Ganga Bhargava Reddy C N
Hyderabad
Summary
Security Operations professional with 1.5+ years experience in enterprise SIEM deployment, advanced incident investigation, and threat intelligence integration at tier-1 clients (HAL, BHEL). Proven expertise in FortiSIEM, Seceon, and Wazuh; reduced MTTR by 25% and false positives by 30%. CompTIA CySA+ certified with strong background in threat hunting, anomaly detection, incident response orchestration, and zero-trust network security architecture implementation.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SOC Analyst
Gowra Bits & Bytes Pvt Ltd
07.2024 - Current
- Seceon SIEM at HAL: Architected deployment with 15+ custom detection rules; triaged 50+ incidents/month with 25% MTTR reduction
- FortiSIEM at BHEL: Configured multi-source log integration; resolved 40+ alerts/week with 30% false-positive reduction
- Zero-Trust Network Security: Evaluated and tested Ferrumgate ZTNA for microsegmentation; designed identity-based access control policies
- Network Traffic Analysis: Configured ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer for ISP-to-LAN traffic monitoring; identified bandwidth anomalies and malicious patterns
- Vulnerability Management: Deployed Nessus and Qualys VMDR for continuous scanning; prioritized 50+ vulnerabilities quarterly
- Wazuh SIEM Integration: Operationalized with TheHive, Cortex, Shuffle, MISP; improved threat intelligence correlation by 15%
- Infrastructure Monitoring: Managed Zabbix, resolved 20+ quarterly bottlenecks; maintained 99.2% availability
Technical Support Engineer (Security-Focused)
DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Resolved 100+ tickets monthly; achieved 40% downtime reduction through rapid root cause analysis
- Managed firewall operations (Checkpoint, Palo Alto); improved uptime by 20%, reduced congestion by 15%
- Assessed and prioritized 30+ vulnerabilities using Nessus and Qualys; coordinated remediation
- Supported DLP implementation using Trellix DLP; configured data classification policies for compliance
Networking & Infrastructure Intern
Purplesynapz
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Completed networking labs (OSI model, VLANs, NAT, ACLs, subnetting); applied in 5+ simulation projects
- Conducted packet-level analysis with Wireshark/TCPDump on 500GB+ network traffic
- Designed Checkpoint firewall policies for 10+ test environments with validation
- Web security testing using Burp Suite; identified security misconfigurations in test applications
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
Sri Venkateswara Degree College
Hyderabad, India01.2017
Skills
Web security
Security analysis
Penetration testing
Reverse engineering
Vulnerability assessment
Access control
Application security
Network monitoring
Incident response
Malware analysis
Firewall configuration
Intrusion detection
Network security
Threat hunting
Security protocols
Analytical thinking
Risk management
Security monitoring
Ethical hacking
Patch management
Certification
- CompTIA CySA+ (Certified Security Analyst) - In Progress / Expected Q1 2026
- Certificate of Professional - Seceon (aiSIEM, aiXDR, Security Score360, BI360) | June 2025
- Cyber Pro Certification - Purplesynapz Labs | June 2023
Accomplishments
- 25% MTTR Reduction: Optimized incident response workflows to 1.5 hours
- 30% False-Positive Reduction: Engineered detection rules maintaining 99.5% accuracy
ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES
Scripting (Bash), Compliance (GDPR/ISO 27001/PCI-DSS), On-call Incident Response, Alert Tuning, DLP & Data Protection, Web & API Security, Threat Intelligence Platforms, Vulnerability Research & CVE Analysis
Timeline
SOC Analyst
Gowra Bits & Bytes Pvt Ltd
07.2024 - Current
Technical Support Engineer (Security-Focused)
DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
02.2024 - 06.2024
Networking & Infrastructure Intern
Purplesynapz
06.2023 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
Sri Venkateswara Degree College