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SREERAM GR

SREERAM GR

Dallas,Texas

Summary

Pursuing Master of Science in Cybersecurity, Technology and Policy at University of Texas at Dallas from August 2024 seeking internship opportunities

A masters student specialising in cybersecurity, driven by a passion to learn and excel in the field. I constantly seek new opportunities to expand my skills

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Information Security Analyst

NTT DATA
08.2022 - 06.2024
  • Company Overview: Worked as a Level-1 analyst in the Security Operations Center (SOC) for monitoring, managing, and mitigating security alerts and incidents using a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) platform
  • Responsibilities included handling security device management and responding to incidents
  • Obtained significant experience in handling the following tools and security controls
  • SIEM from IBM Qradar
  • SOAR from Cyware
  • EDR from Fortinet & Palo Alto Network
  • DDoS mitigation from Netscout (formerly Arbor)
  • Reconnaissance tool from Z-scaler
  • WAF from F5 Silverline
  • Ticketing tool from Service-Now

Python Intern

Uniq Technologies
01.2019 - 03.2019
  • Learnt to use Python in Machine Learning and experiment with programs

Education

Master of Science - Cybersecurity, Technology and Policy

University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX
05-2026

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College
Chennai, India
04.2022

Skills

  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Quick Learner
  • Problem-Solving
  • Multitasking and Organization
  • SIEM management
  • Cloud security
  • Incident Response

Accomplishments

  • Successfully detected and mitigated network intrusions and DDoS attacks using TATA Arbor and NTT Arbor systems, reducing potential downtime by 25%
  • Strengthened endpoint security across the organization by implementing and managing fortiEDR and Cortex XDR, leading to a reduction in endpoint incidents by 20%
  • Resolved over 150 incident and request tickets via ServiceNow, improving response time by 25% and enhancing overall service delivery.
  • Gained expertise in IBM Qradar (SIEM) and Cyware (SOAR), optimizing security event management processes and decreasing false positives by 15%.
  • Enhanced application security by deploying and managing F5 Silverline WAF, resulting in 20% fewer web-based security incidents
  • Effectively utilized Z-scalar reconnaissance tool (honeypot) to detect and prevent cyberattacks, improving threat detection rates by 25%

Certification

  • Certified Ethical Hacker, EC Council
  • Certified Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) V4
  • Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential for Cortex XDR Support Engineer
  • Certified Forti-EDR Analyst

Academic Project

Title: Fake News Detection using Machine Learning
Duration: Feb - Jun ’22
Team size: 4
Summary: The main objective of the project was to identify bogus news; it involved finding straightforward solutions to a traditional text classification problem, building a model that could distinguish between ‘real’ and ‘fake’ news; this was accomplished via application of NLP (Natural Language Processing) techniques that identified ‘fake’ or inaccurate news reports originating from unreliable sources and turning them into real news
Individual Role: Team presenter, worked on slides in PowerPoint, developing ideas

Interests

  • Volunteering
  • Travelling
  • Reading Cybersecurity Blogs or Attending Webinars
  • Cybersecurity Research and Threat Hunting

Personal Information

Nationality: Indian

Timeline

Associate Information Security Analyst

NTT DATA
08.2022 - 06.2024

Python Intern

Uniq Technologies
01.2019 - 03.2019

Master of Science - Cybersecurity, Technology and Policy

University of Texas At Dallas

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College
SREERAM GR