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GUNTUROJU NIKHIL

GUNTUROJU NIKHIL

Cyber Security Analyst

Hyderabad, India 4+ yrs exp 94 · Outstanding

About

Detail-oriented and CompTIA CYSA+ Certified Cyber Security Analyst with over 4+ years of hands-on experience driving end-to-end Vulnerability Management and Patch Management lifecycles across large-scale enterprise environments. Proficient in industry-standard security platforms including Qualys, Nessus, Rapid7, and Tanium to maintain real-time endpoint visibility, minimize attack surfaces, and accelerate threat remediation. Skilled at transforming high-volume, complex security scanning data into actionable risk mitigation insights that strengthen organizational resilience and ensure strict SLA compliance.

Skills & Expertise (22)

Vulnerability Assessment Advanced
8.0/10
5
Years Exp
Tenable Nessus Advanced
7.5/10
5
Years Exp
Tanium Advanced
7.5/10
5
Years Exp
ServiceNow Advanced
7.5/10
5
Years Exp
Qualys Advanced
7.5/10
5
Years Exp
Windows Server Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
ISO 27001 Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
Change Requests Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
SLA Management Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
LINUX Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
Policy Compliance Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
Threat protection Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
EDR Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
False-positive reduction Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
WSUS Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
Rapid7 Nexpose Advanced
7.0/10
5
Years Exp
WAS Advanced
6.5/10
5
Years Exp
macOS Advanced
6.5/10
5
Years Exp
ISO 9001 Advanced
6.5/10
5
Years Exp
Qualys VMDR & Cloud Agent Vulnerability Management: Qualys VMDR Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

Work Experience

Cyber Security Analyst

Tech Mahindra

Jan 2025 - Jul 2026

Scope OS-related vulnerabilities across distributed Windows enterprise environments, generating systematic weekly remediation change requests for system administrators. Deploy monthly Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates and baseline patches for production Windows servers using WSUS, and the Tanium Patch module to maintain strong patch compliance. Implement automated third-party application patches across macOS, Windows workstations, and corporate servers to eliminate application-layer exploits. Generate comprehensive weekly vulnerability reports leveraging remote agent-less and agent-based endpoint scans, providing explicit risk remediation roadmaps for system administrators. Monitor live endpoints reporting to the central Tanium console, proactively troubleshooting agent communication and health connectivity issues to preserve environment-wide visibility. Respond to high-priority threat intelligence alerts by triaging active servers, assessing business impact, and mobilizing technical stakeholders for immediate remediation within tight SLAs. Automate end-to-end vulnerability management ticketing workflows in ServiceNow to streamline escalation and remediation tracking. Track and audit open security exception tickets, verifying that formal exception windows remain valid and enforced within documented risk tolerance timelines. Cybersecurity Asset Management (CSAM) Provides continuous, real-time visibility into all IT, cloud, and IoT assets, automatically identifying unmanaged devices and critical vulnerabilities to significantly reduce the organization's attack surface.

Cyber Security Analyst (Senior Role)

Accenture

Sep 2021 - Nov 2024

Conducted rigorous scheduled vulnerability assessments, Asset Management and governed the end-to-end infrastructure vulnerability lifecycle across a multi-tenant enterprise network deployment. Partnered with platform infrastructure engineers on a monthly cycle to compile and validate live, active server inventories, ensuring precise scanning scope configurations. Evaluated and verified raw vulnerability scan findings, executing false-positive reduction strategies to yield clean, reliable risk remediation intelligence for technical stakeholders. Created, configured, and deployed customized scan policies targeting mission-critical production servers, diagnosing security flaws and managing remediation tickets through to resolution. Enforced accountability protocols with cross-functional system engineering units on remediation progress for critical Severity 4 and Severity 5 items to uphold strict SLA targets. Executed OS-level security patch deployments across Windows Server and diverse Linux distributions, including RedHat, SUSE, and CentOS, to protect corporate digital assets. Scheduled periodic recurring vulnerability scans according to coordinated maintenance windows and executed rapid ad-hoc vulnerability assessments derived from incoming ServiceNow service requests. Designed and distributed customized security scan analytics and operational metrics to infrastructure teams to drive prioritized remediation timelines. Enhanced corporate security posture by maintaining an accurate, real-time CSAM cybersecurity asset management inventory to ensure 100% visibility of connected devices and timely patch enforcement.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Finance - Netaji Institute of Engineering and Technology

2021 - 2023 · Afghanistan

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Degree College

2017 - 2020 · Afghanistan

Certifications

Comptia CYSA+

Accenture · 2021

Computing Technology industry Association Cybersecurity Analyst plus

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10
📄 Resume 10/10
💼 Job Title 10/10
✍️ Bio 10/10
🛠️ Skills 20/20
🎓 Education 10/10
⏱️ Experience 14/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 5/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 94/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceJul 2026

Availability Details

Visa Status

H1B

Relocation

Open to Relocation