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Kumar Kachhadiya
Open to opportunitiesSenior Threat Analyst
I lead MDR incident response, containment, threat hunting, and detection engineering for enterprise environments.
IndiaSenior Threat Analyst at Optiv Security India Pvt Ltd
Experience
Senior Threat Analyst
Served as lead technical escalation point for a 24/7 managed detection and response team, owning Sev-1 and Sev-2 incidents end to end. Contained a multi-stage ransomware outbreak within 30 minutes and engineered over 30 correlation searches in Splunk ES.
SplunkSOARThreat HuntingIncident ResponseEDRSIEMPlaybooksDetection EngineeringExecutive Reporting
Threat Analyst
Monitored and remediated live threats across enterprise perimeter, endpoint and email estates. Authored standardized incident response playbooks and SOPs adopted across client accounts.
FireEyeCyberArkActive DirectoryIncident ResponsePlaybooksThreat Intelligence
SOC Analyst
Ran round-the-clock Tier 1 and Tier 2 alert triage, correlation and real-time log investigation in Splunk Enterprise Security and IBM QRadar. Correlated telemetry across firewalls, IDS/IPS, routers and Windows Server environments.
SplunkQRadarSonicwallSolarwindsWindows ServerVulnerability ManagementThreat IntelligenceSplunk Enterprise Security
Junior Analyst, Security Testing
Audited payment gateway integrations across web, Android and iOS platforms for merchant compliance, building dynamic test cases that surfaced parameter tampering, price manipulation and authentication bypass flaws.
Web Application SecurityMobile SecurityPenetration TestingTest Case DesignPayment GatewaysParameter TamperingAuthentication Bypass
Security Analyst Intern
Supported senior testers on manual and automated vulnerability assessment and penetration testing across web applications and network infrastructure using Burp Suite, Nessus and Metasploit.
Burp suiteNessusMetasploitVulnerability AssessmentPenetration TestingCVSSReporting
Education
NFSU (National Cyber and Security Sciences University)
Pursued an M.Tech in Cyber Security and Incident Response from NFSU, gaining advanced knowledge in security operations and incident handling.
C. K. Pithawalla College of Engineering and Technology, GTU
Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering, building a strong foundation in computing and engineering principles.