PRATHANA

MAHENDRAN

>> Security Engineer | SIEM Specialist

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Cybersecurity Analyst L1

Digital Insights

Dubai, UAE

July 2024 - Present CURRENT

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • ▸Monitored, analyzed, and investigated security incidents using SIEM, EDR, and email security platforms
  • ▸Performed alert triage, root cause analysis, and escalation
  • ▸Collaborated with IT and security teams on incident response workflows
  • ▸Managed multiple client environments with tailored detection and response
  • ▸Supported SIEM onboarding and detection content development
  • ▸Prepared weekly and monthly security reports for stakeholders

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • ★Managed security for multiple high-profile clients
  • ★Reduced false positive rate through custom detection rules

TECHNOLOGIES & TOOLS:

[SIEM] Microsoft Sentinel [SIEM] Elastic SIEM [SIEM] LevelBlue USM [EDR] CrowdStrike Falcon [EDR] Microsoft Defender [EDR] Malwarebytes [Email Security] Mimecast

Project Engineer

Soliton Technologies

India

June 2023 - June 2024

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • ▸Performed system health monitoring including Active Directory
  • ▸Monitored hardware health and system availability
  • ▸Identified and escalated performance issues
  • ▸Supported user-related system issues

TECHNOLOGIES & TOOLS:

[Infrastructure] Active Directory [Infrastructure] Windows Server [Scripting] PowerShell

Project Engineer Intern

Soliton Technologies

India

January - June 2023

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • ▸Assisted during SIEM and EDR tool deployment
  • ▸Worked with Elastic Stack for security monitoring
  • ▸Handled basic security alerts
  • ▸Supported incident response activities

TECHNOLOGIES & TOOLS:

[SIEM] Elastic SIEM [EDR] EDR Tools

Skills & Expertise

🛡️

SIEM Platforms

☁️

Microsoft Sentinel

90%
🔍

Elastic SIEM

85%
🛡️

LevelBlue USM

80%
🔒

EDR / Endpoint Security

🦅

CrowdStrike Falcon

85%
🛡️

Microsoft Defender

90%
🔒

Malwarebytes

80%
⚡

Security Operations

🚨

Incident Response

85%
🎯

Threat Detection

85%
✅

Alert Triage

90%
💻

Programming & Scripting

📝

KQL

90%
🐍

Python

70%
⚡

PowerShell

65%
☁️

Cloud & Infrastructure

☁️

Azure Security

80%
🏢

Active Directory

75%
📈

System Monitoring

80%

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prathanamahendran@gmail.com
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