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SAI SHANMUKH ULICHI

GUNTUR

Summary

Security Operations professional with strong experience in threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management across email, endpoint, cloud, and network layers. Skilled in triaging and mitigating diverse security alerts to protect enterprise environments. Promoted directly from Graduate Engineer Trainee to Senior Analyst within one year for exceptional performance and impact.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Analyst

HCL Technologies
12.2023 - Current
  • Lead Incident Response: Spearhead the identification, analysis, and mitigation of security incidents, ensuring timely containment and escalation to minimize impact on business operations.
  • Threat Detection & Hunting: Utilize SIEM tools like QRADAR and threat intelligence platforms to proactively detect anomalies, investigate potential threats, and conduct root cause analysis.
  • Mentorship & Collaboration: Guide junior analysts, review escalated cases, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to improve SOC processes and enhance the organization's security posture.
  • Playbook & Process Optimization: Develop and refine incident response playbooks, automate repetitive tasks using SOAR tools, and contribute to continuous improvement of monitoring rules and detection capabilities.
  • Email Threat Analysis & Protection: Leverage Proofpoint to proactively detect, analyze, and mitigate phishing, malware, and spam campaigns targeting client mailboxes; ensure secure email hygiene and prevent data breaches through continuous monitoring and rule tuning.
  • Endpoint Threat Detection & Response: Utilize SentinelOne EDR to identify suspicious activity on endpoints, investigate threat vectors, and perform timely isolation and remediation actions to contain incidents and prevent lateral movement.
  • User Behavior & Data Protection Monitoring: Employ Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools to track user activity, policy violations, and insider threats through log analysis and alert correlation, ensuring compliance and reducing data exfiltration risk.
  • Cloud Security & Vulnerability Management: Use Wiz to discover misconfigurations, unpatched vulnerabilities, and exposed cloud assets across multi-cloud environments, enabling proactive risk mitigation and tighter security posture for clients.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Vellore Institute of Technology
Amravati, India
06-2023

Skills

  • Security Incident Response & Triage
  • Threat Detection & Threat Hunting
  • Email & Endpoint Security
  • Cloud Security & Vulnerability Management
  • Log Analysis & SIEM
  • WAF & Firewall Traffic Analysis
  • Correlation & Pattern Recognition
  • Time Management & Prioritization

Certification

ITIL V4 Certified

Timeline

Senior Analyst

HCL Technologies
12.2023 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Vellore Institute of Technology
SAI SHANMUKH ULICHI