Pramod Muninarasimhappa
San Jose
Summary
Security Operations and Incident Response professional with seven years of experience across SOC operations, enterprise incident response, and detection engineering in technology, financial services, and consulting environments. Proven record of SOC process buildout, detection improvement, incident response execution, and analyst mentoring in high-volume environments. Experienced in designing and operationalizing playbooks, onboarding and tuning security tooling, and improving response metrics aligned with NIST and MITRE frameworks. Actively pursuing CISM.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Information Security Analyst / Incident Response Architect
OmniVision Technologies
Santa Clara
08.2024 - Current
- Owned day-to-day incident response and served as senior escalation point.
- Designed SOC processes, playbooks, and investigation workflows.
- Mentored analysts and supported tool onboarding (CrowdStrike, OpenCTI, Cuckoo).
- Delivered executive-ready incident summaries.
- Led incident response efforts, coordinating with cross-functional teams to resolve security incidents effectively.
- Conducted tabletop exercises to evaluate incident response readiness and identify improvement areas.
SOC Security Engineer – Level 3
Arrowcore Group (Client: Tesla)
Fremont
08.2023 - 07.2024
- Supported Tesla SOC operations and complex incident investigations.
- Built XSOAR playbooks to automate phishing investigations.
- Improved detection fidelity and reduced false positives.
- Reviewed and analyzed security logs to detect anomalies and potential threats.
Information Security Engineer – Level 2
East West Bank
San Marino
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Executed enterprise-wide patch management for Windows and Linux servers, achieving 99% compliance with security policies.
- Conducted vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate security weaknesses across systems.
- Maintained EDR and DLP solutions to enhance security posture in regulated financial environment.
- Authored SOC documentation and runbooks to standardize operational procedures.
- Supported SOC operations, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and best practices.
Cybersecurity Intern
PDS & Shay Tech
Irvine
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Conducted vulnerability scanning, SIEM analysis, and monitoring.
- Assisted in monitoring and analyzing security alerts to identify potential threats.
- Participated in user awareness training sessions to promote cybersecurity best practices.
Security Operations Analyst
Cybrilliance CyberDX Services Private Limited
India
01.2018 - 08.2021
- Conducted SOC monitoring, phishing analysis, and incident support to enhance cybersecurity posture.
- Generated regular reports summarizing ongoing project statuses and initiatives.
- Developed detailed documentation outlining procedures for all operations-related activities.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Engineering
University of The Cumberlands
05-2023
Skills
- Security operations center
- Incident response
- Escalation management
- Splunk SIEM expertise
- Endpoint detection and response: Crowdstrike, Mcafee
- Mentorship and training
- Phishing detection
- Data loss prevention
- Patch management
- Malware analysis
- XSOAR proficiency
- Detection engineering
- Threat intelligence insights
- OpenCTI utilization
- Playbooks and SOPs development
- Microsoft 365 security knowledge
- NIST 800-61 compliance
- MITRE ATT&CK framework
Certification
- CEH v9
- CISM, In Progress
Timeline
Senior Information Security Analyst / Incident Response Architect
OmniVision Technologies
08.2024 - Current
SOC Security Engineer – Level 3
Arrowcore Group (Client: Tesla)
08.2023 - 07.2024
Cybersecurity Intern
PDS & Shay Tech
06.2022 - 08.2022
Information Security Engineer – Level 2
East West Bank
01.2022 - 07.2023
Security Operations Analyst
Cybrilliance CyberDX Services Private Limited
01.2018 - 08.2021
Master of Science - Cyber Engineering
University of The Cumberlands