KISHOR SIMKHADA

Cybersecurity-focused professional with 5 years of experience as a Guidewire Senior Developer, skilled in secure coding, log analysis, and system security. Transitioning into a SOC Analyst I role with hands-on experience in threat detection, SIEM tools, and incident response. Strong foundation in OWASP security principles, network monitoring, and vulnerability management. Certified in Security+ with practical lab experience in Splunk, Wireshark, and malware analysis.

Self-motivated Developer adds high level of experience over more than 5 years collaborating and working on multiple web-based projects. Passionate, hardworking coder with penchant for developing customized interfaces that factor in unique demands for accessibility, reachability and security. Organized approach to meeting multiple, concurrent deadlines. Pulls from active knowledge of current technology landscape to promote best practices in web design.

• CompTIA Security+, 2025
• CompTIA Pentest+, Pursuing
• TryHackMe SOC Level 1

• Home SOC Lab (Splunk + Suricata IDS), Simulated attacks (brute force, MAC flooding) and detected anomalies using Splunk/Palo Alto NGFW. Mapped incidents to MITRE ATT&CK and documented IoCs.
• Malware Analysis & Phishing Investigation, Analyzed suspicious emails using VirusTotal, URLScan, and ANY.RUN. Documented IoC (Indicators of Compromise) for threat intelligence.
• Secure Code Audit (Guidewire), Identified hardcoded credentials and insecure API endpoints in legacy apps. Recommended fixes to align with NIST Secure Software Guidelines.
• Application Security Monitoring, Designed Splunk dashboards to track authentication failures and suspicious API calls. Created alerts for brute force attempts and abnormal transaction patterns.
• Secure API Integration, Implemented security controls for JSON/XML data exchanges in Guidewire integrations. Configured input validation and encryption for sensitive data transmissions.