Devika Nandakumar

I am a dedicated SOC Analyst with nearly 1.5 years of hands-on experience in security operations and a foundational background in offensive security. I have monitored security alerts, performed triage and escalation, conducted vulnerability assessments, and documented incident details while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

My technical toolkit includes SIEM (Splunk), Microsoft Sentinel, EDR (Microsoft Defender), Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, Burp Suite, and scripting with Python, C, Java and SQL. I led a defensive security project developing a WAF using deep learning and reinforcement learning, which improved accuracy and reduced false positives.

I have contributed to published research on web application firewall approaches, won internal competitions, hosted events, and completed training in Ethical Hacking, Cyber Security & Privacy, SOAR fundamentals, and related cybersecurity courses. I am seeking to move into penetration testing and vulnerability assessment roles to apply and expand my offensive security skills.