Muhammad Kamran

Cybersecurity Professional with hands-on experience as a SOC Analyst, specialising in threat monitoring, log analysis, incident response, and vulnerability assessment using Splunk and IBM QRadar. CompTIA Security+ and ISO 27001 certified, with strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001:2022 frameworks. Adept at detecting, investigating, and responding to security incidents in fast-paced SOC environments.

Seeking to contribute proven cybersecurity expertise to a forward-thinking organisation in the Gulf region, strengthening security posture through proactive threat detection and response.

SOC Analyst / Cybersecurity Analyst at Cyber Value Addition (CVA) (2024-11 – 2026-02)

• Monitored and investigated security alerts using Splunk and IBM QRadar, triaging and escalating incidents based on severity.
• Performed log analysis across Windows, Linux, Firewall, IDS/IPS, EDR, and antivirus sources to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Investigated phishing, malware, and unauthorized access incidents, ensuring timely containment, escalation, and documentation.
• Mapped detected alerts and attack techniques to the MITRE ATT&CK framework to support detection tuning and threat analysis.
• Applied NIST CSF and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 frameworks to guide incident response, supporting GRC activities including control mapping and ISMS documentation.
• Followed and improved SOC playbooks/runbooks, and conducted threat intelligence research (VirusTotal, IPVOID, URLVOID) to support proactive detection.
• Documented incidents and managed tickets in ServiceNow, contributing to alert tuning and use case refinement to reduce false positives.

Teacher-Computer Science at Government School, Aman Garh

• Delivered computer science curriculum covering networking fundamentals, programming basics, and cybersecurity awareness to secondary school students, reinforcing real-world IT concepts.
• Conducted hands-on computer lab sessions simulating practical scenarios, strengthening students' technical problem-solving and digital literacy skills.
• Developed structured lesson plans, assessments, and learning materials, demonstrating strong documentation, communication, and analytical skills transferable to cybersecurity roles.

Bachelor of Cyber Security in Cyber Security – Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (2020-06 – 2024-06)

Intermediate (FSc Pre-Engineering) in Pakistani Higher Secondary Certificate – Brookfield Group of Colleges (2018 – 2020)

Matriculation (SSC) in Pakistani Secondary School Certificate (Science) – Rangers Public School (2016 – 2018)