Yamini Mittal
Bangalore
Summary
Cybersecurity expert with 10+ years of experience at KPMG, excelling in incident response and threat hunting. Demonstrated skill in optimizing SOC operations and guiding analysts, utilizing SIEM tools and developing playbooks. Acknowledged for boosting team efficiency and nurturing collaboration in high-pressure settings. Proficient in EDR technologies and threat intelligence analysis.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager – Cybersecurity
KPMG
Bangalore
11.2021 - Current
- Led incident response for security breaches.
- Performed proactive threat hunting.
- Enhanced SOC operations and IR playbooks.
- Mentored SOC analysts.
- Conducted real-time monitoring using SIEM tools.
- Designed and deployed a Microsoft Copilot agent to analyse domain senders and extract threat and risk scores. Reducing manual data collection efforts and improving team efficiency.
Security Delivery Analyst
IBM
Bangalore
06.2020 - 11.2021
- Handled SOC monitoring, alert triage, and escalations.
- Supported threat detection and IR workflows across global environments.
- Enhanced detection rules and improved incident workflow efficiency.
Information Security Analyst
Ameriprise Financial
Gurgaon
04.2019 - 05.2020
- Performed security event monitoring and incident investigation.
- Documented incident findings and supported process improvement.
Associate – IT Operations Level 2
Publicis Groupe (Sapient)
Gurgaon
07.2017 - 03.2019
- Delivered operational support for IT security and endpoint monitoring.
Project Engineer
Wipro Limited
07.2015 - 06.2017
- Supported cyber operations and participated in threat monitoring activities.
- Contributed to IR activities and cybersecurity workflows.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
B.S.A.I.T.M (Maharshi Dayanand University)
01.2015
B.Sc. - Computer Science
D.A.V (Maharshi Dayanand University)
01.2012
Skills
- Threat hunting expertise
- Incident response capabilities
- SOC operations oversight
- Playbook creation skills
- Proficiency in SIEM tools, including Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, and Azure Sentinel
- EDR/XDR technology knowledge
- CrowdStrike and FireEye experience with Carbon Black and Microsoft Defender skills
- Threat intelligence from Recorded Future and Anomali ThreatStream analysis using MITRE ATT&CK framework
- DLP solutions and network forensics with Wireshark
Certification
- Splunk Power User Certification
- Digital Forensics Training
- FireEye Cyber Threat Hunting Seminar
- GDPR & Data Privacy Certification
Personal Information
Title: Senior Cybersecurity Incident Response & Threat Hunting Specialist
Projects And Achievements
- Designed Threat Hunting & Intelligence use cases for detecting APT threats.
- Developed SOC process guides.
- Delivered threat intelligence training.
- Received 'Best Engineer' Award – Wipro.
Timeline
Assistant Manager – Cybersecurity
KPMG
11.2021 - Current
Security Delivery Analyst
IBM
06.2020 - 11.2021
Information Security Analyst
Ameriprise Financial
04.2019 - 05.2020
Associate – IT Operations Level 2
Publicis Groupe (Sapient)
07.2017 - 03.2019
Project Engineer
Wipro Limited
07.2015 - 06.2017
Master of Computer Applications -
B.S.A.I.T.M (Maharshi Dayanand University)
B.Sc. - Computer Science
D.A.V (Maharshi Dayanand University)