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Work history
Education
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Project - Data transmission protection on automotive legacy networks with limited resources
Project - NFC Security Research Using AES Encryption
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Samir Azizov

Samir Azizov

Riga,Latvia

Summary

Cybersecurity Engineer based in Riga, Latvia, with more than 7 years of residency and holding Permanent Residence permit status. Currently working as an Information Security & Infrastrucutre engineer while pursuing a Master's degree in Data Science remotely at WSB University in Poland. Fluent in English, Russian, Turkish, and Azerbaijani, with strong proficiency in German and conversational skills in Latvian. Dedicated to advancing cybersecurity expertise with a strong academic foundation and multilingual communication abilities. Looking for the new challenges!

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

Information Security & Infrastructure Engineer

Emerald24
Riga, Latvia
08.2025 - Current
  • Management of the Vulnerabilities (Tenable)
  • Deraviation of Security Requirements
  • Creation of Security policies, frameworks, standards
  • Implementation of ISO27001
  • EDR Monitoring
  • Security trainings
  • AWS Security maintenance
  • Monitoring security risks in Splunk
  • Monitoring overall IT risks in Zabbix
  • Risk Assessment & Vulnerability analysis

IT security administrator

IMK365
Riga, Latvia
08.2024 - 08.2025
  • Built the company's IT infrastructure focused on security, scalability, and employee support.
  • Developed and enforced security architecture, device management, and access controls with JumpCloud, Check Point and SentinelOne.
  • Created IT policies aligned with ISO 27001 and GDPR, covering security, network configuration, and device management.
  • Implemented an internal IT ticketing system to improve issue tracking and resolution.
  • Led company-wide security awareness trainings to promote cybersecurity best practices (Proofpoint).
  • Administered CRM tools, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 environments, handling user onboarding and policy enforcement.
  • Conducted vulnerability assessments, enforced endpoint security, and built incident response processes.
  • Managed daily IT operations: device setup, onboarding, hardware/software support, and security tool maintenance.
  • Helped transform the IT environment to enterprise-grade security standards, supporting business growth.

Cyber security consultant

CYRES Consulting
Riga, Latvia
01.2024 - 08.2024
  • Implementation of ISO 21434 & UN R155/156
  • Creating Cyber Security concept for the customers
  • Project Management
  • Designing Cyber Security Requirements
  • Analyzing threats and risks for the potential systems (TARA)
  • Consulting customers for potential vulnerabilities in their system
  • Working with giant brends in automotive industry
  • Working closely with Embedded systems & microcontrollers
  • Analayzing Microcontroller specifications


Associate Cyber Security Consultant

CYRES Consulting
Riga, Latvia
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Implementation of ISO 21434 & UN R155/156
  • Creating Cyber Security concept for the customers
  • Designing Cyber Security Requirements
  • Analyzing threats and risks for the potential systems
  • Consulting customers for potential vulnerabilities in their system

Senior cyber security analyst

CYRES Consulting
Riga, Latvia
09.2022 - 01.2023
  • Working on TARA
  • Implementation of ISO 21434 & UN R155/156
  • Creating Cyber Security concept for the customers
  • Designing Cyber Security Requirements

Cyber security analyst

CYRES Consulting
Riga, Latvia
03.2022 - 09.2022
  • Working on TARA
  • Implementation of ISO 21434 & UN R155/156
  • Creating Cyber Security concept for the customers
  • Designing Cyber Security Requirements

Teacher in learning support

German Private school
Riga, Latvia
11.2020 - 05.2021

Helping to kids in learning. Helping them to improve their English, Russian, German and math skills in primary school. It can be assumed as a teacher assistent.

Education

Master of Science - Data Science

WSB University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems

Riga Technical University

Bachelor of Science - Erasmus - Computer Systems

University of Fernando Pessoa

Certificate - Summer School - Robotics

Riga Technical University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Khazar University
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Arduinoo
  • Java
  • C, C
  • MySQL, SQL
  • Python
  • Cyber Security checks
  • Cryptography - AES, DSA, RSA
  • CAN bus
  • TARA, HARA
  • Automotive Cyber Security
  • Cyber Security Requirements
  • Raspberry Pi
  • UML, SysML
  • ISO/SAE 21434
  • ISO/SAE 27001
  • GDPR
  • SentinelOne
  • CheckPoint
  • ProofPoint
  • IT Support
  • Network Configuration (DHCP, DNS, IP)
  • VPN management
  • AWS
  • Splunk
  • Zabbix
  • Tenable
  • ESET
  • VirusTotal & Sandboxing
  • Policy creation

Languages

English
German
Russian
Turkish
Azerbaijani
Latvian

Project - Data transmission protection on automotive legacy networks with limited resources

Data transmission protection on automotive legacy networks with limited resources

This project was my bachelor thesis which explores the automotive industry and its cyber security, mainly focusing on the security of the communication between different ECUs (Electronic Control Units). The goal of the thesis is to compare the performance of existing cryptographic algorithms in the field such as Blowfish and AES over the CAN legacy network. The reason behind the research goal is to find which algorithm has lower latency, and higher throughput to transmit the data over CAN legacy network. In order to achieve the goal research and analysis for both algorithms and the CAN interface have been conducted and based on the research and analysis, a simulation of the automotive industry has been created (in Raspberry Pi with Python language) for the transmission of data over the CAN legacy network and securing the data with the help of AES and Blowfish algorithms. As an outcome of the thesis, the results of both algorithms have been compared, and based on the comparison the guidelines for the algorithm selection have been provided.

Project - NFC Security Research Using AES Encryption

Conducted a research project on enhancing the security of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, focusing on preventing eavesdropping attacks. Explored the operational principles, applications, and vulnerabilities of NFC through current literature. Implemented the AES-128 encryption algorithm using a Raspberry Pi and MIFARE 1K card, with Python as the programming language. Designed an experiment to test how AES converts plaintext to ciphertext during NFC data transmission. Results showed that AES significantly increased data complexity, confirming its effectiveness as a security measure. The project demonstrated practical application of encryption methods in securing real-time NFC communications.

Timeline

Information Security & Infrastructure Engineer

Emerald24
08.2025 - Current

IT security administrator

IMK365
08.2024 - 08.2025

Cyber security consultant

CYRES Consulting
01.2024 - 08.2024

Associate Cyber Security Consultant

CYRES Consulting
01.2023 - 01.2024

Senior cyber security analyst

CYRES Consulting
09.2022 - 01.2023

Cyber security analyst

CYRES Consulting
03.2022 - 09.2022

Teacher in learning support

German Private school
11.2020 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Khazar University
04.2001 -

Master of Science - Data Science

WSB University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Systems

Riga Technical University

Bachelor of Science - Erasmus - Computer Systems

University of Fernando Pessoa

Certificate - Summer School - Robotics

Riga Technical University
Samir Azizov