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Jack-Merrett/README.md

Hi πŸ‘‹, I'm Jack Merrett

Cybersecurity Graduate Student | Security+ Certified | Enterprise Support Engineer

Currently building cloud security, detection engineering, and infrastructure automation projects while pursuing a Master's in Cybersecurity.


πŸš€ Current Focus

  • ☁️ AWS Cloud Security
  • πŸ” Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • πŸ›‘οΈ Detection Engineering
  • πŸ“Š SIEM & Threat Monitoring (Wazuh)
  • πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • 🐧 Linux Administration
  • 🌐 Networking & Security Architecture

πŸ› οΈ Technologies & Tools

Linux Ubuntu Python Git GitHub Docker MySQL


πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» About Me

I currently work as an Enterprise Support Engineer supporting large-scale medical imaging environments at Fujifilm Healthcare.

My background spans:

  • Enterprise IT Support
  • Healthcare Technology
  • Data Analytics
  • System Troubleshooting
  • Customer-Facing Technical Support

I am currently pursuing a Master's in Cybersecurity at Hawaii Pacific University while building hands-on cloud security projects focused on AWS, IAM, SIEM engineering, and security automation.

My goal is to transition into a Cloud Security Engineer role where I can combine my operational experience, security knowledge, and automation skills to build secure and scalable systems.


πŸŽ“ Education & Certifications

Education

  • Hawaii Pacifice Univeristy - M.S. Cybersecurity (In Progress)
  • Portland State University - Communications

Certifications

  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Network+ (scheduled)
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner (Planned)
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate (Planned)

πŸ“‚ Featured Projects

πŸ” Cloud Security Lab

Building a secure AWS environment with logging, monitoring, IAM controls, and detection engineering.

πŸ›‘οΈ Home SIEM

Wazuh-based threat detection lab for security monitoring and incident investigation.

πŸ—οΈ Terraform Security Baseline

Infrastructure as Code project implementing cloud security best practices.

πŸ“š Security Notes

Documentation of cybersecurity concepts, labs, lessons learned, and project writeups.


🌎 Connect With Me

LinkedIn 🌐 Website

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    My cybersecurity learning journal, lab notes, certifications, project documentation, and security engineering studies.