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Pooja Kahandal

Pooja Kahandal

SOC Analyst

Pune, India 3+ yrs exp 84 · Excellent

About

SOC Analyst with 3+ years of experience in 24x7 enterprise SOC operations at Infosys. Hands-on expertise in SIEM monitoring (Splunk), EDR investigations (CrowdStrike), email security (Proofpoint), and incident management using ServiceNow. Experienced in alert triage, phishing analysis, endpoint investigations, Azure AD security alerts, and SLA-driven incident response.

Skills & Expertise (12)

Splunk Advanced
8.5/10
3
Years Exp
CrowdStrike Advanced
8.0/10
3
Years Exp
ProofPoint Advanced
7.8/10
3
Years Exp
ServiceNow Advanced
7.5/10
3
Years Exp
endpoint detection and response Advanced
7.5/10
3
Years Exp
Vulnerability Management Advanced
7.5/10
3
Years Exp
Azure AD Intermediate
7.3/10
3
Years Exp
Tenable Intermediate
7.0/10
3
Years Exp
Netskope Intermediate
7.0/10
3
Years Exp
Microsoft Sentinel Intermediate
6.8/10
3
Years Exp
Microsoft Defender Intermediate
6.8/10
3
Years Exp
QRadar Intermediate
6.5/10
3
Years Exp

Work Experience

SOC Analyst

Infosys

Jan 2023 - Present

Monitor and investigate incidents/offenses 24*7, using Splunk performing log correlation to detect anomalies and suspicious behaviors. Analyze real-time security incidents in Splunk, investigate events from multiple log sources, document findings, and escalate when required. Perform endpoint investigations using CrowdStrike Falcon by analyzing process trees, executing Real-Time Response (RTR) commands for forensic checks, and isolate infected endpoints when required. Investigate phishing emails using Proofpoint TAP/TRAP and checking suspicious links, attachments, and sender reputation. Assisted in vulnerability assessments using Tenable, validating scan findings and coordinating fixes with system owners. Conduct threat investigations using Netskope logs, blocking harmful URLs and monitoring user web traffic for policy violations. Proactively monitored network traffic and security events for malicious patterns. Created knowledge base articles to improve efficiency to handle repeated alerts more quickly and effectively. Contacting users to validate anomalous activities and support them in mitigating high-priority security incidents. Enhanced detection accuracy by analyzing and identifying false positives and applying alert tuning within Splunk. Managed incident response workflows in ServiceNow, ensuring timely updates, escalation, and closure of security alerts. Recognizing attacks based on their signatures and acted as first-level support for all security issues. Performed daily system health checks, maintained detailed shift handover documentation, and delivered weekly status/ticket progress reports to clients.

Education

M.Sc - Savitribai Phule Pune University

- · Afghanistan

B.Sc - Savitribai Phule Pune University

- · Afghanistan

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10
📄 Resume 10/10
💼 Job Title 10/10
✍️ Bio 10/10
🛠️ Skills 17/20
🎓 Education 10/10
⏱️ Experience 12/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 84/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceMay 2026

Availability Details

Visa Status

Green Card

Relocation

Not Open to Relocation