Manoj Kumar KT
Summary
Results-driven SOAR Engineer with over 6 years of expertise in Cortex XSOAR Administration and Security Automation. Proficient in designing automation playbooks, integrating security tools, managing infrastructure, and optimizing SOC operations. Skilled in Python scripting, REST API integrations, and incident response automation.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
Hyderabad
2024.06 - Current
- Design and develop Cortex XSOAR playbooks for security automation.
- Develop automation scripts using Python.
- Perform Cortex XSOAR administration and platform management.
- Upgrade XSOAR content packs and validate production deployments.
- Perform XSOAR platform upgrades (6.12 to 6.14) and post-upgrade validation.
- Perform SSL certificate renewal and certificate management.
- Execute Disaster Recovery (DR) switchovers and validation.
- Configure Live Backup and restore activities.
- Troubleshoot Podman container issues and platform services.
- Perform Linux server administration related to XSOAR.
- Manage incident fields, layouts, classifiers, mappers, dashboards, widgets, and reports.
Configure integrations, API permissions, authentication, and connectivity. - Troubleshoot playbook failures, automation failures, and integration issues.
- Perform content backup and environment migration activities.
- Provide L3 support for production incidents.
Collaborate with SOC teams, vendors, and OEM support.
Senior Analyst
Accenture
Banglore
2024.01 - 2024.05
- Taking content backup on monthly basis and monitoring dashboard on daily basis.
- Involved in the migration process from on-prem to SaaS infrastructure.
- Performed platform-related activities for Zimperium mobile application.
System Engineer
Infosys
Mysore
2019.09 - 2023.12
- Developed Cortex XSOAR playbooks and automation workflows.
- Created Python automation scripts.
- Integrated enterprise security products using REST APIs.
- Reviewed security use cases with SOC teams.
- Prepared High-Level Design (HLD) documentation.
- Performed integration onboarding and testing.
- Assisted with Splunk SOAR implementation and administration.
- Troubleshot API failures and automation issues.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore2024-06
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Kongu Engineering College
Perundurai2019-06
Skills
- Cortex XSOAR Administration
- Platform Upgrade
- Content Pack Upgrade
- Integration Configuration
- API Integration
- Playbook Development
- Automation Development
- Python Scripting
- Layouts, Classifiers, Mappers, Transformers, Widgets, Dashboards, Reports, Lists, Jobs
- Podman Management
- Data Purging & Audit Trail Purging
- SSL Certificate Renewal
- Live Backup Configuration
- Disaster Recovery (DR) Switchover
- Linux Administration
- Log Analysis
- Performance Tuning
- Troubleshooting
- SOP Documentation
- RCA Analysis
- OEM Coordination
Certification
- PCSAE
- Cortex XSOAR 6.2: Automation and Orchestration (EDU- 380)
Accomplishments
- Rising Roar (TNT)
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
2024.06 - Current
Senior Analyst
Accenture
2024.01 - 2024.05
System Engineer
Infosys
2019.09 - 2023.12
Master of Computer Applications -
Bharathiar University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Kongu Engineering College