Soc Analyst, Security engineering

CHAITANYA VILAS GARWARE

Cybersecurity Analyst SOC Analyst SIEM & Threat Detection

Birmingham, AL +1-205-***-**** *****************@*****.*** LinkedIn GitHub SUMMARY

Cybersecurity Analyst focused on SOC operations, SIEM monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management. Hands-on with Splunk, QRadar, Snort, Suricata, AWS logs, Python, Bash, Linux, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and SOC 2. Built OpenSOC- AI, an AI-powered SOC automation project for log triage, MITRE mapping, and analyst-ready incident insights. WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Alabama at Birmingham Jan. 2026 - May 2026 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Computer Networks (CS 334/534)

• Led hands-on network security labs for 80+ students covering TCP/IP, Linux administration, packet analysis, network configuration, and troubleshooting workflows.

• Coached students on Python scripting, secure Linux configuration, Wireshark analysis, and network diagnostics, improving lab performance by 27%.

Medlaunch Concepts - Healthcare IT Security Startup Sep. 2025 - Dec. 2025 Cybersecurity Specialist

• Engineered real-time SIEM dashboards and alerting workflows in Splunk and QRadar, reducing mean time to detect threats by 45% across healthcare security environments.

• Executed ISO 27001 and HITRUST security assessments, identifying control gaps and supporting remediation of 30+ critical vulnerabilities.

• Prioritized vulnerability remediation, validated security controls, and supported 100% control mapping against documented compliance requirements.

Palo Alto Networks - AICTE May 2023 - Jul. 2023

Cybersecurity Intern

• Deployed and tuned Snort and Suricata IDS rules across live network environments, increasing detection coverage by 70% and reducing false positives by 20%.

• Executed 5+ vulnerability assessments and penetration tests using Kali Linux and Nmap, identifying and validating remediation for 15+ critical vulnerabilities.

• Analyzed packet captures, network traffic, and attack patterns to improve alert fidelity, detection logic, and incident triage workflows. AWS Academy - AICTE Dec. 2022 - Feb. 2023

Data Analytics Intern

• Analyzed 47+ GB of cloud security logs using AWS Athena and Amazon Redshift to improve visibility into access patterns, compliance gaps, and monitoring controls.

• Developed Amazon QuickSight dashboards to track security events, compliance metrics, and operational risk indicators across AWS environments.

• Streamlined log processing and security reporting workflows using Python and Bash, reducing analysis runtime by 40%. PROJECTS

OpenSOC AI AI-Powered SOC Automation Tool Live Project GitHub Research Papers

• Built OpenSOC-AI to reduce manual SOC log triage by converting raw security logs into MITRE ATT&CK mappings, severity labels, threat categories, and analyst-ready summaries.

• Engineered the tool using TinyLlama-1.1B, QLoRA, and Splunk SIEM, generating structured threat intelligence in under 2 seconds per log across 10 MITRE ATT&CK categories.

• Achieved 68% classification accuracy and 0.68 F1-score while automating security log triage, detection mapping, and incident insight generation. Quantum-Safe Password Manager Live Project

• Built and deployed a post-quantum password manager using Kyber encryption, secure authentication controls, and risk-based security measures aligned with NIST and ISO 27001.

SKILLS

Security Operations: SOC Operations, Security Monitoring, Alert Triage, Log Analysis, Incident Response, Incident Handling, Threat Hunting SIEM & Detection: Splunk, QRadar, ELK, IDS/IPS, Snort, Suricata, Detection Rules, Alert Tuning, Use Case Development Vulnerability Management: Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Kali Linux, Nmap, Risk Assessment, Remediation Validation Cloud & Endpoint: AWS Athena, Amazon Redshift, Amazon QuickSight, EDR, XDR, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne Scripting & Frameworks: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Linux, Networking, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOC 2 CERTIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

CompTIA Security+ ce Certified SOC Analyst ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Associate TryHackMe Top 1% Globally Southeast Cybersecurity Summit CTF: 2nd Place Team, Top Individual Contributor EDUCATION

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Aug. 2024 - May 2026 Master of Science in Cybersecurity, GPA: 4.0/4.0

AISSMS Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India Aug. 2020 - May 2024 Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering

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