Building intelligent, secure and automated solutions through practical engineering projects, enterprise networking, workflow automation and AI-powered operations.

I'm a cybersecurity and automation enthusiast from South Africa who enjoys solving operational problems with technology.

My portfolio focuses on designing practical, enterprise-inspired solutions that combine cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, cloud technologies and workflow automation. Every project is built as if it were destined for a production environment, with an emphasis on implementation, testing, documentation and continuous improvement.

My current areas of focus include:

• 🛡️ Security Operations (SOC)
• 🤖 AI Operations (AIOps)
• 🌐 Enterprise Networking
• ☁️ AWS Cloud Security
• 🔄 Workflow Automation
• 🐧 Linux Administration
• 📊 Cybersecurity Governance

AI-powered operational monitoring platform built with n8n and Google Gemini.

• AI-powered workflow monitoring
• Automated incident generation
• Root cause analysis
• Business impact assessment
• Structured JSON reporting
• Intelligent decision engine
• Prompt engineering
• Production-ready documentation

Evidence-based Security Operations Centre assistant built using Google Gemini and n8n.

• Incident investigation
• MITRE ATT&CK mapping
• Executive reporting
• Threat analysis
• SOC workflow automation

A collection of AI-powered applications developed using AWS PartyRock.

• CyberGuardian AI Pro
• AI Data Analysis Case Study
• Prompt Engineering
• AI Security Demonstrations

AI-driven customer support automation workflow built with n8n.

• Intelligent ticket classification
• Automated routing
• AI-generated responses
• Knowledge base integration

Enterprise Cisco networking laboratories demonstrating secure infrastructure deployment.

• Enterprise Full Mesh Network
• VLAN Security
• ACL Implementation
• SSH Hardening
• Static Routing
• Port Security

Professional cybersecurity documentation and governance portfolio.

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Enterprise Security Policies
• Governance KPIs
• Risk Assessments
• Security Controls
• Wireshark Analysis
• Kali Linux Notes
• Nmap Labs

• Security Operations (SOC)
• Threat Detection
• Incident Response
• Network Security
• Risk Assessment
• Security Governance
• Security Policies
• Security Controls

• Google Gemini
• AWS PartyRock
• Prompt Engineering
• AI Operations (AIOps)
• AI Workflow Design
• Structured AI Outputs

• n8n
• Workflow Automation
• AI Agents
• Decision Automation
• JSON Processing

• AWS
• IAM
• EC2
• VPC
• Security Groups
• Amazon Bedrock

• Cisco IOS
• Enterprise Networking
• Routing & Switching
• VLANs
• ACLs
• SSH
• Syslog

• Kali Linux
• Ubuntu
• Bash
• Linux Networking

• ✅ AWS AI Practitioner Challenge
• ✅ Fortinet Certified Fundamentals in Cybersecurity
• ✅ Fortinet – Getting Started in Cybersecurity
• ✅ Fortinet – Introduction to the Threat Landscape
• ✅ Fortinet – Network Fundamentals
• ✅ Fortinet – Technical Introduction to Cybersecurity
• ✅ Lean Six Sigma White Belt
• ✅ Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
• ✅ Construction Project Management (University of Cape Town)

• AWS Cloud Security
• Linux Administration
• Python for Cybersecurity
• Security Automation
• Threat Hunting
• Active Directory
• Digital Forensics

• Cisco Packet Tracer
• Cisco IOS
• Google Gemini
• AWS PartyRock
• Amazon Bedrock
• n8n
• Kali Linux
• Ubuntu
• Wireshark
• Nmap
• Git
• GitHub

Enterprise Networking
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Cybersecurity
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Governance & Risk
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Artificial Intelligence
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Cloud Security
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Workflow Automation
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AI Operations (AIOps)
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Security Engineering

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luthando-yekani-104a3b382

GitHub

https://github.com/LuthandoYekani

Email

yek.trading@gmail.com

"Great engineers don't just learn technology—they build it, secure it, automate it and document it."