Ajinkya Wadekar

August 2023 – Present

• Currently, I am part of the Threat Detection team with two years of experience in cybersecurity consulting across the different sectors.
• Tools & Platforms: Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Entra ID, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365.

Key Engagements:

• Energy Sector Engagement: Conducted proactive threat hunting, leveraging SIEM data and threat intelligence.
  Worked on the enhancement of the client's Azure Sentinel environment, including use case tuning and detection rule optimization.
• Banking Sector Engagement: Led the SIEM/SOAR deployment project using Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR.
  Built and optimized security use cases, fine-tuned detection rules, and developed Logic App-based automations.
  Handled incident response, from triage to resolution, and built custom dashboards and reports for SOC operations.
  Involved in data ingestion pipelines, including Data Collection Rules (DCRs), custom log onboarding, and connector integration.
  Carried out end-to-end threat hunting, including actor identification and hunt execution.