Hi, I’m
Mukesh Choudhary
Summary
Security professional with expertise in proactive threat mitigation. Demonstrated success in leveraging tools like IBM Qradar and Splunk Phantom for incident resolution. Proven ability to foster collaboration across teams to ensure prompt and effective threat management.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
Work History
SofttekBengaluru, India
Sr Incident Responder
11.2023 - 09.2024
Job overview
- Monitored and investigated alerts in Splunk SOAR (Phantom) using supporting tools.
- Led incident resolution efforts using the RT tool for cross-team collaboration.
- Executed phishing analysis using Proofpoint and Splunk dashboards to safeguard data.
- Utilized CrowdStrike for proactive monitoring of user and endpoint activities.
- Blocked malicious IOC findings during investigations with Splunk SOAR (Phantom).
- Conducted investigations and tracked incident closure with stakeholders for accountability.
- Gained functional experience analyzing alerts across diverse tools.
CognizantBengaluru, India
Lead Security Engineer
12.2017 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Conducted thorough investigations of alerts in IBM Qradar SIEM for threat assessment.
- Analyzed suspicious file detections and user activities in Sentinel One EDR.
- Monitored data loss prevention via Symantec DLP to secure sensitive information.
- Performed detailed phishing email analysis to uncover potential threats.
- Reviewed indicators of compromise sourced from threat intelligence.
- Created comprehensive reports tailored to customer specifications.
- Developed runbooks for streamlined alert management.
- Collaborated with teams to ensure efficient incident tracking and closure.
Education
VIT UniversityVellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelor of Technology from Electrical And Electronics Engineering
05-2017
Skills
- Alert analysis
- Phishing analysis
- Incident response
- SIEM management
- Team collaboration
- Endpoint protection
- Data loss prevention
- Vulnerability management
Professional Development
Certified Ethical Hacker V10, Bangalore, 2019
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Sr Incident Responder
Softtek
11.2023 - 09.2024
Lead Security Engineer
Cognizant
12.2017 - 07.2023
VIT University
Bachelor of Technology from Electrical And Electronics Engineering