Kranthi Kumar Munnangi
Kolkata
Summary
SOC Analyst skilled in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security incidents using leading SIEM platforms. Strong in alert triage, threat hunting, log analysis, and incident reporting. Adept at identifying anomalies, correlating events, and enhancing detection workflows. Known for analytical thinking, rapid learning, and supporting 24/7 security operations with a proactive security mindset.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Security Analyst
ITOrizin Technology Solutions
06.2025 - Current
- Advanced to Senior Security Analyst, expanding responsibilities to include onboarding new customers to the SIEM platform.
- Spearheaded onboarding of 3+ new customers into the SIEM platform, ensuring seamless environment setup and onboarding.
- Integrated 50+ log sources, including complex custom sources requiring parser development and field normalization.
- Developed and validated custom parsers to ensure accurate field extraction, normalization, and correlation logic.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to understand customer infrastructure, define logging requirements, and ensure successful deployment.
- Provided mentorship and technical guidance to junior analysts, supporting overall SOC maturity and service quality.
Security Analyst
ITOrizin Technology Solutions
04.2024 - 05.2025
- Promoted to Security Analyst after demonstrating strong analytical and investigative capabilities.
- Took ownership of SIEM alert fine-tuning, rule modification, and optimization to reduce false positives across customer environments.
- Fine-tuned SIEM rules and correlation logic, leading to a 40–60% reduction in false positives across monitored environments.
- Designed and developed new use cases based on emerging threats, customer requirements, and MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
- Handled customer communications, attended review calls, and presented incident reports and threat summaries to clients.
- Played a key role in improving SOC efficiency through continuous tuning, documentation, and workflow enhancements.
Junior Security Officer
ITOrizin Technology Solutions
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Began career as a Junior Security Analyst with a strong focus on real-time alert monitoring and initial triaging in the SOC environment.
- Analyzed security events, identified potential threats, and escalated incidents based on severity and business impact.
- Investigated and escalated high-severity incidents with 95% accuracy, aligned with SOC workflows.
- Performed threat-hunting activities to proactively detect anomalies within customer environments.
- Prepared incident summaries, daily/weekly SOC reports, and ensured timely communication with clients.
- Gained hands-on experience with SIEM tools, log analysis, and use of threat-intelligence sources.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
KKR And KSR Institute of Technology And Sciences
Guntur08-2022
Skills
- Kali Linux
- SIEM Tools
- Security Analysis
- Incident Management
- ITSM Ticketing
- SIEM
- Networking
- SOC
- CEH
- Security Operations Center
- Security Operations
- Threat Hunting
- Ethical Hacking
- Cyber Security
- Security Monitoring
Certification
- Certified Ethical Hacker
- Certified soc analyst
- Practical Ethical Hacking
- Securonix security Analyst
- Securonix Snypr Administrator
LANGUAGES
English
Telugu
Hindi
Timeline
Senior Security Analyst
ITOrizin Technology Solutions
06.2025 - Current
Security Analyst
ITOrizin Technology Solutions
04.2024 - 05.2025
Junior Security Officer
ITOrizin Technology Solutions
04.2023 - 03.2024
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
KKR And KSR Institute of Technology And Sciences
Awards and Achievements
- Awarded “Most Promising Associate” within the first 4 months of joining the organization for outstanding performance in alert analysis, threat investigations, and client communication.
- Achieved two consecutive promotions in under two years (Junior Security Analyst -> Security Analyst -> Senior Security Analyst) by consistently delivering high-quality work, improving SOC efficiency, and taking on advanced technical responsibilities.
- Client Appreciation Consistently appreciated by clients for swift incident handling, clear communication; also contributed to team development by leading knowledge-sharing sessions on cybersecurity and SIEM practices.