MEGHA KHUTETA
Gurugram
Summary
Senior Security Analyst with 5+ years of SOC experience, specializing in Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for incident detection, investigation, and response. Strong expertise in SIEM operations, KQL-based detection engineering, and alert triage, with a proven ability to reduce false positives and improve MTTR. Hands-on experience with CrowdStrike Falcon, ArcSight ESM, and McAfee Web Proxy Gateway, supporting enterprise-scale security monitoring.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Analyst
Accenture Solutions
Gurugram
08.2023 - Current
- Investigated and responded to security incidents using Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender, reducing MTTR through effective containment.
- Validated and escalated L1 alerts, correlating SIEM and endpoint telemetry to accurately identify true positives, enhancing incident response.
- Optimized SIEM analytics, detection rules, and watchlists to minimize false positives and enhance alert accuracy.
- Enhanced Sentinel workbooks and dashboards to accelerate triage and improve SOC visibility.
- Developed and executed 10+ SOC SOPs and SOAR automation rules, standardizing incident response workflows.
- Conducted vulnerability assessments, prioritizing critical risks and coordinating timely remediation.
- Managed IoCs in Defender for Endpoint to block threats and prevent endpoint compromise.
- Performed endpoint containment actions, including isolation and policy enforcement.
Senior Specialist
HCL Technologies
Noida
12.2021 - 07.2023
- Managed SOC operations, acted as L2 analyst for incident triage and response using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Endpoint.
- Developed custom Sentinel content, including KQL based analytic rules, watch lists, and automation playbooks.
- Customized workbooks for real-time dashboards and actionable insights based on client requirements.
- Reduced false positives through refined detection logic and data source tuning.
- Configured data connectors and on-boarded multiple log sources into Sentinel.
- Implemented Microsoft security recommendations to improve the organization's secure score.
- Managed endpoint on-boarding/off-boarding and created advanced Defender policies.
- Authored monthly SOC incident reports and documented key threat trends.
- Hands-on with MCAS, Defender for Identity, Defender for O365, Trend Micro, and McAfee Web Gateway.
Information Security Professional
DXC Technologies
Noida
09.2019 - 10.2021
- Monitored and triaged live security events using McAfee ePO, ArcSight ESM, Falcon Crowd-strike, and NSM.
- Investigated and responded to incidents using Sentinel and ServiceNow for internal DXC and Luxoft environments.
- Built and fine-tuned KQL based detections in Sentinel for monitoring firewalls, AD, Zscaler, and CrowdStrike.
- Developed customized playbooks and workbooks tailored to client use cases and compliance needs.
- Contributed to improved threat visibility and faster detection across hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Associate Professional
DXC Technologies
Noida
06.2014 - 08.2019
- Establish and oversee the remedy incidents for service restoration in accordance with the specified Service Level Agreement.
- Monitor the SLA (Service Level Agreement) and ensure resolutions are timely for the queue.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance project workflows.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
SRMS College of Engineering and Technology
Bareilly04.2012
Higher Secondary -
KedarNath Mahila Inter College
Budaun04.2007
High School -
Sigler Girls School
Budaun04.2005
Skills
- Security management
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Microsoft Defender
- Falcon Crowdstrike
- Kusto Query Language
- Incident response
- Arcsight ESM
- McAfee Web Proxy Gateway
- Trend Micro Deep Security
- F5 Web Application Firewall
Timeline
Senior Analyst
Accenture Solutions
08.2023 - Current
Senior Specialist
HCL Technologies
12.2021 - 07.2023
Information Security Professional
DXC Technologies
09.2019 - 10.2021
Associate Professional
DXC Technologies
06.2014 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
SRMS College of Engineering and Technology
Higher Secondary -
KedarNath Mahila Inter College
High School -
Sigler Girls School