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Deepika Dasari

Edison,NJ

Summary

  • Overall 7 years of IT Experience of Malware Analysis, EDR and UBA, Email Analysis, Log Analysis, SOC (Security Operation Center), SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) Tool.
  • Highly skilled Cybersecurity professional with 4 years of experience in developing and implementing comprehensive security solutions. Proven track record in reducing security incidents caused by human error by 50%, improving overall security posture, and minimizing the impact of security incidents on business operations.
  • Exceptional skills in conducting vulnerability assessments, managing security incidents, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement security controls and solutions.
  • Detail-Oriented Cyber Security Analyst with of experience in real-time monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. Skilled in utilizing various SIEM tools, Email tools, EDR and multiple Network Security devices to identify and mitigate Cybersecurity risks.
  • Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to strengthen Cyber Resilience and maintain the highest security standards.
  • 3 Years of experience in Atlassian JIRA Administration, Confluence, Agile, Service desk Support, GitHub Good Exposure in Analysis, Design, Development, Project management, agile methodologies, Collaboration tools, Continuous Integration in SOC.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cybersecurity Analyst

Samsung SDS
07.2024 - Current
  • Performing comprehensive analysis of security logs, network traffic, and system alerts to detect potential incidents and identify anomalies.
  • Responding to security incidents promptly, conducting thorough root cause analyses, and providing actionable recommendations for corrective measures.
  • Updating aging incidents and requests, ensuring accurate records are maintained and timely follow-up is conducted on unresolved issues.
  • Led investigations into security incidents, conducted detailed malware analysis, and documented findings to support incident response and legal proceedings.
  • Compiled comprehensive incident reports, detailing event timelines, analysis of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), along with actionable mitigation recommendations.
  • Actively participated in Incident Response plans, ensuring effective containment and eradication of security incidents.
  • Skilled in conducting in-depth forensic investigations like memory analysis and volatile data collection during incident response, assisting in the detection and identification of active threats & root causes.
  • Led After Action Review sessions to Leadership and CSIRT teams to derive lessons learned and implement improvements in incident response protocols.
  • Played a key role in the implementation and management of (SIEM) solutions to optimize log analysis and enhance incident detection.
  • Regularly updated Security documentation, including incident reports and Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Actively participated in Live Fire drills and simulations to evaluate the effectiveness of incident response plans and strengthen overall preparedness.
  • Training and mentoring junior and newly hired analysts, fostering their professional growth and enhancing the overall capabilities of the team.

SOC Analyst

ValueLabs
05.2022 - 01.2024
  • Real time monitoring and analyzing the security alerts triggered in SIEM and escalating the incidents to respective teams.
  • Responsible for specialized investigation, threat analysis and remediation in response to notifications from operators.
  • Identifying machines infected with malware and issue remediation based on the investigation results.
  • Identifying miss configured policies and suggesting necessary changes.
  • Sharing the analyzed reports to client on daily, weekly, monthly basis for giving a better insight on network activities.
  • Raising of incidents and closure as per the SLA.
  • Adverse knowledge in Documentations – High Level and Low level. Initiated SOC Manual (Complete Inventory and Process Details) and SIEM Newsletter.
  • Coordinating and managing review calls periodically [quarterly/monthly/weekly] with clients/onsite resources to enhance the process in place for proactive service.
  • Provide expert analysis to customer of events discovered by Analysts and track it until necessary Root cause is fixed.

JIRA Administrator

Dell
03.2021 - 05.2022
  • Create and manage Jira components including project workflows, screen schemes, permission schemes and notification schemes in Jira Support and troubleshoot Jira and Confluence
  • Create comprehensive JIRA workflows (with conditions, validators, and post functions) , screen schemes, permission schemes, and notification schemes.
  • Design & Manage complex Jira/Confluence queries, dashboards for operational/performance reporting metrics and reports based on departmental need.
  • Maintain an up to date knowledge of Atlassian products, administration best practices, and agile methodology best practices.
  • Lead Jira training as part of new hire onboarding or team transitions, ensuring quick adoption of tools and processes.
  • Created user documentation, FAQs, and job aids for Jira timesheet features and best practices, improving team adoption and tool effectiveness.
  • Integrated Jira Timesheets with external tools like Power BI, Excel, and internal billing systems for seamless time tracking and invoicing workflows.
  • Conduct refresher sessions and upskill programs as tools evolve or new features are rolled out.
  • Offer 1:1 coaching and troubleshooting support for power users and project admins post-training.
  • Guide teams through real-time Jira setup, configuration, and issue resolution during training for immediate value.
  • Integrated Azure DevOps pipelines with Jira to automate deployment tracking, improving visibility into release cycles and reducing manual status updates.
  • Designed and implemented approval workflows for timesheets, including manager reviews, restrictions, and audit compliance requirements.
  • Trained users and project managers on effective time logging practices, automation rules, and timesheet submission processes to improve accuracy and accountability.

JIRA Admin

Virtusa Systems
07.2017 - 03.2021
  • Worked as an Administrator for Atlassian tools Jira, Jira Service Management & Confluence. Supporting Virtusa Systems as part of L1& L2 support (application admin support) as the single point of contact for Atlassian toolset.
  • Work with a cross-functional team to gather requirements and inputs needed to determine clearly defined JIRA workflows and architecture.
  • Work with a cross-functional team to gather requirements and inputs needed to establish JIRA dashboards to be used for easy high-level snapshots of project progress.
  • Work with a cross-functional team to gather requirements and inputs needed to create standardized reports that can be run and exported with ease.
  • Establish a standardized Jira workspace template that will be used to house all materials relevant to the web development processes.
  • Create standardized templates for functional requirements document, technical architecture documentation, and user stories.
  • Assist with development of training documentation that can be used to roll out JIRA, Confluence, and the requirements documents to our global organization
  • Administer and maintain JIRA environments post-implementation; suggest and implement optimizations based on user behavior.

Education

Masters - Computer Science

JNTUH
Hyderabad
01.2017

Bachelors - Computer Science

JNTUH
Hyderabad
01.2014

Skills

  • SIEM Tools: Elastic Kibana, Splunk & IBM QRadar
  • EDR: Sentinel One
  • Email Analysis tools: Proofpoint (TRAP, TAP, Internal & External Gateways), Cofense,
  • Mimecast, Opswat EGS
  • Cloud Security: AWS GuardDuty, Azure Defender,
  • SOAR: TheHive
  • Antivirus: Malwarebytes
  • Active Directory: Tenable AD
  • Privileged Account Management: Admin by Request
  • Forensics: Binalyze AIR
  • UEBA: Ransomware Defender
  • Security Devices: Cisco Umbrella & Box Shield
  • WAF/Firewall management: Cloudflare & Checkpoint
  • Sandbox: Joe Sandbox, Threat Grid, OPSWAT
  • Ticketing Tool: Jira
  • Documentation: Confluence
  • OS: Windows & Linux
  • Scripting Languages: PowerShell, Bash

Certification

  • Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
  • Jira Crash Course: Agile Project Management & Confluence
  • Certified Splunk Analyst
  • The Complete Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Course ISC2’23

Timeline

Cybersecurity Analyst

Samsung SDS
07.2024 - Current

SOC Analyst

ValueLabs
05.2022 - 01.2024

JIRA Administrator

Dell
03.2021 - 05.2022

JIRA Admin

Virtusa Systems
07.2017 - 03.2021

Masters - Computer Science

JNTUH

Bachelors - Computer Science

JNTUH

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