OPEN TO SOC ANALYST L1 ROLES

Nimin Raj SR

Security Operations Center Associate

Hands-on SOC practitioner with Splunk Enterprise SIEM experience, Tier 1 alert triage, log analysis, and IOC identification. Skilled in MITRE ATT&CK TTP mapping and SOC playbook-aligned incident documentation. Available for 24/7 shift operations.

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Currently: PG Diploma, Cyber Security — Digital University Kerala

Pursuing: Certified SOC Analyst (CSA) — EC-Council

Kollam, Kerala · Remote Ready · 24/7 Shifts OK

SIEM platforms
(Splunk, Wazuh, Sentinel)

Alert triage
analyst level

Blue team
lab platforms

24/7

Shift operations
availability

// 01 — Experience

Work history

AUG 2025 – OCT 2025

Secure Sleuth

Mumbai · Remote

SOC Intern — Tier 1 Analyst

Monitored and triaged security alerts in Splunk Enterprise SIEM — classified severity, distinguished false positives from confirmed incidents, and escalated with documented evidence to senior analysts.
Analysed Windows Event Logs and Linux system logs to detect brute-force attempts, suspicious authentication patterns, and lateral movement indicators.
Identified Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) including malicious IPs and URLs; applied blocks and updated SIEM detection rules to prevent recurrence.
Investigated phishing attempts and email threats; analysed headers and categorised findings with documented verdicts aligned with SOC escalation workflows.

Splunk EnterpriseLog AnalysisIOC Identification Catalyst TicketingIncident Escalation Phishing AnalysisBrute-force Detection SOC PlaybooksMITRE ATT&CK

// 02 — Skills

Technical toolkit

SIEM & Monitoring

Splunk Enterprise

Splunk Univ. Forwarder

Wazuh

Microsoft Sentinel

Log Analysis

Windows Event Logs

Linux System Logs

Network Device Logs

Application Logs

Threat Detection

Brute-force / Auth Attacks

Phishing Analysis

Lateral Movement

DoS / Malware Execution

Frameworks & SOC Ops

MITRE ATT&CK (TTP mapping)

Cyber Kill Chain

Tier 1 Alert Triage

False Positive Reduction

Networking

TCP/IP

DNS / HTTP / HTTPS

Routing & Switching

Scripting & Endpoint

Python (log parsing)

PowerShell

Microsoft Defender

Endpoint Monitoring

// 03 — Projects

Hands-on builds

Centralized SIEM & SOC Lab

Deployed a centralised log forwarding pipeline using Splunk Universal Forwarder to ingest Windows and Linux endpoint telemetry into Splunk Enterprise SIEM. Tuned correlation rules and detection logic to reduce false positives and improve alert accuracy.

Splunk EnterpriseUniversal ForwarderWindows LogsLinux Logs

Attack Simulation & MITRE TTP Mapping

Executed controlled attack simulations — brute-force, phishing, and malware execution scenarios — to validate alert generation and detection workflows. Mapped attacker behaviour to MITRE ATT&CK tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Brute-forcePhishing SimMalware ExecMITRE ATT&CK

IOC Investigation & Escalation Workflow

Investigated SIEM-generated alerts, analysed related activity logs, identified IOCs, and followed defined escalation and documentation workflows aligned with SOC operational standards and SOPs.

IOC AnalysisSOC SOPsIncident DocsEscalation Flow

Blue Team Lab Practice

Active across TryHackMe, defenders.io, and Blue Team Labs Online (BTLO) — practising alert triage, digital forensics, log investigation, and defensive security challenges in realistic SOC-like scenarios.

TryHackMeBTLOdefenders.ioBlue Team

// 05 — Education

Academic background

PG Diploma in Cyber Security

Digital University Kerala

Oct 2025 – Present

Postgraduate specialisation in cyber security — network defence, incident response, and advanced security operations.

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

Yenepoya University

Sep 2022 – May 2025

Specialisation in Cyber Security — ethical hacking, network security, operating systems, and information security principles.

// 06 — Contact

Get in touch

Open to SOC Analyst (L1) opportunities — on-site, hybrid, or remote. Available for 24/7 shift operations including nights, weekends, and on-call rotations. Languages: English, Malayalam.

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