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Rahul Banik

@rahulbanik

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Cybersecurity professional specializing in SOC, VAPT, and cloud security engineering.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a cybersecurity role where I can run VAPT and SOC workflows, tune detections with MITRE ATT&CK, and harden multi-cloud environments—using real telemetry, automation, and clear SLAs to reduce risk fast.

I’m a results-driven cybersecurity professional with 3+ years of hands-on experience across Security Operations (SOC), Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT), and cloud security engineering. I focus on threat detection, incident response, malware analysis, and offensive security testing across web, mobile, API, and cloud platforms.

I’ve administered enterprise-grade vulnerability and endpoint/XDR tooling (Tenable Security Center, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR, Trend Micro Deep Security) and delivered risk-based remediation workflows aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001. I’m also recognized in NASA, CISCO, and FACC AG Hall of Fame for responsible disclosure, and I bring that same ethical, evidence-first mindset to every assessment and report.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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VAPT Engineer

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Reliance Jio

Nov 2025 - Present (7 months)

Administered Tenable Security Center for authenticated and unauthenticated vulnerability scanning across enterprise servers and infrastructure, and designed custom scan policies aligned to CIS Benchmarks and NIST SP 800-53. Conducted infrastructure penetration testing with Nmap, Metasploit, Nikto, and Hydra, then drove the end-to-end remediation workflow using dashboard reporting and SLA-focused r

Tenable CVSS V3.1 Risk Scoring Nmap Metasploit Nikto Virtual Patching

SOC Cybersecurity Analyst

Dev It

Jan 2025 - Nov 2025 (10 months)

Monitored, triaged, and responded to security incidents using Microsoft Sentinel, Cortex XDR, and CrowdStrike Falcon, reducing MTTD/MTTR through structured escalation and containment. Engineered KQL detections and automated SOAR playbooks for IOC enrichment and containment, and investigated Tier 2/3 incidents via SIEM and EDR/XDR telemetry correlation with ServiceNow ITSM documentation.

Cortex XDR Incident Response ServiceNow ITSM Threat Hunting

Security Analyst (VAPT)

Tech Defence Labs

Mar 2024 - Jan 2025 (10 months)

Performed end-to-end vulnerability assessments and penetration testing across web, mobile (iOS/Android), and API applications, identifying issues mapped to OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, and CWE Top 25. Conducted SAST/DAST with Burp Suite Pro, OWASP ZAP, MobSF, JADX, Frida, and Objection, and delivered audit-ready reports with CVSS v3.1 findings and remediation roadmaps aligned to PCI DS

Burp suite OWASP ZAP Mobile AppSec (MobSF Frida)DAST API Security Active Directory Pentesting (BloodHound Mimikatz)

Cloud Security Engineer

Eyantra

Mar 2023 - Feb 2024 (11 months)

Administered Azure virtual machines and Azure Virtual Desktop, including provisioning, patching, performance monitoring, and network controls to maintain 99.9% uptime. Managed Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure PIM/RBAC, Entra ID Conditional Access/MFA, Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy, and secure storage configurations, with supporting governance and IAM work across AWS EC2/S3.

Microsoft Defender Azure RBAC Azure Key Vault Azure Policy Azure Storage Cloud Governance