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haritha peddi

@harithapeddi

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Security professional with 4+ years in threat detection and incident response.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a role that fosters growth, values collaboration, and offers opportunities to enhance security operations.

I am a dedicated security professional with over 4 years of hands-on experience in threat detection, incident response, and enterprise security operations within healthcare and IT services. My journey has been marked by a commitment to reducing response times and automating critical workflows, which has significantly strengthened monitoring capabilities across both on-premise and cloud environments.

Throughout my career, I have successfully identified and contained advanced threats, collaborating with IT and application teams for rapid remediation. My efforts in enhancing security posture through continuous process improvement have been recognized, particularly in improving detection accuracy and streamlining escalation protocols. I take pride in my ability to support audits and regulatory compliance initiatives, ensuring operational readiness through thorough documentation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Security Engineer

Current

UnitedHealth Group

Jul 2024 - Present (11 months)

Led 24/7 monitoring of enterprise-wide security events through Splunk, QRadar, and Palo Alto firewalls, reducing incident triage time by 30%. Automated SOC playbooks in Cortex XSOAR, cutting average response time by 25% and strengthening multi-cloud security across AWS and Azure. Conducted advanced threat hunting and ran scheduled vulnerability assessments, ensuring high SLA adherence on critical

Splunk QRadar Palo Alto Firewalls XSOAR SentinelOne AWS Security Tenable Qualys

SOC Analyst Intern

UnitedHealth Group

Dec 2023 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Assisted in monitoring and triaging real-time security alerts using Splunk and IBM QRadar, supporting the incident response team in identifying and escalating validated threats. Contributed to the development of automated playbooks in Cortex XSOAR, improving response time for phishing and malware incidents by 25%. Participated in scheduled vulnerability assessments and integrated threat intelligen

Splunk QRadar XSOAR Threat Intelligence ServiceNow

SOC Analyst

Hexaware Technologies

Dec 2020 - Present (4 years 6 months)

Revamped over 40 detection rules in Splunk and IBM QRadar, cutting false positives by 20% and increasing analyst focus on critical threats. Executed 100+ phishing, malware, and privilege misuse investigations, driving a 30% drop in MTTR. Enhanced AWS threat visibility by integrating CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and WAF into SIEM pipelines, eliminating 95% of critical misconfigurations.

Splunk QRadar AWS CloudTrail AWS WAF Zeek ISO 27001

SOC Analyst

Adons Softech

Jan 2020 - Present (5 years 5 months)

Gained hands-on exposure to enterprise security operations by assisting with log ingestion and dashboard setup using Splunk and ELK Stack. Created and tested custom SIEM detection rules to identify common threat vectors such as brute-force login attempts and unauthorized port access. Performed initial triage of security alerts and supported vulnerability management activities by scanning internal

Splunk ELK Stack SIEM OpenVas Triage Threat Intelligence Vulnerability Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering. Developed foundational engineering skills and problem-solving abilities.

Trine University

Master in Cyber Security & Information, Cyber Security & Information

Completed a Master's degree focusing on Cyber Security and Information. Gained advanced knowledge in threat detection, incident response, and enterprise security operations.