Senior Security Operations Analyst & SOC Team Lead with 4+ years directing 24x7 detection and response for BFSI, brokerage, and enterprise clients — from building SOC rooms from scratch to leading 24+ analyst teams.
Elastic SIEM, Cortex XSIAM, Seceon, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike. Detection rule authoring (MITRE ATT&CK-mapped, TOML-based) and alert-noise reduction — false positives cut 40-45%.
Acted as incident commander on P1/critical events — containment, recovery, and client communication under pressure, with measurable MTTR gains.
SEBI CSCRF efficacy assessments, ISO 27001 & PCI DSS alignment, VAPT coordination, and SOC documentation built for audit readiness.