Sameer Pachpande

I am a cybersecurity professional with strong experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, and Threat Detection.

I have led investigations and response activities for complex and high-severity security incidents across enterprise environments.

My experience includes advanced incident triage, threat validation, log analysis, impact assessment, root cause analysis, and determining the scope of compromise.

I have hands-on experience conducting threat hunting across endpoint, network, cloud, authentication, and application logs to identify suspicious activity, IOCs, and emerging attack patterns.

I have worked extensively with cloud-native security tools in hybrid cloud environments and collaborated closely with CloudOps teams to improve and tune detection capabilities.

I also have practical experience managing endpoint security, email security gateways, and threat intelligence platforms to strengthen the organization’s overall security posture.

In addition, I have been responsible for vulnerability assessments, patch management cadence, and Vulnerability Disclosure Program activities.

I work closely with GRC teams to implement and maintain SOC controls required to meet security audit and compliance requirements.

One of my key achievements was leading the integration of an AI-powered threat detection capability that helped reduce false-positive alerts by approximately 60% and improved incident response efficiency.

I regularly map incidents, detections, and threat-hunting activities to the MITRE ATT&CK framework to identify detection gaps and improve security coverage.

I also mentor junior and mid-level SOC analysts, develop L1/L2 SOC SOPs, and provide guidance on investigation, log analysis, and incident response best practices.

Additionally, I conduct lessons-learned reviews and tabletop exercises to continuously improve SOC processes, incident readiness, and the overall maturity of the security operations function.