Cybersecurity Analyst

Cybersecurity graduate seeking Information Security Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, or SOC Analyst roles. Location: Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India Open to: Remote / IST overlap Willing to relocate: Within India for strong opportunities Cybersecurity graduate with hands-on experience in information security, penetration testing, and SOC operations. Worked with Splunk SIEM monitoring, threat hunting, vulnerability assessment, digital forensics, and incident response fundamentals. Ranked in the top 1% on TryHackMe with 13 certifications and placed 2nd in IBM ICE DAY 2025 CTF. Impact: Built real-time threat detection systems. Built DDoS mitigation solutions. Developed secure cloud applications with authentication, encryption, and access control. IBM academic internship: Tejas Raksha, a zero-day web scanner for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. Freelance cloud security work: AES-256-GCM and Argon2id file encryption, MFA/SSO/RBAC, WebAuthn/TOTP, and secure healthcare workflows. Skills: SIEM monitoring, Splunk ES/SOAR, log analysis, threat hunting, incident response basics, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, digital forensics, AWS security, IAM, Secrets Manager, Linux, Python, Docker, Git, network security. Links: Resume/CV: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KGUmGsSffOLFiFCdzrKj... LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/giridharpai227/ GitHub: https://github.com/Giri227 Portfolio: https://giri227.github.io/Giridharpai/