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Senior SOC Analyst specializing in threat detection, incident response, and SIEM engineering.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek a hands-on SOC leadership role where I can drive detection engineering, incident response, automation, and mentor teams while working with modern cloud-native security stacks.

I am a senior SOC analyst with deep expertise in incident response, detection engineering, and digital forensics, leading complex investigations and mentoring SOC teams to improve operational maturity. I have designed SIEM rules, automated playbooks, conducted threat hunting across endpoints, networks, and cloud, and integrated threat intelligence to accelerate investigations.

I hold an MSc in Computer Network and Security and have delivered measurable outcomes such as reduced MTTR, optimized log retention to lower ingestion costs, and development of executive dashboards for real-time situational awareness. I continuously pursue certifications and hands-on skills in Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, and automation with Python and PowerShell.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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SOC Analyst L3

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Calian ITCS

May 2021 - Present (4 years 4 months)

Led advanced incident response, digital forensics, detection engineering and automation to reduce MTTR and prevent data exfiltration; built SOC dashboards, optimized log retention to lower ingestion costs, and mentored Tier I/II analysts.

Incident Response Digital Forensics SIEM Tuning Python PowerShell Detection Engineering Threat Hunting

SOC Analyst L2

Trillium Information Security Systems

Mar 2019 - Apr 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Monitored and investigated security events in QRadar and Carbon Black, tuned correlation rules to reduce false positives, conducted incident triage/escalation, and supported log source onboarding and malware investigations for Sadara Chemical Company.

QRadar Carbon Black Triage SIEM Tuning Malware Analysis Onboarding Threat Intelligence

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Master of Science, Computer Network and Security

2018 - 2021

Master of Science in Computer Network and Security focusing on network security and malware analysis; thesis applied data mining and machine learning to detect backdoor malware.