IT Support Specialist at AdventHealth
Colorado, United States
Elshad Neymatov
Council Member
Elshad Neymatov is an IT and cybersecurity professional with over seven years of experience spanning IT support, network security, cloud infrastructure, and security operations across healthcare, banking, and consulting environments. He holds dual master's degrees from Webster University in Information Technology Management and Business Administration, complementing a bachelor's degree in Social Science and Psychology from Baku State University.
Elshad Neymatov currently serves as an IT Support Specialist with a security focus at AdventHealth Littleton, a position he has held since March 2025. In this role, he provides frontline support for hardware, software, and peripheral issues while actively contributing to the organization's security posture. He conducts weekly vulnerability assessments on endpoints using Qualys and Nessus, reporting identified risks and applying configurations to reduce exposure. He also monitors and analyzes security alerts through Splunk, escalating potential threats including malware and phishing attempts for immediate containment and remediation. Additionally, he develops and delivers staff training on IT security best practices, and maintains detailed documentation of security incidents and resolutions in close collaboration with senior cybersecurity teams.
Prior to his current role, Elshad Neymatov worked as an IT Support Specialist on a contract basis for AdventHealth through Professional Staffing from October 2024 to February 2025. During this engagement, he managed the Office 365 cloud environment, overseeing user account administration, licensing, and permissions, and conducted regular compliance audits against organizational security standards. He administered Active Directory for account creation, modification, password resets, and deactivation, and utilized ServiceNow to manage and resolve IT support tickets within SLA guidelines. His work optimizing Microsoft Teams configurations contributed to a 30% increase in cross-departmental collaboration across the organization.
Earlier in his career, Elshad Neymatov worked as a Cybersecurity Analyst at Finanskhan Consulting from June 2019 to February 2021. There he led incident response efforts, analyzing threats, containing breaches, and restoring normal operations while preparing detailed reports for management on cybersecurity events and risk recommendations. He configured ModSecurity rules to protect web applications, achieving a 62% reduction in the risk of SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks. He also performed penetration testing using the Metasploit Framework to identify vulnerabilities and deliver targeted remediation guidance, and developed and enforced security policies and protocols across the organization.
Elshad Neymatov currently serves as an IT Support Specialist with a security focus at AdventHealth Littleton, a position he has held since March 2025. In this role, he provides frontline support for hardware, software, and peripheral issues while actively contributing to the organization's security posture. He conducts weekly vulnerability assessments on endpoints using Qualys and Nessus, reporting identified risks and applying configurations to reduce exposure. He also monitors and analyzes security alerts through Splunk, escalating potential threats including malware and phishing attempts for immediate containment and remediation. Additionally, he develops and delivers staff training on IT security best practices, and maintains detailed documentation of security incidents and resolutions in close collaboration with senior cybersecurity teams.
Prior to his current role, Elshad Neymatov worked as an IT Support Specialist on a contract basis for AdventHealth through Professional Staffing from October 2024 to February 2025. During this engagement, he managed the Office 365 cloud environment, overseeing user account administration, licensing, and permissions, and conducted regular compliance audits against organizational security standards. He administered Active Directory for account creation, modification, password resets, and deactivation, and utilized ServiceNow to manage and resolve IT support tickets within SLA guidelines. His work optimizing Microsoft Teams configurations contributed to a 30% increase in cross-departmental collaboration across the organization.
Earlier in his career, Elshad Neymatov worked as a Cybersecurity Analyst at Finanskhan Consulting from June 2019 to February 2021. There he led incident response efforts, analyzing threats, containing breaches, and restoring normal operations while preparing detailed reports for management on cybersecurity events and risk recommendations. He configured ModSecurity rules to protect web applications, achieving a 62% reduction in the risk of SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks. He also performed penetration testing using the Metasploit Framework to identify vulnerabilities and deliver targeted remediation guidance, and developed and enforced security policies and protocols across the organization.
Before that, Elshad Neymatov served as an IT Security Specialist at Rabita Bank from March 2018 to June 2019, where he monitored network activity for potential threats, configured firewalls and intrusion detection and prevention systems, and conducted regular threat assessments. He evaluated organizational systems against security frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS benchmarks, and ensured compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and other applicable regulatory requirements. He built and maintained incident response strategies and delivered post-incident analyses to continuously improve the bank's security posture.
Elshad Neymatov began his professional journey as an IT Intern at the Baku European Games from May 2015 to September 2016, where he assisted with the setup of temporary networks and IT systems across multiple venues including stadiums, media centers, and athlete villages. He contributed to the post-event decommissioning of IT infrastructure, supported the archiving of event data, and helped create detailed documentation of IT processes and lessons learned from the experience.
Elshad Neymatov has been recognized as a subject matter voice on cybersecurity strategy. In September 2024, he was featured in an interview published by Heftelik.az in which he outlined three priority steps for strengthening cybersecurity in Azerbaijan: adopting a Zero Trust security model, aligning organizations with international standards such as NIST and ISO 27001, and expanding the pipeline of qualified cybersecurity professionals through university programs, ethical hacking certifications such as CEH and CISSP, and broader public awareness initiatives.
His technical expertise spans security tools including Wireshark, Splunk, Nessus, Metasploit, and Qualys; frameworks including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and MITRE ATT&CK; databases including Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server; programming and markup languages including Java, HTML, SQL, and XML; version control with Git and GitHub; IT support platforms including ServiceNow and Zendesk; and systems administration including Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and asset management.
Elshad Neymatov began his professional journey as an IT Intern at the Baku European Games from May 2015 to September 2016, where he assisted with the setup of temporary networks and IT systems across multiple venues including stadiums, media centers, and athlete villages. He contributed to the post-event decommissioning of IT infrastructure, supported the archiving of event data, and helped create detailed documentation of IT processes and lessons learned from the experience.
Elshad Neymatov has been recognized as a subject matter voice on cybersecurity strategy. In September 2024, he was featured in an interview published by Heftelik.az in which he outlined three priority steps for strengthening cybersecurity in Azerbaijan: adopting a Zero Trust security model, aligning organizations with international standards such as NIST and ISO 27001, and expanding the pipeline of qualified cybersecurity professionals through university programs, ethical hacking certifications such as CEH and CISSP, and broader public awareness initiatives.
His technical expertise spans security tools including Wireshark, Splunk, Nessus, Metasploit, and Qualys; frameworks including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and MITRE ATT&CK; databases including Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server; programming and markup languages including Java, HTML, SQL, and XML; version control with Git and GitHub; IT support platforms including ServiceNow and Zendesk; and systems administration including Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and asset management.