Karuna Thakur
Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
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Experienced SOC Analyst with 2.5+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity incident monitoring and response. Microsoft Certified Security Operations Analyst with strong expertise in Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Azure, KQL, and incident response workflows. Focused on threat detection, automation, and improving organizational security posture.
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Work Experience
SOC Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services (Cybersecurity Division)
07-2022 - 10-2025
Monitored, analyzed, and responded to security alerts generated from Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender. Conducted threat hunting and mitigated threats using Microsoft Defender EDR & XDR. Investigated incidents using Microsoft Sentinel SIEM & SOAR capabilities. Executed advanced threat hunting using KQL (Kusto Query Language). Worked on SentinelOne XDR for endpoint, cloud, and identity security. Managed Azure security and identity protection using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). Fine-tuned analytics rules, alerts, and managed IOC whitelisting and blacklisting. Created and maintained analytics rules (use cases) in Microsoft Sentinel. Investigated malware, phishing, network, and identity compromise alerts. Analyzed firewall, IDS, and IPS logs to detect intrusion attempts. Utilized ServiceNow for incident management and tracking. Performed threat intelligence based hunting using the MISP platform.
SOC Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services (Cybersecurity Division)
07-2022 - 10-2025
Monitored, analyzed, and responded to security alerts generated from Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender. Conducted threat hunting and mitigated threats using Microsoft Defender EDR & XDR. Investigated incidents using Microsoft Sentinel SIEM & SOAR capabilities. Executed advanced threat hunting using KQL (Kusto Query Language). Worked on SentinelOne XDR for endpoint, cloud, and identity security. Managed Azure security and identity protection using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). Fine-tuned analytics rules, alerts, and managed IOC whitelisting and blacklisting. Created and maintained analytics rules (use cases) in Microsoft Sentinel. Investigated malware, phishing, network, and identity compromise alerts. Analyzed firewall, IDS, and IPS logs to detect intrusion attempts. Utilized ServiceNow for incident management and tracking. Performed threat intelligence based hunting using the MISP platform.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
2018 - 2021 · India
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
2018 - 2021 · India
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Tata Consultancy Services
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Open to Relocation