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Onkar Kulkarni

SOC Analyst | Incident Response | Threat Hunting | CrowdStrike Falcon | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft Sentinel | EDR | MDR | 2.8 YOE in Global SOC

Pune District

3+ years of work experience

Accenture in India
Oct 20232 yrs 10 mosPresent

Pune District, Maharashtra, India

• Investigated and resolved 200+ security incidents including phishing, malware, account compromise, and suspicious authentication activity using CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and Trellix ENS in a global 24x7 SOC environment supporting 40,000+ endpoints. • Performed alert triage and threat validation by analyzing endpoint telemetry, process trees, authentication logs, and IOC data to differentiate between true and false positives and ensure accurate escalation. • Conducted threat investigations using Microsoft Sentinel and KQL queries to correlate endpoint, AD, DNS, VPN, and email security logs for identifying attack patterns aligned with MITRE ATT&CK framework. • Investigated phishing campaigns using Microsoft Defender for Office 365 by analyzing email headers, malicious URLs, attachments, and sandbox reports using VirusTotal and ANY.RUN. • Supported endpoint security operations across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems ensuring continuous monitoring, sensor health, and detection coverage. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams during incident response for containment, remediation, and post-incident reporting while maintaining 98% SLA adherence.

Education

MIT Academy of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and telecommunications

MIT Academy of Engineering

20194 yrs2023

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Headline

SOC Analyst | Incident Response | Threat Hunting | CrowdStrike Falcon | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft Sentinel | EDR | MDR | 2.8 YOE in Global SOC

About

SOC Analyst with 2.8+ years of experience in a global 24x7 Security Operations Center specializing in incident response, threat detection, and endpoint security across enterprise environments. Experienced in investigating phishing attacks, malware infections, account compromise, and endpoint threats using CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and Microsoft Sentinel. Skilled in analyzing security telemetry including Windows event logs, authentication data, DNS logs, and endpoint signals to identify and respond to security incidents aligned with MITRE ATT&CK framework. Currently supporting environments with 40,000+ endpoints and handling 200+ security incidents with 98% SLA adherence. Core areas include: • Incident Response & Investigation • Threat Hunting • Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR/XDR) • Phishing & Malware Analysis • Security Monitoring & Alert Triage Actively exploring opportunities in SOC L2, MDR, and Incident Response roles (Remote / Pune / Bangalore / Hyderabad).

Location

Pune District

Work experience

Cyber Security Analyst at Accenture in India, Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, • Investigated and resolved 200+ security incidents including phishing, malware, account compromise, and suspicious authentication activity using CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and Trellix ENS in a global 24x7 SOC environment supporting 40,000+ endpoints. • Performed alert triage and threat validation by analyzing endpoint telemetry, process trees, authentication logs, and IOC data to differentiate between true and false positives and ensure accurate escalation. • Conducted threat investigations using Microsoft Sentinel and KQL queries to correlate endpoint, AD, DNS, VPN, and email security logs for identifying attack patterns aligned with MITRE ATT&CK framework. • Investigated phishing campaigns using Microsoft Defender for Office 365 by analyzing email headers, malicious URLs, attachments, and sandbox reports using VirusTotal and ANY.RUN. • Supported endpoint security operations across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems ensuring continuous monitoring, sensor health, and detection coverage. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams during incident response for containment, remediation, and post-incident reporting while maintaining 98% SLA adherence.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and telecommunications, MIT Academy of Engineering

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