For Recruiters & Hiring Managers
Chandresh Kumar Karn — Cybersecurity Engineer & SOC Leader
Cybersecurity engineer with 4+ years across SOC operations, SIEM engineering and detection engineering for enterprise clients — log source onboarding and SIEM integration, correlation rule and use case development, detection tuning, incident response and threat investigation.
INDORE, INDIA · OPEN TO BENGALURU / HYBRID / REMOTE OPEN TO CYBERSECURITY OPPORTUNITIES
SNAPSHOT
Cybersecurity Engineer with 4+ years of enterprise security experience specializing in SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management, detection engineering, and security automation. Experienced in SIEM/XDR platforms, enterprise security monitoring, risk-based vulnerability prioritization, security tool integration, and remediation coordination across global client environments. Combining hands-on cybersecurity engineering with an academic foundation in Artificial Intelligence to strengthen threat detection and security operations.
ROLES I’M TARGETING
Cybersecurity Engineer
Security engineering across detection, monitoring and automation
SOC Engineer / Senior SOC Analyst
Monitoring, triage, investigation and escalation ownership
SOC Implementation Engineer / Lead
Log source onboarding, SIEM integration, production readiness
Detection Engineer
Use cases, correlation rules, tuning, MITRE ATT&CK coverage
SIEM / XSIAM / XDR Engineer
Cortex XSIAM/XDR, IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk
SOAR / Security Automation Engineer
Cortex XSOAR playbooks, Python / PowerShell / Bash automation
Incident Response Engineer
Triage, containment, forensic and root cause analysis
Security Operations Engineer
Tooling, pipelines, log source health, operational continuity
Cyber Defense Analyst
Threat detection, hunting and security event analysis
Cybersecurity Consultant
Advisory across security operations and detection maturity
EXPERTISE
Security Operations & Incident Response
SOC Operations (L1/L2) · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Monitoring · Hands-on ExperienceIncident Triage · Hands-on ExperienceIncident Response · Hands-on ExperienceIncident Containment · Hands-on ExperienceDigital Forensics · Hands-on ExperienceRoot Cause Analysis · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Investigation · Hands-on ExperienceThreat Hunting · Hands-on ExperienceThreat Intelligence · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Operations Leadership · Hands-on ExperienceThreat Detection · Hands-on ExperienceDetection Engineering · Hands-on ExperienceUse Case Development · Hands-on ExperienceCorrelation Rules · Hands-on ExperienceDetection Tuning · Hands-on ExperienceMITRE ATT&CK · Hands-on ExperienceAlert Investigation · Hands-on ExperienceSOC Escalation · Hands-on ExperienceSLA Management · Hands-on Experience
SIEM, SOAR, XDR & EDR
IBM QRadar · Hands-on ExperienceQRadar on Cloud · Hands-on ExperienceGoogle SecOps · Hands-on ExperienceMicrosoft Sentinel · Hands-on ExperienceSplunk · Hands-on ExperienceCortex XSIAM · Hands-on ExperienceCortex XDR · Hands-on ExperienceCortex XSOAR · Hands-on ExperienceCrowdStrike Falcon · Hands-on ExperienceMicrosoft Defender · Hands-on ExperienceDarktrace · Hands-on Experience
Vulnerability & Exposure Management
Tenable.io · Hands-on ExperienceTenable.sc · Hands-on ExperienceVulcan Vulnerability Management · Hands-on ExperienceVulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing · Hands-on ExperienceCVSS · Hands-on ExperienceEPSS · Hands-on ExperienceCISA KEV · Hands-on ExperienceRisk-Based Vulnerability Prioritization · Hands-on ExperienceExposure Management · Hands-on ExperienceVulnerability Remediation · Hands-on ExperienceRemediation SLA Tracking · Hands-on ExperienceRemediation Evidence Validation · Hands-on ExperienceExternal Attack Surface Management · Hands-on ExperienceAttack Path Analysis · Hands-on Experience
Application & Cloud Security
GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) · Hands-on ExperienceStatic Application Security Testing (SAST) · Hands-on ExperienceDynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) · Hands-on ExperienceSoftware Composition Analysis (SCA) · Hands-on ExperienceSecure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) · Hands-on ExperienceCI/CD Security · Hands-on ExperienceMicrosoft Azure · Hands-on ExperienceMicrosoft Azure Security · Hands-on ExperienceWindows Security · Hands-on ExperienceLinux Security · Hands-on ExperienceContainer and AKS Security Fundamentals · Hands-on Experience
Security Engineering & Automation
Python · Hands-on ExperiencePowerShell · Hands-on ExperienceBash · Hands-on ExperienceSQL/MySQL · Hands-on ExperienceXQL · Hands-on ExperienceAQL · Hands-on ExperienceKQL · Hands-on ExperienceLog Source Onboarding · Hands-on ExperienceLog Source Integration · Hands-on ExperienceSIEM Integration · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Tool Integration · Hands-on ExperienceSyslog · Hands-on ExperienceAPI Integration · Hands-on ExperienceAPI Automation · Hands-on ExperienceAgent-Based Collection · Hands-on ExperienceLog Parsing · Hands-on ExperienceNormalization · Hands-on ExperienceEvent Categorization · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Automation · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Dashboards and Reporting · Hands-on ExperiencePower BI · Hands-on ExperienceExcel · Hands-on Experience
ITSM, Asset Management & Governance
ServiceNow · Hands-on ExperienceServiceNow CMDB · Hands-on ExperienceJira · Hands-on ExperienceAsset Inventory and Reconciliation · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Monitoring Coverage Analysis · Hands-on ExperienceGRC Advisory · Hands-on ExperienceISO 27001 · Hands-on ExperienceNIST CSF · Hands-on ExperienceSOC 2 · Hands-on ExperiencePCI-DSS · Hands-on ExperienceGDPR · Hands-on ExperienceIndia's DPDP Act · Hands-on ExperienceControls & Policy Assessment · Hands-on ExperienceRisk Assessment · Hands-on Experience
Emerging Threats & AI Security
AI-Assisted Threat Detection · Hands-on ExperienceAI-Enabled Ransomware Awareness · Hands-on ExperienceAI-Assisted Vulnerability Discovery · Hands-on ExperienceAI Threat Modelling · Hands-on ExperienceAgentic AI Security Awareness · Hands-on ExperienceThreat-Led Security Testing · Hands-on Experience
Endpoint, Identity & Network Security
Microsoft Entra ID · Hands-on ExperienceActive Directory · Hands-on ExperienceMicrosoft 365 Security · Hands-on ExperienceZscaler · Hands-on ExperienceCisco IronPort · Hands-on ExperienceIDS/IPS · Hands-on ExperienceDLP · Hands-on ExperienceFirewalls · Hands-on Experience
Frameworks & Methodologies
VAPT Methodology · Hands-on ExperienceITIL-aligned Incident Response · Hands-on ExperienceSecurity Architecture · Hands-on Experience
Open to Opportunities
Looking for roles centred on SOC engineering, detection engineering, SIEM/XDR/SOAR, incident response and security automation — with VAPT, GRC and data privacy as secondary areas of fit.