Avinash Nandigam
Plano,TX
Summary
Information Security Specialist with passion for aligning security architecture plans and processes with security standards and business goals. Extensive experience developing and testing security framework for cloud-based software. Versed in robust network defense strategies.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
- Multinational Bank & Financial services company
SOC Analyst
L3
05.2019 - 05.2023
- Responsible for Third level review of cyber security alerts and assisting L3 in performing root cause analysis.
- Validating log source integration with QRadar and working with infrastructure teams to integrate new log sources.
- Troubleshooting logs sources which are not reporting logs to SIEM solution
- Suggest QRadar rule fine tuning possibilities to management for review and implementation.
- Analyzed network traffic and system logs to detect malicious activities.
- Implemented security measures to reduce threats and damage related to cyber attacks
- Investigated and resolved incidents of unauthorized access to sensitive information
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities
- Developed, tested and implemented security policies, plans and procedures for organizational protection
- Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans
- Executed penetration testing to identify security weaknesses and develop disaster recovery plans
- Researched and developed new computer forensic tools
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures
- Developed plans to safeguard computer files against modification, destruction, or disclosure
- Analyzed network traffic and system logs to detect malicious activities
SOC Analyst
Ariatech IT Solution.Pvt.Ltd
03.2015 - 04.2019
- Performs information security incident response and incident handling based on risk categorization and in accordance with established procedures.
- Performing real time monitoring, investigation, Analysis, and reporting to customer using SIEM tools IBM Qradar
- Continuously monitored, analyzed, and identified security alerts information from all approved security devices, collection techniques and designated system logs
- Escalating security incidents based on client SLA and providing meaningful information related to security incidents.
- Contacting customer in case of high priority issue and help them in mitigation of those attacks.
- Troubleshoot SIEM dashboard issues when there are no reports generated or no data available
- Responsible for identifying and classifying cyber security vulnerabilities and work on mitigation plans with system owners
- Observed and analyzed traffic in order to learn valuable lessons from known malicious actors and to determine countermeasures against such threats
- Provided detailed status updates on existing cyber security incidents daily to include follow up with client/customer to ensure satisfactory resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
AITT
Hyderabad05.2014
Skills
- IBM QRadar (SIEM)
- FireEye EX
- FireEye NX
- VM (Nessus)
- VirusTotal
- AnyRun
- MX Toolbox
- Phishing Analysis
- AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- Service Now
- HPSM
- Jira
- MS Excel
- Network: Wireshark, Pcap Analysis
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Certification
IBM QRadar SIEM Foundation certificate
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker - ECC9213508764)
ICS certification (Industrial Control Systems)
CISSP (Pursuing)
Affiliations
8+ years of experience in Information Security with a keen eye on technical details and creating solutions to fit the customer’s business and technical requirements and worked with reputed organization as SOC L3 analyst and Vulnerability Management lead. Holds IBM QRadar SIEM Foundation certificate, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and ICS certification (Industrial Control Systems)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
SOC Analyst
L3
05.2019 - 05.2023
SOC Analyst
Ariatech IT Solution.Pvt.Ltd
03.2015 - 04.2019
Assistant Manager
Deloitte
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
AITT