Govind Saikumar

Cyber Security Analyst with 2+ years of experience in SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, and security monitoring in 24x7 environments. Hands-on experience with IBM QRadar, Splunk, CrowdStrike Falcon EDR, and Exposure to ticketing systems such as ServiceNow, Jira, or Remedy. security incidents. Skilled in SIEM analysis, phishing investigation, malware analysis, log analysis, EDR monitoring, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and containment activities.

Strong understanding of TCP/IP, IDS/IPS network protocols, and endpoint security with experience collaborating across IT and security teams.

SOC Analyst - Grant Thornton Bharat LLP - Gurugram, India

(2024-09)

• Monitor network infrastructure, security information and event management (SIEM) tools, and alerting dashboards on a 24x7x365 basis.
• Performed initial triage of security alerts, network anomalies, and system alarms; classify and prioritize incidents in accordance with defined severity levels.
• Created, updated, and closed incident tickets in the ticketing system with accurate documentation of actions taken.
• Escalated unresolved or high-severity incidents to Tier 2/3 analysts or engineering teams following established runbooks and escalation procedures.
• Conducted basic troubleshooting of network connectivity issues, VPN failures, server outages, and device health alerts.
• Executed defined response playbooks for common threat types including phishing, malware alerts, and brute-force attempts.
• Performed routine health checks on network devices, servers, and security appliances.
• Assisting in maintaining SOC/NOC documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Participated in shift handover briefings, communicating open issues and ongoing incidents to relieve analysts.

Cyber Security Analyst - PurpleSynapz - Bengaluru, India

(2024-04 - 2024-09)

• Monitored and analyzed security events from SIEM and EDR platforms to detect suspicious activities.
• Investigated phishing emails, malicious attachments, and indicators of compromise across enterprise environments.
• Collaborated with IT teams for incident remediation, vulnerability validation, and security improvements.
• Supported threat detection engineering through rule tuning and log analysis activities.

Master of Technology - M.Tech - Vasavi College of Engineering (2017 - 2019)

Bachelor of Technology - B.Tech - JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad (2013 - 2017)