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Stefania Chesca

@stefaniachesca

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Cybersecurity analyst with broad SOC experience and strong incident response skills.

Romania

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a cybersecurity role where I can apply SOC and incident response skills, work collaboratively, continue technical growth, and contribute to improving security posture.

I am a cybersecurity professional with hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, and security tool administration. I have worked with SIEM platforms such as Splunk and Elastic and a wide range of security products to monitor, triage and mitigate threats.

Throughout my career I have supported global customers, executed daily monitoring and triage workflows, and contributed to process improvements and documentation. I have moved from IT operations and QA roles into focused security analyst and advisory positions where I apply technical troubleshooting and communications skills.

I have implemented and enforced security policies, performed security assessments, and coordinated with cross-functional teams to remediate incidents. My background includes experience with ticketing systems, endpoint protection, email security, and network/security monitoring tools.

I am adaptable, diplomatic, and comfortable working independently or within large teams. I value continuous learning and enjoy challenging tasks that expand my technical skill set and improve organizational security posture.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

IT Security Analyst

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Leoni

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Perform monitoring and analysis of security alerts following incident response principles, implement and enforce security policies, and engage in security assessments to mitigate threats.

Security Monitoring Incident Response Splunk Elastic Policy Enforcement SIEM Triage

Consultant

Freelancer

Nov 2023 - Aug 2024 (9 months)

Provided consultancy for a private company including weekly data integrity verification, minor file remediation, and documentation of branding element usage and future possibilities.

Data Integrity Documentation Quality Assurance Branding Process Improvement

Associate Consultant

Infosys

Dec 2021 - Oct 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Used SIEM technologies (Splunk/Elastic) to monitor security events, performed triage and analysis of incidents, identified threats and phishing, and documented findings with recommendations within the SOC.

Splunk Elastic SIEM Triage Phishing Threat Detection SOC Operations Security Documents

Security IT Advisor

Secureworks

Jul 2021 - Nov 2021 (4 months)

Executed and supervised application installations and upgrades, responded to customers via email/phone/chat/tickets, and contributed to process and operational improvements while meeting SLAs.

Customer Support SLA Ticketing Systems Process Improvement Communication Troubleshooting

Security Analyst

Secureworks

May 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 2 months)

Monitored client environments, performed first-level assessments and event triage, followed incident response processes, updated tool documentation, and blocked malicious domains and hashes.

Triage Incident Response Threat Blocking Documentation Monitoring Customer Support SIEM

Customer Success Engineer

Electronic Arts

Oct 2018 - Apr 2020 (1 year 6 months)

Onboarded and supported customers on internal products, managed vendor relations for tools like Jira and TestRail, troubleshot issues, and maintained technical and user documentation for a 24/7 team.

Customer Onboarding Jira TestRail Troubleshooting Vendor Management Documentation Support Operations

Software Analyst

Electronic Arts

Apr 2018 - Oct 2018 (6 months)

Authored test cases and assessed functionality and performance, tracked defects in Jira, and collaborated with developers to resolve issues and improve product quality.

Functional Testing Jira Performance Testing Communication

IT Operations Specialist

Electronic Arts

Nov 2016 - Apr 2018 (1 year 5 months)

Provided global IT helpdesk support, remotely maintained systems, executed application installs/upgrades, restored services during incidents, and coordinated with vendors and internal teams.

IT Helpdesk Remote Support Incident Management

RPM Test Center Technician

Electronic Arts

Jun 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 5 months)

Managed materials and media distribution for testing channels, maintained hardware/software, updated department documentation and run books, and tracked inventory for the local site.

Inventory Control Documentation Distribution

QA Tester

Electronic Arts

Apr 2013 - Jun 2015 (2 years 2 months)

Executed test plans and regression tests, documented software issues in DevTrack/Jira, mentored new team members, and contributed to testing for titles including Battlefield 4 and Titanfall.