balaji sharath kumar

Senior Security Analyst

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Profile Score

About

Results-oriented professional with 4.6 years of experience specializing in VMware administration, Cisco Firepower, and Kibana. Expert in troubleshooting complex system issues, conducting proactive threat hunting, and performing vulnerability scans to defend against external security threats. Certified in Sumo Logic, with a proven track record of optimizing log monitoring and real-time security alerts to enhance system stability.

Skills & Expertise (20)

Cisco Firepower Advanced

8.5/10

3.5

Years Exp

Nessus Advanced

8.0/10

3.5

Years Exp

BurpSuite Advanced

7.8/10

3.5

Years Exp

Kibana Intermediate

7.7/10

3.5

Years Exp

Splunk Intermediate

7.2/10

3.5

Years Exp

LINUX VMware administration Windows Networking Protocols Dell PowerEdge iDRAC Server Management Remedy ServiceNow Cisco Umbrella Zscalar Carbon Black Lansweeper Trend Micro Apex Sophos EDR Rapid7

Work Experience

Sr. Representative, Operations

Concentrix Technologies (India) Private Limited

Sep 2024 - Aug 2025

Managed vCenter/vSphere environments, resolving complex issues including VM migration failures, boot errors, and vSphere/vCenter upgrades. Configured and maintained Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and High Availability (HA) on Dell PowerEdge servers. Expertly handled Carbon Black App Control, troubleshooting agent-server communication, unapproved files, and version upgrades. Resolved Linux-based issues and CA certificate errors to ensure secure system operations.

Desktop Support Engineer

Mphasis (Contract: Inknowtech)

Present - Present

Provided hardware and network troubleshooting, OS installation, and MS Outlook configuration. Managed computer-related assets and maintained system hardware health.

L2/L1 Senior Security Analyst

HTC Global Services

Jan 2020 - Jun 2023

Leveraged Cisco Firepower for Snort rule analysis and threat reporting; conducted live packet monitoring via Kibana and Security Onion. Configured alerting systems for machine and Active Directory logs to trigger automated responses. Utilized Nessus Pro and Burp Suite to scan websites and hosts, delivering detailed remediation reports. Configured Cisco IronPort mail filters for anti-spam/phishing and validated DNS reputations via Cisco Umbrella. Administered user accounts and 2FA via AD360 Management to bolster security controls.