ABHUDAY SHUKLA
India
Summary
Results-driven Cyber Security Analyst with 3+ years of experience in SOC operations, incident response, and threat monitoring across enterprise environments. Skilled in phishing and malware investigations, SIEM analysis, and security event triage. Proven ability to detect, analyze, and respond to threats efficiently while delivering actionable risk insights and driving continuous process improvements. Holds an MSc in Cyber Security with a strong commitment to enhancing organizational security posture.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Systems Engineer (SOC Analyst)
Infosys Limited
Bengaluru, India
2022.10 - 2023.07
- Monitored and protected enterprise IT assets using Microsoft Defender, Sentinel and SIEM platforms, ensuring timely detection and response to cyber threats
- Delivered L1 incident response, investigating phishing, malware and suspicious activity through log analysis, sandboxing and threat intelligence
- Led security incident triage, containment, root cause analysis and remediation, producing clear incident and risk reports for stakeholders
- Reduced false positives by 30% through alert tuning and analysis, contributing to continuous improvement of security operations
- Supported audit and compliance activities by providing investigation evidence and security documentation
Technical Operations Associate
Infosys Limited
Bengaluru, India
2019.11 - 2022.10
- Automated Threat Response: Developed SOAR playbooks to automate phishing triage, URL/file detonation, and enterprise-wide email purging.
- Managed Google Workspace security by analyzing headers (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) and automating MFA challenges for anomalous logins.
- Configured and maintained email security controls and compliance policies, reducing exposure to email-borne threats
- Streamlined SOC operations by automating IOC enrichment via threat intel APIs, reducing manual research time by 40%.
- Resolved critical incidents within SLA, automating ticketing and status updates in Salesforce and Vector for global teams.
Education
M.Sc. in Cyber Security
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom 2023.09 - 2024.08
Bachelor of Computer Applications
Presidency College (Bangalore University)
Bengaluru, India 2016.07 - 2019.06
Skills
Security Tools & Technologies
- Microsoft Defender, Sentinel (SIEM) – used for monitoring, alert triage, and threat detection at Infosys
- Email & Phishing Security (Google Workspace) – performed phishing investigations using SPF/DKIM/DMARC and IOC analysis at Infosys
- Wireshark, Burp Suite, MobSF, JADX, APKTool - used in MSc project for mobile app security testing and network analysis
- Networking Fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)– applied during traffic analysis and threat investigation (Infosys MSc project)
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Vulnerability & Risk Assessment – identified issues like insecure storage and weak authentication in MSc project
- Audit & Compliance Support – contributed to documentation and evidence collection aligned with NIST & ISO 27001 (Infosys)
Security Operations & Incident Response
- SOC Monitoring & Alert Triage – performed real-time alert analysis using SIEM tools at Infosys
- Incident Response (L1) – investigated phishing, malware, and suspicious activities with log correlation and sandboxing
- Root Cause Analysis & Reporting – created incident reports and followed playbooks in QRadar during security investigations
- Threat Detection & IOC Analysis – applied MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence during investigations
Hands-on Learning (TryHackMe & TCM)
- TryHackMe SOC Level 1 – gained practical experience in log analysis, threat detection, and incident response
- TCM Practical Ethical Hacking – hands-on exposure to enumeration, exploitation basics, and attacker techniques
Certification
- TryHackMe - SOC Level 1 & Pre Security | Learning Path Cleared
- Qualys Vulnerability Management Detection Response specialist
- CISCO- Cybersecurity Essentials
PROJECTS
MSc Project, Security Assessment of EV Charging Applications, Conducted an end-to-end security and forensic assessment of EV charging mobile applications using tools such as MobSF, JADX, APKTool, Burp Suite, and Wireshark, Performed static and dynamic analysis to evaluate code security, data storage, and network communication, Identified critical vulnerabilities including hardcoded credentials, insecure data storage, weak authentication mechanisms, and unencrypted traffic, Delivered comprehensive findings with remediation recommendations to enhance application security posture
Accomplishments
- Insta Award
- Received Insta Award certificate for best subject matter expert for Google project
- Sunrise Award
- Awarded Sunrise Award for exceptional performance on Google project
- Co-ordinator in College I.T Fest
- Co-ordinated the College I.T Fest (Computantra), showcasing leadership skills and event management
Timeline
M.Sc. in Cyber Security
University of Birmingham
2023.09 - 2024.08
Systems Engineer (SOC Analyst)
Infosys Limited
2022.10 - 2023.07
Technical Operations Associate
Infosys Limited
2019.11 - 2022.10
Bachelor of Computer Applications
Presidency College (Bangalore University)
2016.07 - 2019.06