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Pavan Kalyan Manepalli

SOC Analyst L2 | Security Operations Analyst | Morgan Stanley (TCS) | SIEM, Incident Response

Andhra Pradesh

5+ years of work experience

Tata Consultancy Services
Nov 20214 yrs 8 mosPresent

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Performing SOC-aligned IAM and security operations in BFSI production environment Handling SIEM alert triage, security incident response and access governance Supporting endpoint security, account hardening and compliance audits Resolving Incident, Change and Access tickets via ServiceNow in 24×7 operations
Tata Consultancy Services
Nov 20214 yrs 8 mosPresent

Performed Level 1&2 security alert triage across authentication, endpoint, proxy, and privileged access use cases. Investigated abnormal login behavior including brute force attempts, repeated authentication failures, and suspicious geolocation access. Correlated logs from Active Directory, VPN, Proxy, and endpoint systems to validate true positive incidents. Mapped confirmed incidents to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques for structured reporting. Escalated high-severity incidents as per incident response playbooks ensuring timely containment. Enforced least-privilege access principles aligned with banking compliance standards. Conducted entitlement validation and access recertification activities. Identified and remediated privilege misuse and access violations. Supported security control validations during audit cycles with zero policy breach records. Participated in technical risk discussions related to access workflow dependencies. Documented Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for high-priority incidents. Maintained structured evidence documentation for audit validation. Ensured SLA adherence (99%+ compliance) for critical and high-severity incidents. Worked in 24×7 production SOC environment supporting critical BFSI infrastructure. Conducted shift handovers with proper incident documentation and risk status reporting. Improved access provisioning workflow efficiency, reducing SLA delays by 30%. Maintained zero-escalation record for 6 consecutive months.
Green Tech Industries India pvt Ltd
Sep 20201 yrAug 2021

Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh, India

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Daita Madhusudana Sastry Sri Venkateswara Hindu College of Engineering

20173 yrs2020

Diploma of Education, Mechanical Engineering

Sri Vasavi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nandamuru, Pedana Mandal, PIN-521369(CC-MQ)

20143 yrs2017

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Headline

SOC Analyst L2 | Security Operations Analyst | Morgan Stanley (TCS) | SIEM, Incident Response

About

I am passionate SOC / IAM Security Analyst with 4+ years of production experience in Morgan Stanley BFSI environment through TCS. Experienced in security incident triage, IAM operations, access governance, endpoint security and ITIL-based workflows. Hands-on with SIEM alert triage, log analysis, MITRE ATT&CK aligned detection, vulnerability management and cloud SOC Operations using Splunk, QRadar and Azure Sentinel. Actively seeking SOC Analyst L2 / Security Operations Analyst roles.

Location

Andhra Pradesh

Work experience

System Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Performing SOC-aligned IAM and security operations in BFSI production environment Handling SIEM alert triage, security incident response and access governance Supporting endpoint security, account hardening and compliance audits Resolving Incident, Change and Access tickets via ServiceNow in 24×7 operations

Security Operations Center Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services, Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos, Performed Level 1&2 security alert triage across authentication, endpoint, proxy, and privileged access use cases. Investigated abnormal login behavior including brute force attempts, repeated authentication failures, and suspicious geolocation access. Correlated logs from Active Directory, VPN, Proxy, and endpoint systems to validate true positive incidents. Mapped confirmed incidents to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques for structured reporting. Escalated high-severity incidents as per incident response playbooks ensuring timely containment. Enforced least-privilege access principles aligned with banking compliance standards. Conducted entitlement validation and access recertification activities. Identified and remediated privilege misuse and access violations. Supported security control validations during audit cycles with zero policy breach records. Participated in technical risk discussions related to access workflow dependencies. Documented Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for high-priority incidents. Maintained structured evidence documentation for audit validation. Ensured SLA adherence (99%+ compliance) for critical and high-severity incidents. Worked in 24×7 production SOC environment supporting critical BFSI infrastructure. Conducted shift handovers with proper incident documentation and risk status reporting. Improved access provisioning workflow efficiency, reducing SLA delays by 30%. Maintained zero-escalation record for 6 consecutive months.

Quality Assurance Quality Control Engineer at Green Tech Industries India pvt Ltd, Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr, Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh, India

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Daita Madhusudana Sastry Sri Venkateswara Hindu College of Engineering

Diploma of Education, Mechanical Engineering, Sri Vasavi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nandamuru, Pedana Mandal, PIN-521369(CC-MQ)