Venkata Durga Siva Sujan Sunkara
Benguluru
Summary
With a proven track record at Syngene International, I spearheaded the implementation of robust IT security policies, significantly enhancing data protection. Expert in Qradar and adept at cross-functional collaboration, my leadership in incident response and security operations has consistently safeguarded company assets, showcasing my strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Manager (IT Security Operations Specialist)
Syngene International
05.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded the development and implementation of information security policies, procedures, and controls to safeguard company assets and sensitive data
- Define project objectives, scope, and deliverables and allocate resources and manage budgets
- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to design and implement security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and endpoint protection tools
- Managed incident response activities, including investigation, containment, and resolution of security incidents, ensuring minimal impact on business operations
- Conducted security awareness training sessions for employees to educate them about security best practices and enhance overall security posture
- Led a team of security analysts in conducting regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration tests to identify and mitigate potential risks and vulnerabilities
- Lead and oversee the execution of internal and external audits
- Implement cybersecurity frameworks, policies, and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001)
- Oversee the deployment of security tools and technologies (e.g., firewalls, encryption systems)
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
- Manage SOC operations and critical events that need immediate intervention
Lead Security Operations (L3)
Aujas Cybersecurity
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Analysing and taking necessary actions on the alerts triggered on SIEM, Antivirus, and DLP Solutions
- Ensure that the project team can respond effectively to any cybersecurity incidents that arise during the project
- Coordinate with external vendors and service providers when needed for tools, software, or expertise
- Managing and monitoring removable media device activity
- Managing URL access using web security solution
- Taking necessary actions on Advisories, Alerts reported by Cert-In, CSK, CSITE and other vendor advisories
- Participating in Cyber drill activities conducted by IDRBT and Internal Audit Teams for improving the security posture of bank
- Coordinating with stakeholders for integrating, troubleshooting Servers, network Devices, Applications to SIEM log source
- Monitor the progress of cybersecurity initiatives to ensure that deadlines and budget constraints are met
- Conduct regular status meetings with the project team and stakeholders
- Serve as the primary point of contact for cybersecurity project updates
- Crowd strike & Trendmicro detections will be monitored and analysed
- Training and Assisting on incident handling to juniors
- Creating daily dashboard reports, weekly reports, and monthly governance reports
- Sending security advisories to customer and implementing IOC’s reference list in SIEM tool for future detections
- Primary level of troubleshooting of SIEM console unavailability, log source issues, and failures in report generations
- Client: Jana Small Finance Bank
Senior Analyst (L2)
IQVIA RDS
07.2017 - 06.2021
- Experience on SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tools like Monitoring real-time events using, IBM QRadar
- Preparing daily, weekly and monthly report as per client requirement
- Investigating and creating case for the security threats and forwarding it to Onsite SOC team for further investigation and action
- Experience on performing log analysis and analysing the crucial alerts at immediate basis
- Installation of Application Software and Antivirus software
- Installing the Operating Software such as Windows
- Hands on experience with Qradar SIEM tool for logs monitoring and analysis
- Trainings: Security plus, SIEM (Qradar SIEM), Incident Life cycle
- Floor support on quick resolution of escalated issues and troubleshoot
System Analyst
Beat Info Consulting
Bangalore
01.2016 - 06.2017
Technical Service support Analyst
Mphasis
Bangalore
05.2015 - 12.2015
Technical Service support analyst L1
NetConnect PVT Ltd
Bangalore
04.2013 - 01.2015
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
IEC University
Himachal Pradesh08-2018
Skills
- Qradar
- Splunk
- Crowd strike
- Checkpoint
- Symantec
- Manage Engine
- ServiceNow
- Palo Alto
- FortiGate
- Cisco Firepower
- CrowdStrike
- Forcepoint SSE
- Virus Total
- URL void
- Cisco Talos
- IBM x- force
- MX toolbox
- Tenable Nessus
- PAM: Beyond Trust, Arcos
Certification
Certified information security Manager (CISM)
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Tamil
- Telugu
Personal Information
- Notice Period: Three months
- Date of Birth: 06/08/89
- Nationality: INDIAN
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Associate Manager (IT Security Operations Specialist)
Syngene International
05.2023 - Current
Lead Security Operations (L3)
Aujas Cybersecurity
09.2021 - 03.2023
Senior Analyst (L2)
IQVIA RDS
07.2017 - 06.2021
System Analyst
Beat Info Consulting
01.2016 - 06.2017
Technical Service support Analyst
Mphasis
05.2015 - 12.2015
Technical Service support analyst L1
NetConnect PVT Ltd
04.2013 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
IEC University
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