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Amit Sharma

Senior Consultant
Kolkata

Summary

With over 12 years of IT experience, brings a client-focused approach as a Senior SIEM Engineer. Throughout career, has dedicated more than 8years to supporting and architecting innovative security monitoring solutions, consistently exceeding client expectations. As a highly experienced Cybersecurity Engineer, driven by a passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies to safeguard IT infrastructure and maintain data integrity.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
09.2024 - Current
  • Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
  • Providing a complete MS Sentinel SIEM Engineering support to IOC(International Olympic committee) client.
  • Performs all administration, management, configuration, testing, and integration tasks related to the Sentinel and Chronical.
  • Providing Detect and Respond support to McDonalds using Google Chronical SIEM.
  • Writing Rules, Validating Rules and creating Dashboards,
  • Troubleshot issues by understanding issue, diagnosing root cause and coming up with effective solutions.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to develop customized solutions that addressed unique client needs.


Security Consultant

IBM
6 2021 - 09.2024
  • Providing MSS security to 200+ customers across the globe as FTS Focals, Provide remote consulting services via interactive client sessions to assist with implementation of multiple product vendors and technologies, Assist with client transition and onboarding serve as primary point of contact for Managed Security Service clients, Manage SIEM user accounts (create, delete, modify, etc.), Act as the point of escalation for other Engineers (Associate Engineer, Security Engineer, & Senior Engineer) and provide guidance and mentoring, Develops internal training methods to support Managed Services and their clients, Coordinating and conducting event collection, log management, event management, compliance automation, and identity monitoring activities using the IBM Qradar, Research, analyze and understand log sources utilized for the purpose of security monitoring, particularly security and networking devices (such as firewalls, routers, anti-virus products, proxies, and operating systems), Develop, implement, and execute standard procedures for the administration, content management, change management, version/patch management, and lifecycle management of the SIEM/Log Management platforms, Performs all administration, management, configuration, testing, integration, and upgradation tasks, Creation of technically detailed reports on the status of the SIEM to include metrics on items such as number of logging sources, log collection rate, and server performance
  • As an endpoint security engineer, We Design and implement endpoint security solutions, Develop and report enterprise level metrics for endpoint security controls,Ensure that security systems ,Develop and implement security policies and procedures for end-usersdocumentation is up to date,Ensure that security solutions are integrated seamlessly.
  • Hands-on experience in the implementation and administration of endpoint security related technologies such as Crowdstrike,MS Defender, Cybereason, Carbon Black and Palo alto Cortex XDR.

Cyber Security Analyst

Wipro technologies
01.2017 - 04.2021
  • Core member of SIAAS team in CDC, Monitoring and analyzing SIEM alerts through Qradar and identifying security anomalies for investigation and remediation, Conduct analysis to determine the legitimacy of files, domains and emails using resources such as Virus total and MX Toolbox, Create and track incidents and report with integrated service now ticketing system, Conducting real-time analysis using Qradar SIEM, and other analytics tool with a focus on identifying security events and false positive, Experiencing with utilizing security tool such as Qradar, Sentinel One, Nagios XI, Trend micro, BMC Remedy, Service Now, Exposure to Data Loss prevention, Phishing Malware, Network Traffic, and other cybersecurity principals, Investigation and advising on potentials risk and active vulnerabilities identified within the monitored network environment, Able to create high quality Security Analysis reports pertaining to event data, Assists with the development of processes and procedures to improve incident response times, analysis of incidents, and overall, SOC functions.

Nagios XI and Linux Administrator

Wipro technologies
03.2015 - 01.2017
  • Knowledge of present state of the art monitoring tools, Exposure to Nagios XI tool, Integrating Windows, Linux, AIX and other network devices using Nagios XI and Nagios Core for NABARD customer, Good understanding of Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems, Created shell scripted for Production and UAT server, Cloning of Eshakti/Energy Production server for GRIDCO/OPTCL/SLDC customer, Data Center Lead and support with a focus on Levels 2 & 3 for 32+ Linux workstations, Installation, implementation, and problem resolution support for the Linux workstation environment, Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, Willingness to take ownership.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
Mumbai
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Security Practices with Google Security operation -SIEM
  • Google Security operation - Fundamental
  • Working experience in Google Chronical SIEM
  • Trained in Cortex XDR- Investigation and Response (EDU-262)
  • Trained in Cortex XDR- Prevention Analysis, and Response (EDU-260)
  • Completed IBM Qradar Administration 750 Global certification
  • Completed IBM Advocate cloud V2
  • watsonx Assistant Practitioner Advanced
  • Completed IBM fundamental foundation Badge certification
  • Completed Linux 63 from Tech Network
  • Completed RHCE 50 from JETKING INSTITUTE
  • Policy Development
  • Time management abilities
  • Report Generation
  • Physical Security

Timeline

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
09.2024 - Current

Cyber Security Analyst

Wipro technologies
01.2017 - 04.2021

Nagios XI and Linux Administrator

Wipro technologies
03.2015 - 01.2017

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
04.2001 -

Security Consultant

IBM
6 2021 - 09.2024

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