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Muhammad Rehan

@muhammadrehan5

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Experienced Information Security Analyst specializing in SOC operations and threat detection.

Saudi Arabia

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What I'm looking for

I seek a hands-on security role in a collaborative company where I can lead SOC operations, improve detection and response, and advance cloud and endpoint security capabilities.

I am an Information Security Analyst with hands-on SOC experience in monitoring, incident response, SIEM tuning, and endpoint security implementation across enterprise environments. I have implemented and managed solutions including SIEM (IBM QRadar), XDR, EDR, NDR, Intune/MDM and Azure security controls while conducting vulnerability assessments and security audits.

I hold certifications such as CEH v13, Certified SOC Analyst, CompTIA Security+ and IBM QRadar SIEM Foundation, and I have a background in network operations and IT infrastructure. I collaborate across teams to improve security posture, run phishing simulations and awareness training, and lead remediation and compliance activities to reduce risk.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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SOC Analyst

Current

Al Faris International Co.

Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Monitor and analyze security events, conduct vulnerability assessments and incident response, and oversee implementation and tuning of Azure AD, Intune, XDR/EDR, email security and DMARC to strengthen the company's security posture.

SIEM Incident Response Vulnerability Assessment Azure AD Intune DMARC

SOC Analyst L1

IT Butler E-Services

Sep 2022 - Feb 2024 (1 year 5 months)

Performed daily SOC operations including active monitoring, alert tuning and incident escalation using IBM QRadar, ExtraHop NDR and XDR/EDR platforms to reduce false positives and investigate security incidents.

QRadar SIEM EDR (CrowdStrike Alert Tuning Log Analysis Escalations

Technical Support Engineer

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited

Jun 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Provided L2 NOC support for multi-vendor broadband and GPON networks, performing fault localization, configuration, and troubleshooting across Huawei, Nokia, ZTE and FiberHome equipment to maintain service availability.

GPON VoIP Huawei IMaster Nokia AMS5520 ZTE EMS

Administration Executive

Sparking Asia

Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 (11 months)

Managed lead generation, prospecting and client communication, maintained lead databases and supported virtual client interactions to drive business development.

Lead Generation CRM Prospecting Client Communication Research Virtual Assistance Database Management

IT Executive

Identity

Feb 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 6 months)

Managed IT operations including network and system administration, troubleshooting, backups and disaster recovery, and implemented security patches and upgrades to ensure operational continuity.

Network Administration System Troubleshooting Disaster Recovery Backup Patch Management Firewalls IT Operations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2014 - 2019

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science over a 16-year education track, focusing on core computer science subjects and practical IT skills.