About

Proactive SOC Analyst with 3+ years of experience delivering measurable impact in 24/7 security operations, threat hunting, and incident response across hybrid environments. Proven expertise in detection engineering, MITRE ATT&CK alignment, and advanced threat investigations using Sentinel, Defender, and Vectra AI, enhancing detection accuracy and streamlining IR processes. Successfully slashed alert fatigue by 30%, blocked over 100 phishing campaigns, and reduced incident response times by 35%, while also mentoring SOC teams to operational excellence.

Work

Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.

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SOC Analyst

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Summary

Led 24/7 security operations and incident response for a key client, ensuring robust threat detection, analysis, and containment across hybrid environments.

Highlights

Investigated over 100 security incidents monthly (malware, phishing, brute-force, insider threats) with 100% SLA compliance, ensuring rapid containment and reducing mean time to resolution by 35%.

Automated phishing triage using Sentinel and Defender, blocking 100+ malicious URLs and 80+ phishing campaigns, which reduced user click rate by 40% and overall user impact by 50%.

Engineered and mapped 30+ detection rules to MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain, boosting threat coverage by 20% and improving detection accuracy while cutting false positives by 30%.

Performed endpoint forensics and isolated infected systems via Defender Live Response, decreasing attacker dwell time by 30% and preventing lateral movement across the network.

Trained and mentored junior SOC analysts on Sentinel dashboards, triage workflows, and phishing investigation SOPs, reducing onboarding time by 50% and improving shift handover efficiency.

Education

Ballari Institute of Technology and Management

Ballari, Karnataka, India
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Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical & Electronics Engineering Grade:

Awards

Capgemini "Extra Mile” Award

Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.

Awarded for delivering proactive improvements beyond key performance indicators (KPIs).

Client Recognition Award

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

Recognized for reducing triage time by 40% and exceeding service level agreement (SLA) targets.

Certificates

Cloud Digital Leader

Google Cloud Certified

SC-200: Microsoft Certified – Security Operations Analyst Associate

AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Associate Cloud Engineer

Google Cloud Certified

Skills

Endpoint & Network Security

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Vectra AI, Palo Alto NGFW, Snort, Microsoft Live Response, Wireshark, PCAP Analysis.

Threat Detection & Investigation

MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain, UEBA, IOC Enrichment, Purple Teaming, Threat Intelligence, TTP-Based Detection.

Phishing & Email Security

Phishing Triage, Header Analysis, URL Scan, MX Toolbox, IP Void, Proxy & Domain Blocking.

Incident Response & RCA

Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Containment & Remediation, NIST IR Framework, Live Forensics, ServiceNow Ticketing.

Automation & Scripting

PowerShell, Postman API, Custom Log Ingestion, SOAR Playbooks.

Vulnerability & Exposure Management

Tenable Nessus, Threat Feed Integration, Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) Rules.

SIEM & SOAR Tools

Microsoft Sentinel, RSA NetWitness.