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Rohit Ballal

Rohit Ballal

Security Analyst L1

Pune
80
Profile Score

About

Dedicated and highly skilled SOC Analyst with 2 years and 2 months of hands-on experience in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security incidents. Seeking to utilize my expertise in threat detection, incident investigation, and SIEM tools to contribute to a forward-thinking cybersecurity team. Aiming to protect critical assets and minimize risk by applying proven knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and incident response.

Skills & Expertise (22)

Splunk Intermediate
8.3/10
2
Years Exp
Falcon CrowdStrike EDR Intermediate
7.8/10
2
Years Exp
Cortex XSOAR Intermediate
7.5/10
2
Years Exp
IBM QRadar Intermediate
6.9/10
2
Years Exp
RSA Netwitness Sysmon Event Logs AWS Guard Duty Zscaler FortiGate log correlation Phishing Email Analysis Malware Triage ANY.RUN URLScan.io AbuseIPDB Hybrid Analysis VirusTotal ThreatConnect OpenCTI ThreatStream DNIF

Work Experience

Security Analyst

Securview Systems Pvt Ltd Pune

Sep 2023 - Dec 2024

Served as Security Analyst in SOC operations for real-time monitoring, analyzing logs from various security/Industrial appliances by using SIEM tools. Investigating and creating case for the security threats and forwarding it to Onsite SOC team for further investigation and action. Carrying out log monitoring and incident analysis for various devices such as Firewalls, IDS, IPS, database, webservers and so forth. Monitoring 24x7 for Security Alerts and targeted phishing sites by using SIEM tool with the help of technologies such as Watermark, Abuse mailbox and similar sounding domains. Website Anti-Malware and Defacement monitoring and real-time alerting based on anomalies detected. Created filters, active channels, queries, Rules, Dashboard in tool for monitoring purpose. Configured reports in SIEM tool as per the requirement. Conduct analysis of network traffic and host activity across a wide array of technologies and platforms. Worked on Log source Monitoring at the SIEM end. Recognize cyber-attacks based on their signatures. Differentiate the false positives from true intrusion attempts and help remediate/prevent cyber-attacks. Analyze malicious campaigns and evaluate effectiveness of security technologies.

Security Analyst

Bharati Airtel Private Limited Pune (X-Telify Limited)

Jan 2025 - Present

Monitored, analyzed, and responded to security events and incidents using SIEM tools (Splunk & Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM.), ensuring timely escalation and resolution of threats. Performed initial triage and investigation of security alerts related to malware infections, phishing attempts, suspicious network traffic, privilege escalations, and data exfiltration attempts. Performed cyber threat hunting on Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) through our security tools (EDR, SIEM, SOAR, etc.) to detect prior compromise. Utilized threat intelligence platforms to correlate emerging threats with internal security events, enhancing detection and prevention capabilities. Collaborated with Incident Response (IR) team to assist in containment, eradication, and recovery efforts for security incidents, blocking IoCs in anticipation in our different security tools (EDR, Antivirus, Proxies, Email Protection solution, etc.). Executed routine vulnerability scans and supported patch management efforts by identifying and tracking security vulnerabilities. Created detailed incident reports, root cause analysis, and provided actionable recommendations to improve security posture. Conducted email header analysis, SPF/DKIM/DMARC verification, and basic malware sandbox analysis for suspected phishing attacks. Collects and analyzes threat data from open-source and internal sources. Identifies threat actors, TTPS and IOCs, Prepare intelligence reports for security teams and management. Assisted in playbook creation, incident response runbook updates, and tuning of security alerts to minimize false positives. Supported compliance and audit requirements by maintaining accurate incident records and providing evidence for investigations.

Education

B. Tech. - Savitribai Phule Pune University

2018 - 2022 · Afghanistan

Diploma - Government Polytechnic Kolhapur

2016 - 2019 · Afghanistan

SSC - Khebawade Bhag High School Bachani

2014 - 2016 · Afghanistan

Certifications

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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 5/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 80/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceMar 2026