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Results-driven SOC Analyst with 4.4+ years of experience incident response, and enforcing enterprise-grade security architectures across SOC and MDR environments. Deep expertise in SIEM platforms (Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM, Splunk, Seceon SIEM), threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security policy development. Proven track record of mentoring junior engineers, driving cross-functional incident response initiatives, and delivering actionable security posture improvements. Experienced in endpoint protection (Palo Alto Cortex EDR/XDR), and emerging cybersecurity frameworks. Certified in Endpoint Security, Networking Devices & Initial Configuration, and MTA Security Fundamentals.
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Senior Cyber Security Analyst
Altisec Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Jan 2023 - Present
Performed incident triage, investigation and classification based on severity and impact using Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM and XDR ensuring Realtime threat detection across endpoints, network, cloud and identity sources. Designed and fine-tuned SIEM correlation rules in Palo Alto Cortex XDR and XSIAM to reduce false positives and improve threat detection accuracy by 10%. Follow, define incident response procedures, SOPs and SLAs for timely escalations and resolutions. Led incident response activities — performing triage, root cause analysis, and escalation — using Palo Alto Cortex XDR and XSIAM SIEM and XDR platforms across multi-industry client environments. Conducted vulnerability assessments and threat analysis using Palo Alto Cortex XDR and XSIAM; collaborated with teams to plan and execute remediation workflows. Performed advanced threat hunting using XQL and Lucene query languages to proactively identify hidden threats and IOC/IOA patterns. Created and maintained client-specific security dashboards, executive risk reports, and security posture summaries for stakeholder communication. Provided technical guidance and mentoring to junior security analysts on SOC processes, SIEM usage, investigation techniques, and escalation procedures. Stayed current with emerging cybersecurity trends, integrating new detection strategies for threats such as ransomware, APTs, and zero-day vulnerabilities.
Security Operations Trainee
CyberQuest
Jan 2022 - Mar 2023
Shadowed senior analysts in real-time security monitoring using SIEM tools; supported L1 alert triage, log collection, and false positive analysis. Investigation on phishing alerts, malware alerts, and suspicious authentication activities; performed by L1 and Senior analyst was shadowed. Learned about SOC SOPs, incident response procedures, and cybersecurity compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
Education
Master of Science in Cyber Security (Hons) - National College of Ireland
2021 - 2022 · Afghanistan
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology - Mumbai University
2014 - 2018 · Afghanistan
Certifications
MTA Security Fundamentals
Microsoft · 2018
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