Pranav Kulkarni

Security Analyst with 3+ years of experience in Security Operations Center (SOC), specializing in security monitoring, incident investigation, threat detection, and incident response using Splunk Enterprise SIEM and CrowdStrike Falcon EDR. Experienced in analyzing security events across endpoint, firewall, authentication, and cloud environments to identify malicious activities and improve detection coverage. Skilled in SPL query development, correlation rule tuning, threat hunting, and MITRE ATT&CK-based analysis.

Hands-on exposure to AWS cloud services, Linux environments, and Python scripting for security operations and automation.

Software Engineer – Security Operations at Saranyu Technologies (2022-11 – Present)

• Monitored and investigated security alerts and events using Splunk Enterprise SIEM across endpoint, firewall, authentication, and network log sources.
• Performed incident triage, analysis, containment, and closure for phishing attacks, brute-force attempts, malware detections, suspicious logins, and IOC-based alerts.
• Conducted endpoint investigations using CrowdStrike Falcon EDR, including process analysis, host investigation, and threat validation.
• Developed, tuned, and optimized correlation searches and alert rules to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives.
• Designed and maintained Splunk dashboards, alerts, reports, and security monitoring use cases.
• Collaborated with infrastructure and network teams for log onboarding, troubleshooting, and SIEM integration activities.
• Analyzed Windows and Linux system logs to identify suspicious activities and anomalous behavior.
• Performed root cause analysis and incident response activities to support security operations and improve response efficiency.
• Mentored junior analysts and conducted Splunk training sessions
• Worked with AWS cloud environments and monitored cloud-related logs and security events.
• Reduced false positives by optimizing correlation rules and alert tuning activities.

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) – KLE Institute of Technology Hubli (2018 – 2021)