Manoj Papnai
Cyber Security Analyst
Delhi
Summary
Experienced Cybersecurity professional with nearly 3 years of hands-on experience in developing and implementing security use cases and effectively investigating incidents within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Proficient in Splunk and adept at providing exceptional SIEM and SOC support.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Cyber Security Analyst
Accenture
Gurugram, India
09.2023 - Current
- Conducted L2 level investigations escalated by SOC Team, demonstrating advanced problem-solving skills and expertise in cybersecurity incident response.
- Fine-tuned existing use cases in Splunk to optimize detection of attacks and mitigate potential threats, ensuring effectiveness of security measures.
- Researched and developed multiple new use cases in Splunk to detect malicious behavior, enhancing threat detection capabilities and reducing response times.
- Validated logs generated by multiple security devices or machines, ensuring accuracy and reliability of data used for threat detection and analysis.
- Manually parsed logs at search time to extract required fields, utilizing advanced Splunk search techniques to obtain relevant information for investigation and analysis.
- Reviewed and updated use cases and dashboards for effectiveness and relevance, continuously improving security posture of organization.
- Assisted with day-to-day SIEM operations, collaborating efficiently and productively with all team members to ensure smooth operation and effective threat detection.
- Provided on-call production support for Priority Incidents related to Splunk ES component, demonstrating commitment to maintaining system availability and integrity.
- Contributed to data on-boarding processes for SIEM, leveraging various methods such as Add-ons, Syslog, and Agents, to effectively ingest and analyze security-relevant data.
- Applied experience with monitoring solutions and methodologies to monitor server and network performance, hardware, and web synthetics, ensuring overall security posture of organization.
Cyber Security Associate
Accenture
Gurugram, India
06.2021 - 09.2023
- Conducted Level 1 investigations on alerts generated from Splunk, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, and Akamai WAF, demonstrating proficiency in SIEM technologies.
- Mapped and implemented use cases around the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework to enable detection at various stages of a cyber attack, contributing to enhanced threat detection capabilities.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams and escalated complex incidents to Level 2 analysts for further investigation and support.
- Managed Active Directory and AEM application, facilitating group access provisioning and user account creation to ensure secure access management.
- Coordinated with Infrastructure, Database, and Application teams to investigate security alerts and respond to potential threats effectively.
- Executed whitelisting of known IPs and manual blocking of IPs on Akamai WAF, enhancing network security and mitigating potential risks.
- Generated daily reports on breached accounts, providing insights into security incidents and facilitating timely response and remediation efforts.
- Operated in 24x7 rotational shift environment, ensuring continuous monitoring and response to security incidents to maintain network integrity and resilience.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Amity School Of Engineering And Technology GGSIPU
Delhi 08.2016 - 12.2020
Higher Secondary Certificate (12th) -
Pt. M. M. M. GOVT SARVODAYA BOYS SSS BRAHAMPURI
Delhi 04.2001 - 05.2016
Secondary School Certificate (10th) -
SARVODAYA BOYS SSS GAUTAMPURI DELHI
Delhi 04.2013 - 05.2014
Skills
SIEM : Splunk & Sentinel
Cloud : Microsoft defender for cloud, Azure Firewall, ASG, NSG, Azure Security Policies, Akamai WAF
WAF : Akamai
Network: TCP/IP, OSI Model, DNS
Certification
Cyber Defense Analyst issued by Splunk
Timeline
Cyber Security Analyst
Accenture
09.2023 - Current
Cyber Security Associate
Accenture
06.2021 - 09.2023
B.Tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Amity School Of Engineering And Technology GGSIPU
08.2016 - 12.2020
Secondary School Certificate (10th) -
SARVODAYA BOYS SSS GAUTAMPURI DELHI
04.2013 - 05.2014
Higher Secondary Certificate (12th) -
Pt. M. M. M. GOVT SARVODAYA BOYS SSS BRAHAMPURI
04.2001 - 05.2016