DEVA PRIYA

Led strategic planning and delivery of Management Action Plans (MAP), aligning cross-functional teams and senior leadership to remediate critical audit findings, advancing compliance maturity and reducing operational risk. Oversaw remediation of 15+ high-priority SOX audit findings, increasing timely compliance closure rates by 30%.

Monitored, analyzed, and triaged cybersecurity alerts in Microsoft Azure Sentinel and ArcSight, aligning with defined incident management procedures, ensuring timely detection and response. Optimized alert fidelity by revamping existing alert logic, reducing false positives by 40%, and engineering new atomic detections to broaden threat coverage.

Engineered incident detection rules using Splunk’s Search Processing Language (SPL) and triaged security events, reducing threat response time and minimizing exposure through timely analysis and documentation. Led weekly vulnerability assessments using Nessus, delivering detailed remediation reports to management, which enabled timely resolution and significantly reduced risk across critical asset

Created impact assessment and performed risk analysis for new client-stipulated requirements, implementing custom solutions for customer-facing applications. Supervised a team of five experts responsible for application deployment and production support for critical enterprise rollout during 24/7 Hypercare phase, supporting over 10,000 users while ensuring 100% system uptime.

Grade: 4.0

Completed a Master of Science in Information Technology with a specialization in Cybersecurity. Achieved a perfect GPA of 4.0, demonstrating strong academic performance in advanced IT and security concepts.

Earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. This program provided a foundational understanding of electronic systems and instrumentation principles.