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Ganja Sai Manikanta

@ganjasaimanikanta

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Experienced SOC Analyst specializing in SIEM, XDR, DLP, and SOAR.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking SOC/incident response roles where I can apply SIEM/XDR expertise, contribute to proactive detection and SOC improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams for measurable security outcomes.

I am an experienced SOC Analyst (L2) with 3+ years of hands-on work in security monitoring, incident response, and threat detection across enterprise environments.

I have operated Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, and IBM QRadar for alert monitoring and tuning, and performed endpoint containment and remediation using Microsoft Defender XDR and CrowdStrike Falcon.

I have created incident reports, RCA documentation, daily SOC dashboards, and maintained playbooks aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and ISO27001 standards while ensuring SLA adherence through ServiceNow.

I emphasize proactive detection, continuous SOC improvement, and collaborative remediation with IT and messaging teams to reduce risk and improve security posture.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

SOC Analyst L2

Current

Infogain India Pvt Ltd

Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts using Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR, perform endpoint containment and manage incidents in ServiceNow to ensure SLA adherence and timely escalation.

Microsoft Defender Microsoft Intune ServiceNow Incident Response Threat Hunting MFA Identity Investigation SIEM Tuning

SOC Analyst L1

Varutra Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Oct 2023 - Feb 2024 (4 months)

Monitored and triaged security alerts using IBM QRadar during night shifts, performed log analysis to validate alerts, and escalated confirmed incidents to L2 with documentation mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.

QRadar Log Analysis Triage Escalations

SOC Analyst L1

ISSWorld Pvt. Ltd.

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 (7 months)

Monitored endpoint security with CrowdStrike Falcon, conducted host isolation and threat remediation, and analyzed insider risk and data movement with Code42 to investigate potential data exfiltration.

Code42 Data Loss Analysis

Cyber Security Analyst

NewGen Technomate LLP

Aug 2022 - Feb 2023 (6 months)

Monitored alerts in Splunk, investigated endpoint detections from CrowdStrike, analyzed Palo Alto firewall logs and performed phishing investigations using KnowBe4 while enriching alerts with threat intelligence.

Splunk Palo Alto Networks KnowBe4 Threat Intelligence Log Analysis AbuseIPDB

Cybersecurity Intern

NxtWave Technologies

Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 (2 months)

Supported cybersecurity awareness programs and lead generation for training campaigns, conducted outreach to prospects and assisted with research on cybersecurity trends.

Security Awareness Lead Generation Outreach Research Campaign Tracking