Headline

SOC Analyst | 24×7 | SIEM, XDR, Incident Response,Crowdstrike| Cloudflare|EDR | ELK | QRadar | Splunk | Bangalore

About

Cybersecurity professional with hands-on experience in 24×7 SOC operations, specializing in threat monitoring, incident response, SIEM analysis, and security investigations. Currently working as a SOC Analyst at o9 Solutions, supporting continuous monitoring, reducing false positives, and improving detection accuracy through custom SIEM rules and dashboard engineering. Experienced with Elastic, QRadar, Splunk, Sophos XDR, phishing and malware analysis, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and cross-team incident coordination. Recognized for improving response time, automating reporting, and strengthening overall security posture. Focused on advancing toward SOC L2, detection engineering, and threat hunting roles while continuously building deeper cybersecurity expertise.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

SOC Analyst L2 at Tata Consultancy Services, Apr 2026 - Present · 2 mos, Hybrid

SOC Analyst L1 at CyberNX Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Jan 2023 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, - Worked in a 24x7 SOC environment, handling critical incidents across shifts to ensure continuous monitoring. - Led and coordinated a SOC team of 10 analysts and acted as a bridge between client and soc team and put my efforts into clearing analyst doubts, guiding analysts, resolving tickets, maintaining SLAs, providing detailed analysis, and reducing false positives. - Conducted root cause analysis (RCA) for confirmed incidents and documented findings in detailed incident reports. - Collaborated with DevOps, SecOps, and IT teams to resolve 98% of security incidents within SLA timelines. - Conducted in-depth analysis of red team activities, identified key security gaps, and recommended actionable remediation steps, and Created RCA reports - Performed trend analysis on security logs collected from diverse platforms including endpoints, networks, and cloud services to detect anomalies and emerging threats. - Designed SIEM dashboards to visualize detection of network anomalies and insider threats, improving True positive detection rates by 30%. - Developed over 100+ custom SIEM detection rules tailored to client needs, reducing false positives by 45%. - Monitored and managed Sophos XDR- creating policies, analyzing cases and Detections. - Performed real-time log analysis to identify IOCs, ensuring proactive security measures. - Actively addressed client requests, providing necessary information promptly. - Created comprehensive SOPs for various alerts based on client requests, ensuring clarity and efficiency. - Delivered security awareness training to employees on phishing and social engineering threats. - Automated reporting processes using Google Looker Studio, reducing time spent on manual tasks by 40%. - Managed shift schedules including creating roster and ensured continuous operational coverage by coordinating analysts’ availability.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Andhra university