Sinan William Y.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer @Acronis
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Cyber Security Engineer @Acronis
Schaffhausen, CH
As a Senior Security Engineer, I am actively engaged in:• Developing advanced automation scripts in Bash and Python to streamline security operations, accelerate incident response, and optimize data processing workflows across distributed environments.• Strengthening compliance and system hardening across Linux,Windows environments by implementing configuration audits, file integrity monitoring, package version validation, and baseline enforcement in alignment with CIS, NIST, and BSI standards.• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams (SOC, Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure) to efficiently respond to security incidents, coordinate containment and remediation efforts, and support continuous improvement of security processes.• Designing detection logic, dashboards, and custom alert rules to enhance visibility, reduce response time, and rapidly identify threats and anomalies across critical assets.• Performing vulnerability analysis using CVE intelligence, NVD feeds, and OS-level telemetry to proactively identify risks and drive prioritized remediation across environments.
EDUCATION
Firat University
Bachelor's degree, Digital Forensics Engineering
SANS Technology Institute
FOR508: Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics
ABOUT SINAN WILLIAM Y.
Sinan Yılmaz is a highly skilled Senior Cyber Security Engineer at Acronis. Holding eight prominent global certifications in Digital Forensics, Penetration Testing, Cloud, and SOC Analysis ( GCFA, CySA+, Pentest+, eCPPTv2, eCDFP, eJPTv2, ICCA and SAL1 ) Sinan brings a wealth of expertise to the field.Passionate about various aspects of cybersecurity, including threat hunting, offensive and defensive security strategies, threat intelligence, system hardening, and reverse engineering, Sinan is a versatile professional. Fluent in three languages—English, Turkish, and a proficient level of Deutsch—his multilingual proficiency adds to his global appeal.Sinan firmly believes in embodying the spirit of a hunter, actively seeking and neutralizing threats to secure the digital landscape.
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