user account administration for a mid-sized organisation, focusing on security, uptime, and access control. Managed 100+ user accounts across Active Directory, Azure AD, and Intune ensuring compliance Monitored LAN/WAN and analysed security logs to detect and escalate threats via ServiceNow Maintained 99.9% network uptime by diagnosing and resolving critical connectivity issues Enforced access control policies, reducing unauthorised access risks across the net