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Prashanth Francis

@prashanthfrancis

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I secure cloud infrastructure, handle SOC escalations, automate threat response, and reduce vulnerability risk.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to continue strengthening cloud and enterprise security through vulnerability management, SOC operations, incident response, CSPM, IAM, and security automation across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

At Guidehouse PVT LTD, I manage Azure Front Door WAF endpoints, routes, and custom rules while automating security-policy changes with PowerShell.

I lead enterprise vulnerability management across on-premises and cloud environments using Qualys, Wiz, and Burp Suite. I administer CSPM policies and remediate findings across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

I build security automation, including Python-based threat intelligence integrations using OSINT and data-breach sources, plus ServiceNow auto-approval workflows. I also improve SOC response through Splunk dashboards, alert tuning, playbooks, SPL, KQL, and Defender XDR investigations, reducing MTTR by 25%.

Across TCS, the Ministry of Health and Prevention, Etisalat Facilities Management, Caxita, and Telenova Networks, I've supported secure cloud, endpoint, server, and network environments. My work spans IAM, Azure migrations, endpoint protection, Windows and Linux infrastructure, VPNs, firewalls, and incident response.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Technical Analyst

Current

Guidehouse

Aug 2023 - Present (3 years 2 months)

Managed Azure Front Door WAF endpoints, routes, and custom rules, and provided PowerShell automation to modify security policies. Led enterprise vulnerability management across on-prem and cloud using Qualys, Wiz, and Burp Suite.

Azure PowerShell Qualys Wiz Burp suite Splunk Defender XDR SPL ServiceNow Python IAM Azure AD CyberArk Peoplesoft Workday Panorama OCI AWS GCP

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services

Jan 2019 - Aug 2023 (4 years 7 months)

Managed administration and operational support of EY Canvas on-prem and cloud servers while maintaining platform security and availability. Led vulnerability management on Qualys across 20k assets, achieving a 95% reduction in active vulnerabilities.

Qualys PowerShell Burp suite Azure Splunk Grafana SCOM Vormetric CMDB

Assistant IT Engineer

Ministry of Health and Prevention

Aug 2016 - Jan 2019 (2 years 5 months)

Provided enterprise infrastructure and security support for end-user systems and applications across multiple facilities. Monitored workstations and IT services using Nexthink for proactive issue detection.

ESET EPO DLP Windows Server Hyper V SCCM Cisco Unified Communications

Network Supervisor

Etisalat Facilities Management

Dec 2014 - Jul 2016 (1 year 7 months)

Led network operations and incident response across multiple business centers, ensuring SLA compliance. Designed and maintained secure IP networks, implementing VPN, DNS, DHCP, RRAS, and port-level controls.

VPN DNS DHCP Palo Alto Panorama MSSQL

Network Security Engineer

Caxita

Aug 2014 - Dec 2014 (4 months)

Provided secure network support, VPN, FTP, and mail services. Administered web hosting platforms (cPanel, GoDaddy) and managed IIS/Apache web servers and MSSQL databases.

VPN FTP CPanel GoDaddy IIS Apache MSSQL

Network Engineer

Telenova Networks

Jun 2012 - Jul 2014 (2 years 1 month)

Built and administered Windows and Linux infrastructure on AWS EC2 and S3, including Active Directory, file/print services, IIS, Apache, and VMware. Implemented network services such as VPNs and FTP.