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Sharad Yadav

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SOC Lead at HFCL Limited who built an enterprise SOC and cut mean time to respond by 30% with Splunk SOAR.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking SOC Lead or SOC Manager opportunities with global or remote teams, and I'm comfortable supporting US, EMEA, and APAC time zones.

At HFCL Limited, I built the SOC from the ground up, integrating Splunk Enterprise Security, EDR platforms, and Splunk SOAR into a unified detection-and-response workflow. I lead and support L1–L3 analysts and manage incident response for critical production environments.

I automated triage and enrichment in Splunk SOAR, reducing mean time to respond by 30%, and develop playbooks mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Earlier, I worked in cybersecurity analysis and network engineering, including vulnerability testing and network performance deployments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Deputy Manager – IT / SOC Lead

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HFCL Limited

Feb 2021 - Present (5 years 8 months)

Built the SOC from the ground up, integrating Splunk Enterprise Security, EDR platforms, and Splunk SOAR. Lead a team of 8 SOC analysts and own the incident lifecycle, handling 50+ incidents per month.

Splunk Enterprise Security Splunk Phantom (SOAR)CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security SentinelOne Microsoft Defender For Endpoint MITRE ATT&CK SOAR Incident Response SIEM Tuning SOC Leadership ISO 27001 NIST

Project System Engineer

Invas Technologies Pvt Ltd

Nov 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 2 months)

Delivered a pan-India TWAMP deployment for Airtel's Unified Network Operations Centre (UNOC), improving network performance visibility. Integrated Ixia IxLoad and IxNetwork for real-time data-centre performance and load monitoring.

TWAMP IxLoad IxNetwork Network Performance Monitoring

Cyber Security Analyst

Azure Skynet Solutions Pvt Ltd

Sep 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Performed vulnerability scans and penetration tests using Nmap, Metasploit, and Nikto; documented findings and remediation guidance. Investigated network anomalies and suspicious traffic using Wireshark and tcpdump packet analysis.

Nmap Metasploit Nikto Wireshark Tcpdump Vulnerability Scanning Penetration Testing Network Analysis

Network Engineer

Logix Net Solutions Pvt Ltd

May 2015 - Mar 2018 (2 years 10 months)

Configured and managed Cisco routers, switches, and IP telephony for defence-sector networks. Implemented Layer 2/3 protocols and network access control using Cisco ISE.

Cisco Routers Cisco Switches IP Telephony Layer 2 3 4+ Technologies Cisco ISE Network Access Control