chhavi innsparks

SOC Analyst

Delhi, New Delhi(INDIA) 1+ yrs exp 89 · Excellent

About

Cybersecurity professional with hands-on experience in SOC operations, SIEM monitoring, incident investigation, threat detection, and security event analysis. Experienced with firewalls, IPS, WAF, EDR, NDR, SOAR, UEBA, correlation rules, and threat hunting across client environments. Strong understanding of network security, alert triage, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.

Skills & Expertise (31)

Splunk Intermediate

7.3/10

1.6

Years Exp

Correlation Rules Intermediate

6.5/10

1.6

Years Exp

Queries Intermediate

6.5/10

1.6

Years Exp

UEBA Intermediate

6.0/10

1.6

Years Exp

Phishing Intermediate

6.0/10

1.6

Years Exp

Alert Triage Intermediate

6.0/10

1.6

Years Exp

Investigation Intermediate

6.0/10

1.6

Years Exp

Root-cause analysis Intermediate

6.0/10

1.6

Years Exp

Automation Intermediate

6.0/10

1.6

Years Exp

VirusTotal Kali Linux Mandiant Alienvault OTX Cortex XDR Zero Trust Architecture Splunk Enterprise Splunk universal forwarder Hydra HTTPS HTTP DNS IP TCP playbook development NDR IPS Check Point FortiGate Sophos Filters

Work Experience

SOC Analyst-On-site

Innspark Solutions private ltd.

Jul 2025 - Present

Monitored client environments using SIEM, firewalls, IPS/IDP, WAF, EDR, NDR, and DNS security solutions. Investigated security alerts, suspicious network activity, authentication events, and security incidents to identify root causes and support escalation. Developed and tuned SIEM correlation rules, filters, queries, and UEBA rules to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives. Investigated firewall, WAF, IPS/IDP, and EDR events using source/destination IPs, ports, protocols, connection status, and security actions. Developed SOAR playbooks for automated response, alert enrichment, and deduplication. Performed threat hunting and forensic analysis using SIEM, NDR, DNS, EASM, and threat-intelligence tools. Prepared SOC reports, maintained SOPs, and supported incident handovers and operational process improvements.

Virtual Internship

Palo Alto Networks

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

Gained hands-on exposure to Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) concepts and enterprise network security. Learned the fundamentals of Cortex XDR, endpoint protection, and security operations workflows. Analyzed simulated security scenarios to understand threat detection and incident response processes.

Virtual Cybersecurity Internship

Zscaler & AICTE

Mar 2024 - Jun 2024

Gained hands-on exposure to Zero Trust Architecture, focusing on identity-based access control. Simulated 10+ SOC alert scenarios including phishing, anomalous logins, and VPN misuse. Practiced alert prioritization and response based on security policies.