Altaf shaikh

Experienced IT professional with broad set of skills applicable across different roles in Security Operation Center (SOC) and Network Operations Center (NOC).

• Experienced IT professional with broad set of skills applicable across different roles in Security Operation Center (SOC) and Network Operations Center (NOC).
• Expert in handling and managing 24/7 day-to-day activities of SOC and NOC.
• Demonstrated experience of developing and managing to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Experience in security technologies: Security information and event management (SIEM), IDS/IPS, Proxy, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Anti-Virus, Sandboxing, firewall etc.
• Hands on experience in real-time logs monitoring, analysis, investigation, incident handling, reporting and escalations of security events and its mitigation.
• Worked on Qradarfor collecting logs from multiple devices such as Firewalls, AV, IDS/IPS and other devices.
• Log analysis, detection, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Documenting the tickets with all the action taken for the incident and update it on frequent basis with all the required comments and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Good Knowledge about EDR and vulnerability assessment tools.
• Experience in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) incident handling using Symantec tool.
• Hands on experience in Monitoring alerts generated from the DLP tool.
• Incident management and follow up with concerned teams to resolve Incidents and escalate to senior management. Conduct daily review, triage and escalation of detected and user reported information security events.
• Experience in Incident Management, problem management and change management.

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication 
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• SOC Analyst (CSA)
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• PMP (Project Management)