Sneha Sathyan

SOC Analyst with 1 year of hands-on experience (including internship) in 24×7 Security Operations Center (SOC) environments. Experienced in Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Microsoft 365 Security, SIEM monitoring, incident investigation, alert triage, Kusto Query Language (KQL), MITRE ATT&CK, IOC analysis, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Reduced false positives by approximately 30% through systematic alert validation and log correlation.

Certified Ethical

Hacker (CEH v13) with strong knowledge of enterprise Microsoft security operations.

SOC Analyst – L1 - Skysecure Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Bengaluru, Karnataka

(2025-10)

• Monitored, investigated, and triaged 50+ security alerts weekly across Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft Purview in a 24×7 Security Operations Center.
• Investigated Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) incidents across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and Endpoint DLP while validating policy violations.
• Reduced false positives by approximately 30% through systematic alert validation, log correlation, and policy verification.
• Correlated security events across Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft 365 using Kusto Query Language (KQL) to identify suspicious activities and policy violations.
• Performed IOC validation and investigated security alerts across Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft Purview, documented investigation findings, and escalated confirmed security incidents to senior analysts in accordance with SOC procedures.
• Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA), documented findings, assessed business impact, and recommended remediation measures for security incidents.
• Applied the MITRE ATT&CK framework during investigations to classify attacker techniques and improve threat detection accuracy.
• Participated in 24×7 rotational SOC operations, ensuring continuous monitoring, effective shift handovers, and timely escalation of high-severity incidents.

SOC Intern - Skysecure Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Bengaluru, Karnataka

(2025-07 - 2025-10)

• Monitored Microsoft Purview DLP alerts across Microsoft 365 workloads including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams.
• Investigated DLP policy violations and assisted senior analysts with incident triage, alert validation, and documentation.
• Supported Microsoft Sentinel monitoring, Microsoft Purview administration, compliance reporting, and security investigations.
• Participated in incident escalation, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), client reporting, and daily SOC operational activities.

Professional Diploma - Cybersecurity - Digital University Kerala (2024 - 2025)

M.Sc. - Forensic Science - Galgotias University (2021 - 2023)