Smilejit Kaur

Detail-oriented cybersecurity professional with dual master's degrees and hands-on SOC experience in log analysis, incident triage, and SIEM-based threat detection. Holds ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) with CompTIA Security+ in progress. Proficient in Windows and Linux environments, network protocol analysis, and security operations documentation. Eager to contribute to a 24/7 SOC team defending real-world networks.

Cybersecurity Analyst - Blue Heron Technology, LLC - Houston, TX

(2024-09 - 2025-08)

• Monitored SIEM dashboards and correlated log data from multiple sources to detect and triage potential security incidents, reducing mean time to detection
• Analyzed network traffic and endpoint alerts using Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel; investigated anomalous behavior and escalated confirmed threats per incident response procedures
• Performed initial triage of security events - assessing severity, classifying incidents, and documenting findings with clear remediation steps in ticketing system
• Investigated alerts from IDS/IPS and firewall systems, distinguishing false positives from genuine threats to reduce analyst alert fatigue
• Assisted in vulnerability identification by reviewing scan results and correlating with threat intelligence to prioritize remediation
• Authored and maintained incident response runbooks and SOC documentation to ensure consistent, repeatable analyst workflows
• Responded to client security inquiries with technical clarity and a customer-first approach, communicating complex findings in accessible language

Master of Security Management - Security Management - University of Houston-Downtown (2024-06 - 2026-05)

Master of Mathematics - Mathematics - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (2017-09 - 2019-05)