Rajashekhar G

Senior Security Analyst

Hyderabad, India $40/hr

Profile Score

About

Dynamic Senior Security Analyst with over 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, adept at leading investigations, optimizing response times, and conducting proactive threat hunts. Proven track record in reducing incident response time and enhancing team preparedness through the development of SOPs and alert guidelines. Successfully managed a cross-functional team of 20 as Scrum Master, ensuring effective workload management. Eager to leverage expertise to drive security initiatives and enhance organizational resilience.

Skills & Expertise (23)

CyberSecurity Expert

9.1/10

Years Exp

Incident Response Advanced

8.7/10

Years Exp

Threat Hunting Advanced

8.5/10

Years Exp

Detection Fine Tuning Advanced

8.2/10

Years Exp

Vulnerability Assessment Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

GCP Azure AWS Cloud Security Azure Sentinel QRadar Splunk Google Chronicle CrowdStrike SIEM & EDR Scrum Master Stakeholder Collaboration Agile Leadership Gmail ProofPoint Mac OS Windows LINUX

Work Experience

Senior Security Analyst

Salesforce, Inc.

Oct 2020 - Present

Directed investigations into security incidents to mitigate threats across all Salesforce environments. Accelerated response times by streamlining triage and alert handling processes. Executed proactive threat hunts by formulating hypotheses from internal and external threat intelligence reports. Facilitated detection initiatives by submitting malicious Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and managing whitelist requests. Enhanced team preparedness through the development and refinement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Checklists (CAs), and alert handling guidelines. Instituted a sprint framework for the team and served as Scrum Master for 20+ members, overseeing workloads and tracking progress. Coordinated cross-team collaboration to identify gaps in agreements and fulfilled team needs through regular check-ins with stakeholders.

SOC Analyst

Cloud4C Services Pvt Ltd

May 2017 - Jun 2020

Managed information security requirements for a global enterprise network comprising more than 100 customers. Collaborated with customers to gather infrastructure and network architecture details to facilitate security tool deployment and ongoing management. Conducted host, network, and log-centric investigations along with intrusion monitoring. Analyzed security violations and breaches, executing incident response and evidence collection duties. Performed vulnerability assessments for various systems and partnered with IT Operations to ensure effective remediation. Contributed to threat intelligence initiatives by submitting indicators and samples collected during analyses.