SAKSHI VERMA
Gandhinagar
Summary
Dedicated and results-oriented Cybersecurity professional with 5+ years of progressive experience in Security Operations Center (SOC) environments, currently functioning at a senior analyst level. Demonstrated success in managing real-time threat monitoring, conducting in-depth security incident investigations, and leading SOC team operations. Promoted through multiple roles based on performance, leadership, and ability to deliver under pressure. Adept at mentoring junior analysts, streamlining security processes, and ensuring compliance with industry best practices. Known for a proactive approach, critical thinking, and a strong sense of accountability in high-stakes environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Delivery Senior Analyst (L2 SOC Analyst)
Accenture
Ahmedabad
05.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Client: QVC Group
- Working as a Level 2 Analyst in the global SOC for QVC Group, leveraging tools such as CrowdStrike, Microsoft Sentinel, NetWitness, Cofense, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Responsible for monitoring and analyzing security alerts, performing detailed investigations, and escalating critical threats to incident response teams.
- Coordinating closely with client-side stakeholders to ensure proper mitigation, documentation, and reporting of security events.
- Supporting continuous improvement by identifying false positives and fine-tuning alert use cases.
- Collaborating with offshore and onshore teams, ensuring full 24x7 coverage and knowledge transfer.
- Client: QVC Group
Probationary Team Lead – Security Operations
Investis Digital
Vadodara
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Promoted based on consistent performance, leadership qualities, and technical capabilities.
- Supervised daily SOC operations and incident response workflows while mentoring a team of 6+ junior SOC analysts.
- Reviewed security cases, ensured SLA compliance, and conducted performance evaluations.
- Led documentation of response protocols and playbooks, improving team response time and consistency.
- Acted as a communication bridge between SOC analysts, IT operations, and upper management.
- Streamlined shift handovers and incident triage processes to reduce average response time by ~25%.
SOC Engineer (L1/L2 Role Transition)
Investis Digital
Vadodara
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Transitioned from an Associate to SOC Engineer based on technical performance and deepened understanding of security tools.
- Led first-level analysis and triage of events generated by SIEM and monitoring systems including Splunk and Site24x7.
- Worked hands-on with Web Application Firewalls (Imperva, Akamai), identifying OWASP Top 10 threats and anomalies.
- Took ownership of multiple cases per day involving endpoint threats, email-based attacks, and website-related vulnerabilities.
- Helped train new hires and collaborated with DevOps and IT infrastructure teams to maintain security standards.
Associate SOC Engineer
Investis Digital
Vadodara
03.2020 - 02.2023
- Initiated career as an entry-level analyst performing real-time 24/7 monitoring and log analysis of client environments.
- Developed fundamental skills in identifying malware, suspicious activity, and analyzing firewall and server logs.
- Responded to alerts via email, SIEM dashboards, and manual triage queues, escalating as per defined SOPs.
- Created documentation and contributed to internal knowledge base articles.
- Managed procurement of SSL certificates and worked on security aspects of website deployment.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Birla Institute of Technology
Ranchi01.2020
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Birla Institute of Technology
Ranchi01.2017
CBSE - Class XII and X
Jawahar Vidya Mandir
RanchiSkills
- CrowdStrike
- Azure Sentinel
- NetWitness
- Cofense
- Hive
- Splunk
- Akamai
- Imperva
- Symantec Endpoint
- Kibana
- Site24x7
- Pingdom
- AWS EC2
- Incident Response
- Threat Hunting
- SIEM Analysis
- Security Risk Assessment
- IAM
- Network Security
- Application Security
- Endpoint Security
- WAF
- SSL Management
- Team Supervision
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Documentation
- Communication
- Performance Review
- Process Improvement
- Stakeholder Engagement
Certification
- Cybersecurity Essentials – Cisco
- SOC Analyst Certification – EC-Council
- Digital Forensics Essentials – CodeRed (EC-Council)
- Network Defence – CodeRed (EC-Council)
- Splunk 7.x Fundamentals – ElasticSearch
- Cybersecurity Introduction – NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- NIST Cyber Risk Management – Udemy
- SEO Certification – HubSpot Academy
- Cybersecurity Basics (Part 1 & 2) – Udemy
Leadership Volunteering
- General Secretary – INETRACT Society, BIT Mesra
- PG Coordinator – INETRACT Society, BIT Mesra
- NSS Volunteer – National Service Scheme, BIT Mesra
Awards Recognition
Star Performer Award, Investis Digital, Q1 2023, Awarded for outstanding contributions to the SOC team and exceptional response time during high-severity security events.
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- Date of Birth: 07/10/96
- Nationality: Indian
Languages
- English, Full Professional Proficiency
- Hindi, Full Professional Proficiency
Projects
Aarambh – A New Beginning, Developed a social platform for donation and charity, supporting underserved individuals including children, widows, and the elderly. The platform enables transparent online contributions. ApnaBasket.com, An e-commerce project designed to automate shopping processes, connecting customers with sellers through a seamless interface and integrated backend.
Trainings Workshops
- Advanced Java Web Development – Oracle Workforce Development Program
- IoT Workshop – Technex’19 by IIT Varanasi
- Global Entrepreneurship Summit (2019) – IIT Kharagpur
Key Skills Tools
CrowdStrike, Azure Sentinel, NetWitness, Cofense, Hive, Splunk, Akamai, Imperva, Symantec Endpoint, Kibana, Site24x7, Pingdom, AWS EC2 (Monitoring), Incident Response, Threat Hunting, SIEM Analysis, Security Risk Assessment, IAM, Network Security, Application Security, Endpoint Security, WAF, SSL Management, Team Supervision, Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching, Documentation, Communication, Performance Review, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement
Timeline
Probationary Team Lead – Security Operations
Investis Digital
08.2023 - 05.2024
Security Delivery Senior Analyst (L2 SOC Analyst)
Accenture
05.2023 - Current
SOC Engineer (L1/L2 Role Transition)
Investis Digital
03.2023 - 07.2023
Associate SOC Engineer
Investis Digital
03.2020 - 02.2023
Master of Computer Applications -
Birla Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Birla Institute of Technology
CBSE - Class XII and X
Jawahar Vidya Mandir
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