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saquib iqbal

@saquibiqbal

Cyber forensics specialist with 12 years' experience in digital investigations, incident response and forensic lab deployment.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles focusing on advanced digital forensics, incident response, lab deployment or product management within mission-driven teams that value training, technical excellence, and cross-agency collaboration.

I am a Cyber Forensics Professional with 12 years of experience delivering digital forensics investigations, incident response, embedded and cloud forensics, and damage media recovery for government and corporate clients.

I have led technical teams, managed forensic lab deployment and product management, coordinated with global OEMs, and delivered high-impact training to thousands of law enforcement personnel across India and abroad.

My accomplishments include handling 5,000+ exhibits, decoding RAID and damaged media for security agencies, successful high-profile investigations, and designing/implementing forensic solutions and courses for national agencies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Cyber Forensic Specialist

Current

National Informatics Centre

Jun 2025 - Present (4 months)

Lead Threat Intelligence and Cyber Forensics for SOC-CERT, conducting digital forensics investigations and incident response for ministries and PSUs across India, including malware analysis, RCA, VA and SIEM/application log analysis.

Digital Forensics Incident Response Malware Analysis Threat Intelligence SIEM VA)Log Analysis

Assistant Manager - Cyber Operations

3rd Eye Techno Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2019 - May 2025 (6 years 1 month)

Led cyber forensic projects for government clients, managed technical teams and cyber lab deployments, and drove product management, OEM coordination, training academy operations and eDiscovery services.

Product Management Cyber Lab Deployment eDiscovery Team Management Training Client Relations Integration

Senior Digital Forensic Analyst

Orion Security Solutions Pvt Ltd

Dec 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 3 months)

Performed digital forensics investigations for law enforcement and government agencies, produced malware functionality reports, and provided forensic analysis across file systems, logs, networks and security devices.

Digital Forensics Malware Analysis Log Analysis Client Management

Senior Forensic Data Engineer

Dstor Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Feb 2015 - Nov 2017 (2 years 9 months)

Managed digital forensic operations, OEM/client coordination, evidence and HDD inventory, tool calibration and clean room physical forensic processes while supervising data migration tasks.

Forensics Data Migration Inventory Management

Data Recovery Associate

Stellar Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Oct 2013 - Jul 2014 (9 months)

Performed logical data recovery and imaging of digital media, managed HDD inventory and reporting, and implemented endpoint decryption methodologies for data recovery operations.

data recovery Reporting Inventory Management Logical Recovery Evidence Handling