Nishant S
Cybersecurity Soc Analyst
Bengaluru
Summary
An experienced Security Analyst with 5+ years of experience in varied roles in Cybersecurity with focus on Security Operations. Strong hands-on experience in security management tools like IBM Qradar, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, AlienVault, etc. Versatile, bilingual professional and ability to manage sensitive materials. Want to develop a career in a growing company where my professional experience will be utilised in achieving the goals of the company.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Security Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2020 - Current
- Worked in a 24x7 environment, i.e., Cyber threat defence (SOC).
- Conduct proactive monitoring, investigation, and mitigation of security incidents in SNOW.
- Monitoring and analysing various security alerts and taking appropriate actions based as per the process.
- Handling multiple clients to support the Information Security infrastructure.
- Analysing SIEM and SOAR alerts by following runbooks and using various tools.
- Investigate on User reported Phishing emails, escalating to Client L2 team and owning the Incidents till closure.
- Coordinating with multiple cross-functional teams like network, system, database, application, security to build and manage effective security operations and also to resolve the alerts via Service Now.
- Conduct log analysis for multiple clients with in depth analysis including impact and remediation action.
- Making sure the tickets are resolved on time within the SLAs.
- Assist in identifying Root Causes of incidents and follow-up with SMEs for incident closure.
- Investigate malicious phishing emails, domains and IPs using Open-Source tools like VirusTotal, Anomaly etc. and recommend proper solutions based on analysis.
- Working on Threat Intelligence for collecting information.
- Preparing various work reports for clients including daily handovers, weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly and KPI reports.
- Assist in analysing various adhoc tasks to Leads, SOC Managers and Client Manager.
Engineer Production RAIL(IT)
SAFT INDIA PVT LTD
07.2018 - 12.2020
- Proper Stacking of cells as per approved design
- Monitoring charging and discharging cell cycles to meet required Voltage Capacity
- Assembling of cells as per approved locomotive design
- Performing quality checks and isolation testing
- Project: Nickel Cadmium Battery Design and Manufacturers for Rail Locomotives. Client: Indian Rail, Metro India, Sydney Rail Nature of Project: Capacity Testing, Assembly, Isolation testing
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications engineering (E&CE)
SLN College of Engineering Raichur
01.2017
PUC - undefined
KLE Independent Pu College
Bengaluru01.2012
SSLC - undefined
RNS Vidyaniketan
Bengaluru01.2010
Skills
SIEM - IBM Qradar, Alien Vault, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Cortex Xsiam
EDR solutions - CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender
SOAR – CTD SOAR and Phishing email analysis
Threat Intel Tools - IPVoid, VirusTotal, IBM Xforce, Anomali, Cisco Talos, Threat Anamoli
Ticketing Tool – Service Now
Basic Knowledge on Exabeam, Cortex XDR
Operating Systems – Windows
Microsoft Office
Certification
CompTIA CySA+(CS0-002): COMP001022296049
Declaration
I hereby declare that all information above is true to my knowledge, and I am also confident about my ability to work in a team. NISHANT S
Timeline
Security Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2020 - Current
Engineer Production RAIL(IT)
SAFT INDIA PVT LTD
07.2018 - 12.2020
SSLC - undefined
RNS Vidyaniketan
PUC - undefined
KLE Independent Pu College
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications engineering (E&CE)
SLN College of Engineering Raichur