Nirat Joshi
Carol stream,Illinois
Summary
Dedicated and detail-oriented Cyber Analyst with hands-on experience in both Security Operations Center (SOC) and vulnerability management. Adept at monitoring, analyzing security events, conducting vulnerability assessments, and contributing to incident response efforts. Eager to bring technical proficiency and enthusiasm for cybersecurity to a dynamic team.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Jr. Cyber Analyst
Payments Canada
05.2023 - Current
- Continuously monitor and analyze security events using SIEM tools (QRadar) to promptly identify and address potential threats.
- Collaborate with incident response team in real-time to analyze and respond to security incidents, continually contributing to a reduction in incident response times.
- Play a key role in the refinement and ongoing development of detection use cases, and actively collaborate with team members to document and enhance incident response procedures.
- Conduct on-going, thorough vulnerability assessments using tools like Nessus, Tenable, and active participation in remediation efforts to ensure continuous monitoring and timely resolution of security weaknesses.
- Actively engaged in vulnerability assessments, threat hunting, identification and remediation of critical security vulnerabilities across the organization.
- Consistently provide security advice to IT and business areas, actively contributing to writing and review of organizational security policies to support internal control (access management, contingency planning and testing, security awareness, intrusion detection, patch management, anti-virus, etc.).
- Contributed to the development of incident response and vulnerability management process playbooks.
- Offer continuous assistance to cyber analysts and senior cyber analysts in the conduct of security testing and security assessments.
- Provide ongoing technical expertise and recommendations for improving security architecture based on vulnerability assessment results.
Information Security Coordinator
CIBC
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Implemented new technologies and enhanced existing ones to identify and mitigate security issues, contributing to an overall improvement in security posture.
- Validated and triaged identified vulnerabilities, collaborating with cross-functional teams for effective and timely remediation efforts.
- Tracked the progress of remediation efforts to completion, ensuring a closed-loop vulnerability management process.
- Contributed to the development of team strategies for managing vulnerabilities and improving the assessment process.
- Participated in rapid action efforts and emergency responses, demonstrating adaptability and quick decision-making skills.
- Coordinated with project managers to configure vulnerability scans for various projects using tools like Tripwire & Qualys, aligning scanning activities with project timelines.
- Provided organized scan reports to project managers, offering insights into vulnerabilities impacting their projects and assets.
- Prepared and delivered daily vulnerability scan reports, promptly notifying relevant individuals about active vulnerabilities in their serviced domain.
Education
Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Cybersecurity
Seneca College of Applied Arts And Technology
North York, ON12.2022
Postgraduate Degree - Internet Programming And Database Management
Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology
Sarnia, ON01.2017
Bachelor's of Science - Information Technology
Ganpat University
India05.2014
Skills
- Network Security
- Intrusion Detection
- Root Cause Analysis
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Qualys Cloud Platform, Tripwire
- Threat Intelligence
- Endpoint Security
- Tenable Security Center
- IBM QRadar
- EDR (CrowdStrike),
- Email Security (Proofpoint)
Certification
- Certified Cybersecurity Technician (EC-Council)
- Certified in Cybersecurity course completion (ISC2)
- Ethical Hacking Essentials
- Network Defense Essentials
- Digital Forensics Essentials
Projects
- Led a team project to enhance the efficiency of the vulnerability management process.
- Contributed to the development of incident response playbooks.
Honors Awards
Exceptional Student Certificate (CIBC)
Additional Information
Fully authorized to work in the US. No visa sponsorship is required.
Timeline
Jr. Cyber Analyst
Payments Canada
05.2023 - Current
Information Security Coordinator
CIBC
07.2022 - 05.2023
Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Cybersecurity
Seneca College of Applied Arts And Technology
Postgraduate Degree - Internet Programming And Database Management
Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology
Bachelor's of Science - Information Technology
Ganpat University
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