Dinesh Kumar

• Handling SOC operations, incident response, and threat detection using CrowdStrike Falcon, XSOAR, and Vectra NDR
• Managing platforms like Azure Sentinel, Cofense Vision, GCP GuardDuty, FireEye, and Cloudflare
• Investigated phishing, identity threats, and provided security advisory to internal teams

• Lead network security projects involving Checkpoint, F5, and native cloud firewalls via Terraform/GitHub

• Cybersecurity, Sr. Security Specialist (Jun 2022 – Mar 2025) Network Security, Sr. Manager (Jan 2020 – May 2022)

• Managed firewall and WAF infrastructure, upgrades, and support
• Delivered customer advisory services, ensured SLA compliance, and handled escalation protocols
• Coordinated with global clients and vendors for incident lifecycle management
• Managed day-to-day SOC operations involving Imperva WAF, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA
• Executed change management, client interaction, and threat remediation
• Authored technical reviews for MCR/TCR changes and platform enhancements

• Led operations for firewall, proxy, and mail gateway systems including Bluecoat, Akamai, FireEye
• Owned service design, architecture alignment, and global incident resolution
• Spearheaded IT service communications, roadmap planning, and strategic innovation initiatives

Remote Support for Data Center Network Management.

• Managed SDH and data network O&M for multiple NCR sites
• Oversaw DSLAM, multiplexer installs, and incident handling for Airtel core data services

• Part of the core team that deployed BSNL Multiplay Broadband backbone across 52 sites in Haryana
• Worked on UTStarcom DSLAMs, ensuring timely execution and rollout