Harsh Vardhan
Cybersecurity Analyst
Springfield,IL
Summary
Cybersecurity Specialist with Eight plus year of experience in threat assessment and prevention. Proficiency in online security research, planning, execution and maintenance.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst
Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois
Springfield, IL
11.2022 - Current
- created multiple firewall rules to detect anomalies and mitigate any potential malicious traffic.
- Collaborated with business continuity and Dr team to develop incident response procedure and policy for cybersecurity threats.
- Tested and implemented vulnerability/Exposure management system to run scheduled and ad-hoc vulnerability scans.
- Collaborated with IT teams to implement Falcon EDR solution and created policies for detection and response.
- Reduced risk of cyber attacks by conducting regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
- Customized and managed security information and event management (SIEM) systems for real-time threat detection and analysis.
- Created and lead a multi-year Data-Classification project to created auto-labeling policies, custom classifiers, and DLP rules based on labels.
- Deployed and Customized Elastic SIEM solution and multiple integration for the real-time threat detection and analysis.
- Collaborated with IT team to implement and maintain PAM solution for privilege access managment.
Engineman, Fireman
United States Navy, Assault Craft Unit-2
Saint Louis, MO
03.2025 - Current
- Responded to emergency calls, executing fire suppression and rescue operations on Watch.
- Conducted regular inspections of firefighting equipment to ensure operational readiness and compliance with Navy's safety standards.
- Conducted regular inspection on firearms to ensure operational readiness and compliance with Navy's safety standards.
- Trained on firefighting on safety protocols, equipment usage, and emergency response procedures.
- Collaborated with team members during drills, enhancing communication and coordination for effective incident management.
- Assisted in troubleshooting mechanical issues, improving response time and reducing downtime with various cooling systems.
- Conducted regular inspection based on internal repair procedures, improving knowledge sharing within the team.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Ballotnow.com
New Delhi, New Delhi
05.2019 - 12.2021
- Monitored computer virus reports to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Monitored traffic logs to analyze rouge packets to prevent attacks such as DDoS attacks.
- Designed company-wide policies to bring operations in line with Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards.
- Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans.
- Developed and maintained incident response protocols to mitigate damage and liability during security breaches.
- Graduated in Cybersecurity with in-depth knowledge in related field and 120 plus class hours in CISCO network, cryptography, cloud, computer forensics. pursuing to gain experience as a security analyst in your company.
IT Help Desk Technician
Southeast Online
Cape Girardeau, MO
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Maintained patch management solution to patch and update systems.
- Installed software and hardware modifications to reduce lag time and improve productivity.
- Provided on-call support for critical issues related to University's LMS portal, MS Office, network issues.
- Provided Tier 1 IT support and Created support documentation to non-technical internal users to extend skills, leverage system features and find resolutions to questions without intervention from support team.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Minor in Computer Science
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO12.2021
Skills
SIEM
PAM Solution
FortiGate firewall
Data Classsification
Endpoint Detection & Response
Network detection & Response
Vulnerability/Exposure Managment
SIEM solution
Azure Entra-ID
CSPM
Timeline
Engineman, Fireman
United States Navy, Assault Craft Unit-2
03.2025 - Current
Cybersecurity Analyst
Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois
11.2022 - Current
Cybersecurity Analyst
Ballotnow.com
05.2019 - 12.2021
IT Help Desk Technician
Southeast Online
05.2018 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
Southeast Missouri State University
Bachelor of Science - Minor in Computer Science
Southeast Missouri State University