Naga Bandaru
@nagabandaru
SOC Analyst L2 at Tata Consultancy Services who authored 15+ MITRE ATT&CK-aligned detection rules and reduced false positives by ~30%.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Tata Consultancy Services, I triage security alerts and investigate incidents across Splunk, QRadar, and Microsoft Sentinel. I authored 15+ custom detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and reduced false-positive alert volume by ~30% through query tuning.
I also built a Splunk SIEM Detection Engineering & SOC Dashboard project with multi-source log onboarding, correlation rules, and real-time dashboards for shift handover. I enrich indicators with VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB, and MISP, and analyze network traffic with Wireshark and Zeek.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Client-facing SOC role supporting enterprise security operations; promoted to hybrid L2 responsibilities managing end-to-end incident lifecycle within a 10–12 analyst team. Triaged 40–60 security alerts per shift, maintained 95% SLA compliance, and reduced false positives by ~30% through SIEM tuning.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Red Team Leaders
CCEP — Certified Cyber Exploitation Professional, Cyber Exploitation
2025 - 2025
Earned the Certified Cyber Exploitation Professional (CCEP) certification in November 2025.
The SecOps Group
CNSP — Certified Network Security Practitioner, Network Security
2025 - 2025
Grade: Merit
Earned the Certified Network Security Practitioner (CNSP) certification with merit in November 2025.
Andhra Loyola College, Krishna University
Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications
Pursued a Master of Computer Applications with coursework in Network Security, Operating Systems, and Cryptography.
TryHackMe
SOC Level 1 Learning Path, Security Operations
Completed the SOC Level 1 Learning Path.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
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