Sourabh Sahu
Immediate Joiner | Bina
Summary
Information Security Professional with 3.7 years of prior experience, including 2.7 years in Qatar, specializing in SOC operations—threat detection, incident response, log analysis, and SIEM monitoring. Actively re-engaged in the cybersecurity field through extensive hands-on practice in advanced online blue team labs, strengthening skills in threat hunting, alert triage, and security investigations. Highly motivated and immediately available for SOC Analyst roles, ready to contribute from day one with both proven experience and up-to-date practical training.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Information Security Consultant
ADAPTIVE SECURITY GLOBAL CORPORATE PRIVATE LIMITED
Doha
08.2017 - 02.2020
- Monitored and analyzed security alerts generated by SIEM tools, triaging and escalating incidents as necessary, while participating in 24/7 work shifts.
- Analyzed logs from various sources such as firewalls, web proxies, IDS, and IPS devices to detect malicious activities or policy violations.
- Conducted a deep dive analysis of triggered alerts using SIEM tools, such as Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, as well as other monitoring tools.
- Perform real-time monitoring, investigation, analysis, reporting, and escalation of security events from various log sources.
- Utilizing threat intelligence analysis frameworks, including the MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain.
- Escalated security incidents based on client SLAs, and provided meaningful information related to security incidents through in-depth analysis of event payloads, recommending mitigation strategies to ensure client business security.
- Strong understanding of various SOC processes, including monitoring, analysis, playbook, escalations, incident documentation, SLAs, and report walkthrough bridge calls.
- Determined the scope of the security incident with all information and supporting evidence of security events.
- Investigate malicious phishing emails, domains, and IPs using open-source tools, and recommend proper blocking based on analysis.
Information Security Consultant
ADAPTIVE SECURITY GLOBAL CORPORATE PRIVATE LIMITED
New Delhi
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Developed reports that summarize findings from periodic vulnerability scans or penetration tests along with recommendations for mitigating identified risks.
- Provided technical support in areas related to information security such as malware analysis, incident response, forensics investigations.
- Provided guidance on best practices for secure coding, patch management, and application security testing.
- Analyzed logs from various sources such as firewalls, web proxies, IDS, and IPS devices to detect malicious activities or policy violations.
- Identified and resolved system vulnerabilities by conducting vulnerability scans with appropriate tools.
- Promoted security awareness among employees and clients to alleviate risks and breaches.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Computer Applications)
IPS Academy Indore
Indore03-2017
Trained As CEH
Appin Technology Lab
Indore01-2016
High School Diploma -
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Bina03-2014
Skills
- Security monitoring
- Log analysis
- Incident response
- Threat intelligence
- VAPT
- Malware analysis
- Open source intelligence
- Digital forensics
Languages
- Hindi (native)
- English (proficient)
Accomplishments
- Top 10 Country Rank Holder (India) on CyberDefenders
Timeline
Information Security Consultant
ADAPTIVE SECURITY GLOBAL CORPORATE PRIVATE LIMITED
08.2017 - 02.2020
Information Security Consultant
ADAPTIVE SECURITY GLOBAL CORPORATE PRIVATE LIMITED
08.2016 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Commerce (Computer Applications)
IPS Academy Indore
Trained As CEH
Appin Technology Lab
High School Diploma -
Kendriya Vidyalaya