Kunal Giri

Cyber Security Analyst

London, UK 4+ yrs exp 95 · Outstanding

About

Cybersecurity-focused professional with 3+ years in QA/test engineering (including security testing) and IT support, an MSc in Cyber Security & Forensics (Merit), CompTIA Security+ and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC). Combines test-engineering experience with hands-on SIEM detection testing using Microsoft Sentinel, KQL, Wazuh and MITRE ATT&CK/CALDERA to assess detection coverage against simulated attacks. Currently an IT Service Desk Analyst at Superdrug Head Office, having progressed internally from retail, handling 150+ tickets weekly with 98%+ SLA performance across Microsoft 365, Entra ID and network troubleshooting. Seeking a cyber security analyst role in security monitoring and incident response.

Skills & Expertise (44)

Microsoft Sentinel Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Python Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Azure CLI Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Active Directory Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Microsoft 365 Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Microsoft Azure Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

PowerShell Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

WIRESHARK Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Azure Log Analytics Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

MITRE ATT&CK Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Confluence Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Root-cause analysis Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Graylog Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

User provisioning Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Entra ID Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Log Analysis Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Putty Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

SolarWinds Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Cisco Meraki Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Firewalls Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

VPN Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

DNS Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

TCP Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

LINUX Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Windows Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Alert Triage Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Incident Documentation Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

OWASP Intermediate

6.0/10

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Power Automate Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

IP Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Kali Linux Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

PCAP Analysis Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Postman Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

SLA Management Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Detection Rule Development Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

RBAC Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

KQL Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Nmap Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

LogicMonitor Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Selenium Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Malware Analysis Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Qualys Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Wazuh Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Hydra Beginner

4.0/10

Years Exp

Work Experience

IT Service Desk Analyst

Superdrug Head Office

Jul 2025 - Present

Resolve 150+ incidents and service requests per week for head-office and retail users at 98%+ SLA compliance, using Topdesk and ITIL-aligned processes. Reduced incident resolution time by around 50% by building Confluence knowledge documentation for recurring issues. Troubleshoot network and connectivity issues with Cisco Meraki, SolarWinds, LogicMonitor and PuTTY, including Wireshark packet captures; support Palo Alto firewall FQDN rules and whitelisting for temporary router setups. Act as the Service Desk's network point of contact for P2 escalations involving store and head-office network infrastructure, advising colleagues on connectivity and WAN-related issues. Liaise with third-party network suppliers and participate in vendor meetings covering BT, Openreach and TalkTalk Business circuits, tracking network faults through to resolution. Administer Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Active Directory access (provisioning, group permissions, mailboxes, RBAC) and escalate complex infrastructure issues to engineering teams. Automate routine support workflows using Power Automate and Azure CLI scripting.

Sales Advisor

Superdrug Head Office

Apr 2025 - Jul 2025

Delivered customer service in a high-footfall retail environment before moving internally to the IT team.

Part-time Team Member

McDonald's

Nov 2023 - Apr 2025

Worked part-time alongside MSc studies and while preparing for CompTIA Security+ (passed April 2025).

Software Engineer II - QA / Test Engineering

Capgemini

Aug 2021 - Aug 2023

Performed security testing across application forms and input fields for XSS, SQL injection and credential-attack scenarios, validating input sanitisation; remediation left the application and web app around 20% less vulnerable to injection-based attacks. Analysed application logs in Graylog to trace failures and support root-cause analysis. Tested the migration of 156 tables of legacy Oracle healthcare data to PostgreSQL, validating completeness, consistency and expected results; migration completed with 100% success. Executed functional, integration and API testing (Postman) and supported ETL/middleware testing of data flows and integrations. Built test automation with Selenium (C#) and Python; used Azure Blob Storage for data validation.

Education

MSc Cyber Security & Forensics - University of Westminster

2023 - 2024 · Afghanistan

B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - Xavier Institute of Engineering

2017 - 2021 · Afghanistan

Certifications

CompTIA Security+

· 2025

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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 15/15

💰 Rate 0/5

🏆 Certs 5/5

✅ Verified 5/5

Total Score 95/100

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Microsoft Sentinel Python Azure CLI Active Directory Microsoft 365 Microsoft Azure PowerShell WIRESHARK Azure Log Analytics MITRE ATT&CK +34 more

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