DEEPAK GURRAM
Cyber Security SOAR Engineer
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Persistent Cyber security practitioner with good technical skills especially in SOAR. Passionate to work in a company where I can utilize my skills further and contribute to the success and growth of the company.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
11.2023 - Current
- Automated email notifications to end users, owner auto-assignment, audit log forwarding to external services such as Splunk and SecOps, SLA calculations, and auto-closure of duplicate bulk incidents in Defender and Splunk via XSOAR.
- Integrated a wide range of tools, including Microsoft 365 Defender, Splunk, HackerOne, ServiceNow, SharePoint, EWS O365, Claroty, Nozomi, Mandiant, ANYRUN, and others.
- Developed playbooks aligned with MITRE tactics and techniques.
- Migrated SOAR playbooks from Splunk to SecOps.
- Upgraded XSOAR to version 6.14.
- Leveraged the IBM SOAR tool to improve incident response efficiency and effectiveness by reducing manual intervention, and accelerating detection, response, and mitigation times.
SOAR Engineer
L&T Technology Services
09.2022 - 11.2023
- Integrated a wide range of tools, such as ServiceNow, QRADAR, ARCOS, App360, Cloudsek, NCIIPC, Google SCC, AWS Security Hub, etc., into XSOAR.
- Delivered quality work on time to meet client expectations.
- Successfully upgraded to the latest version of the SOAR platform.
- Migration of Docker to Podman.
- Enhanced support for seamlessly managing patching activities on SOAR servers.
- Enhanced business operations by analyzing diverse use cases and seamlessly implementing changes aligned with SOC (Security Operations Center) standards.
- Utilizing KEDB functionality to enhance SOAR users' capabilities.
SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER | XSOAR
Infosys
08.2020 - 08.2022
- Multi-tenant SOAR Host deployment, management and upgrade
- Supporting Customer Engagements by understanding Customer Architecture and Integrating Security controls with SOAR
- Designing and implementing Incident handling workbench to simplify SOC Operations by integrating SIEM, EDR, Firewall, AD, Threat Intel, MS O365 with SOAR
- Monitoring the platform for issues and resolving them
- Deploying the SOAR application in the RHEL servers from end to end with an integrated work plan
- Creating fields, layouts, classifiers, mappers etc as a part of Incident Response Workbench creation
- Working end to end with Client’s Security/Networking team for SOAR Engine deployment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Engineering
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation
Vijayawada, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Cortex XSOAR
Python
PEGA
Linux
SIEM
SecOps
Certification
Purdue University Applied Cybersecurity Essentials Certification
Interests
Experienced in the dynamic realm of cybersecurity with a passion for threat intelligence, SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response)
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
11.2023 - Current
SOAR Engineer
L&T Technology Services
09.2022 - 11.2023
SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER | XSOAR
Infosys
08.2020 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Engineering
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation
04.2001 -