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title: "PUNITHKUMAR BJ - Systems Engineer I -Security Operations in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# PUNITHKUMAR BJ on Tal

## Headline

Systems Engineer I \- Security Operations @ Rakuten India \|IDS/IPS\|EDR\|Email Security\|Threat Intelligence\|Threat Hunting\|Incident Response\|

## About

Rakuten India leverages expertise in cybersecurity operations to enhance threat detection and mitigation strategies\. Contributions include monitoring application logs for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and analyzing phishing attempts using TrendMicro Cloud App Security\. Proficiency in KQL queries drives advanced log analysis and threat hunting within Azure Sentinel, supported by collaboration through Atlassian tools like JIRA and Confluence\. A Bachelor of Engineering graduate, with a strong foundation in web application security and anti\-phishing techniques\. Motivated to strengthen organizational defenses, the role emphasizes threat intelligence through detailed analysis of indicators such as malware hashes and IP addresses\. Dedicated to fostering secure systems with a focus on continuous learning and innovative problem\-solving\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

cursor

deepseek

elevenlabs

grok

hedra

openai

## Work experience

Systems Engineer I \-Security Operations at Rakuten India, Oct 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Hybrid

Cyber Security Consultant at Rakuten India, Oct 2023 \- Oct 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, •Application logs monitoring and investigating OWASP Top 10 web Application attacks\. • Working on several types of phishing attempts, Spam email, and E\-mail Harvesting using TrendMicro Cloud App Security Management tool\. • Performing Threat Intelligence using indictors of threats such as IP addresses, URL's, domain names, malware hashes, filenames and factors based on attack history to help identify True Positives\. • Using SIEM as Azure Sentinel \(Security Information and Event Management\) for log monitoring/Analysis and Treating\. Writing KQL queries for Log Analysis, Use Case creation and Threat Hunting in Sentinel\. • Using Atlassian products JIRA/Confluence/Bitbucket on daily basis for operations\. • Analyzing Crowd Strike \(EDR\) alerts for suspicious endpoint activities\.

SOC Enginner at Accel Limited, Oct 2022 \- Aug 2023 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Network operations Centre \| Security Operations Centre \| EDR \| Checkpoint \| Monitoring on Firewalls,DHCP \| SURE MDM \| Cisco \|Opsmanager\| WAF\| RADWARE \|

Internship Trainee at SOC Experts, Jun 2022 \- Oct 2022 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Davanagere

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