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Dynamic and results-driven Security Analyst with 3+ years of hands-on experience in Security Operations, Threat Detection, Incident Response, and Cyber Defense. Proven ability to analyze complex security incidents, identify threats, and implement preventive measures using SIEM, EDR, and Email Security tools. A collaborative team player with strong analytical thinking, excellent communication skills, and a continuous learning mindset. Adept at working in 24x7 environments, ensuring enterprise security posture remains strong and resilient.
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Security Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
Aug 2023 - Present
Perform 24x7 SOC monitoring to detect, investigate, and respond to intrusion attempts and suspicious activity. Analyze multi-source security logs and event payloads to provide accurate assessments and actionable recommendations. Conduct deep investigations into CrowdStrike malware and PUA detections, performing RCA and mitigation steps. Identify, analyze, and respond to phishing and spam incidents by reviewing headers, URLs, attachments, and applying blocks across Proofpoint, firewalls, and security tools. Correlate events across IDS/IPS, firewalls, endpoint tools, and SIEM to detect advanced threats. Collaborate with Threat Intelligence teams for awareness on emerging attack techniques and share daily threat updates. Manage policy configuration, whitelist requests, hash prevention, sensor updates, and USB policies. Generate weekly/monthly SOC reports and dashboards for clients. Improved detection accuracy by fine-tuning SIEM rules and reducing alert fatigue. Developed internal knowledge articles and SOP improvements to streamline triage workflows. Reduced false positives through systematic log enrichment and alert optimization.
Associate Security Analyst
Walgreens – TCS Hyderabad
Mar 2022 - Jun 2023
Performed 24x7 SOC operations, monitoring SIEM alerts and analyzing anomalies across network and endpoint environments. Conducted malware analysis using Cuckoo Sandbox and validated suspicious indicators via global threat intelligence sources. Served as first-level responder for security alerts and escalated incidents in compliance with SLA requirements. Investigated unauthorized access attempts, malware infections, suspicious traffic, and system anomalies to ensure enterprise security. Documented root cause analyses, proposed mitigation recommendations, and coordinated incident responses across cross-functional teams. Enhanced SOC documentation and authored triage guides to improve alert-handling efficiency and knowledge transfer. Designed quick-reference triage guides that reduced alert handling time and streamlined SOC workflows.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering - Guru Nanak Institutions technical campus
2016 - 2020 · Afghanistan
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