Suneel Baba Kunchanapalli
Security Engineer
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Diligent Security Operations Analyst with a strong foundation in security engineering, specializing in network security and threat analysis. Proven ability to identify vulnerabilities and implement robust security measures. Demonstrated expertise in incident response and risk management.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Security Engineer
Dream11
Mumbai, India
08.2025 - Current
- Monitored and analyzed high-volume security events (3,500-5,000 logs/min) for 1,500-2,000 users using Elastic SIEM.
- Performed end-to-end incident response (triage, investigation, containment, remediation, reporting).
- Conducted proactive threat hunting using Elasticsearch and endpoint telemetry to reduce attacker dwell time.
- Developed and tuned SIEM detection rules to improve coverage and reduce false positives.
- Designed SOAR automation with n8n, cutting manual alert triage by 40-50%.
- Managed log ingestion pipelines and maintained Elastic cluster performance/availability.
- Led phishing investigations, including email header analysis and IOC validation.
- Integrated CloudSEK threat intelligence. Investigated IoCs and refined detection rules.
- Performed brand monitoring via CloudSEK for phishing/impersonation.
- Secured 70+ AWS accounts, optimized CloudTrail logging, and enforced SCP policies.
- Monitored AWS security telemetry (CloudTrail, GuardDuty) for suspicious cloud activity.
- Participated in incident response tabletops and contributed to SOC playbook/process improvements.
Security Analyst
Team Computers Pvt. Ltd. and Kritikal Hire
Mumbai, India
03.2024 - 08.2025
- Monitored security logs (firewalls, IDS/IPS, servers, industrial appliances) via Elasticsearch.
- Investigated, analyzed, and escalated security incidents; conducted log correlation and event triage.
- Acknowledged and investigated security alarms.
- Created/fine-tuned SIEM alerts to improve threat detection and reduce false positives.
- Managed log ingestion, parsing, and enrichment in Elasticsearch.
- Built security dashboards for real-time monitoring and reporting.
- Monitored AWS security logs (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, VPC Flow Logs).
- Maintained incident records, generated reports, and ensured timely threat notifications.
- Collaborated with security teams to enhance detection/response.
- Participated in tabletop exercises and playbook development.
SOC Analyst
Alliance Technosoft Pvt. Ltd.
Remote
05.2019 - 02.2024
- Performed real-time SOC monitoring, log, and event analysis using QRadar SIEM (network devices, servers, and appliances).
- Responsible for Incident Investigation and reporting, including working on incidents triggered by QRadar, following up on remediation, and closing tickets post-client response.
- Executed tasks for blocking Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) across perimeter firewalls, proxies, and the Anomaly Threat Intel tool.
- Conducted Phishing Email Analysis and Malware Analysis (using AV/other tools) to remove malware from client environments. Performed complete Daily and Weekly health checks.
- Created daily, weekly, and monthly reports; generated charts for clients; and communicated with clients regarding issues and escalations to relevant teams.
- Analyzed security incidents to identify vulnerabilities and recommend remediation strategies.
- Monitored network traffic for malicious activity using SIEM tools.
Education
B. Tech. - Mechanical Engineering
JNTUK
Kakinada, India05-2016
Skills
- Elasticsearch
- IBM QRadar
- CloudSEK
- VirusTotal
- AlienVault
- MITRE ATT&CK
- N8n
- Claude
- ORCA
- OX Security
- BugCrowd
- GitHub
- Sophos
- Jumpcloud
- AWS Cloud
- GCP
- Jira
- ServiceNow
- Windows
- Linux
- MacOS
- Python
Certification
- Certified MDR Professional, 02/01/25
- OSForensics Triage Certification, 07/01/24
- Foundation Level Threat Intelligence Analyst, 07/01/24
- Certified in Cyber Security by ISC2, 05/01/26
- Certified AI Security Specialist (CAISS), 06/01/26
- Orca Onboarding Certified, 04/01/26
Languages
Python (Basic Scripting)
Timeline
Security Engineer
Dream11
08.2025 - Current
Security Analyst
Team Computers Pvt. Ltd. and Kritikal Hire
03.2024 - 08.2025
SOC Analyst
Alliance Technosoft Pvt. Ltd.
05.2019 - 02.2024
B. Tech. - Mechanical Engineering
JNTUK