LOKESH PANJABI
Pune
Summary
Cyber Security professional with 10+ years of experience in Security Operations Center (SOC), SIEM, OT Security, IT Security Management, Incident Response, Security Monitoring, and Client Management. Experienced in leading SOC operations, managing security incidents, developing detection use cases, and delivering security solutions to enterprise customers.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Security Specialist
IBM India Private Limited
Pune
07.2024 - Current
- Manage and lead end-to-end SOC operations for a pharmaceutical client, ensuring 24x7 security monitoring, incident response, SLA compliance, and protection of critical IT and OT environments.
- Own end-to-end SOC service delivery, ensuring operational excellence, customer satisfaction, SLA compliance, and continuous service improvement.
- Lead and mentor the SOC team, providing technical guidance and supporting continuous skill development.
- Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of SIEM detection use cases, including design, development, testing, deployment, tuning, and continuous optimization to enhance threat detection capabilities.
- Manage major security incidents by coordinating with cross-functional teams, driving timely containment and recovery, performing root cause analysis, and ensuring effective stakeholder communication.
- Manage SIEM and UEBA platforms, including log source integration, platform administration, health monitoring, performance optimization, and upgrade activities.
- Develop, review, and maintain SOC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Incident Response playbooks, runbooks, technical documentation, and knowledge base articles.
- Review security metrics, incident trends, threat intelligence, and SOC performance to identify security gaps and improve detection and response capabilities.
- Lead security audit and compliance activities by preparing audit evidence, maintaining documentation, resolving audit observations, and ensuring adherence to security standards.
- Drive continuous improvement of SOC operations by optimizing processes, strengthening monitoring capabilities, and implementing security best practices.
Cyber Security Consultant
Infosys Limited
Pune
09.2021 - 06.2024
- Handle admin operations of IBM QRadar.
- Create and implement new rules in QRadar based on client and technical requirements.
- Work on Use-cases fine tuning and MITRE rule mapping.
- Work on log parsing and event mapping task.
- Troubleshoot technical and security related issues.
- Perform QRadar upgrade activity.
- Help to analyze in incident analysis and provided them training whenever it is required.
- Investigate CrowdStrike alerts
Senior Security Analyst
Inspira Enterprise India Private Limited
Mumbai
05.2019 - 08.2021
- Monitor and investigate security alerts and incidents using SIEM tool.
- Perform SIEM health checks to ensure platform availability and optimal performance.
- Configure and schedule automated SIEM reports for customers and internal stakeholders.
- Share security advisories and threat notifications with customers.
- Integrate Windows, Linux, firewall, and other log sources with the SIEM platform.
IT Security Analyst
Alchemy Solution Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
12.2018 - 05.2019
- Conduct real-time security monitoring and initial incident triage to identify and escalate confirmed threats.
- Analyze logs and correlate events across sources to uncover suspicious activity and support investigations.
- Document incidents and investigation findings in alignment with SOC procedures and handover processes.
- Support containment and remediation actions and participate in post-incident reviews to improve controls.
Cyber Security Associate
NSEIT Limited
Mumbai
04.2017 - 12.2018
- Monitored and responded to security incidents, performing investigations and containment actions.
- Analyzed security logs and developed SIEM correlation rules and use cases to detect emerging threats.
- Review audit data, support internal audit activities, and provide audit evidence, security reports, and documentation to external auditors.
IT Security Analyst
HDFC Bank Limited
Mumbai
10.2015 - 04.2017
- Analyze and investigate security incidents.
- Conduct regular vulnerability assessments.
- Established vulnerability remediation tracking and coordination to accelerate fixes and reduce exposure.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
North Maharashtra University
10-2014
Skills
- SOC
- SIEM
- UEBA
- EDR
- Incident Response
- Threat Hunting
- Threat Intelligence
- Cloud Security
- Data Security
- OT Security
- Risk Management
- Vulnerability Assessment
Certifications
- Certified Information Security Manager
- Certified Ethical Hacker
- IBM Certified Associate Analyst - IBM QRadar SIEM
- ISO 27001: 2013 Lead Auditor
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Purdue: Applied Cybersecurity Essentials - Specialist
Timeline
Security Specialist
IBM India Private Limited
07.2024 - Current
Cyber Security Consultant
Infosys Limited
09.2021 - 06.2024
Senior Security Analyst
Inspira Enterprise India Private Limited
05.2019 - 08.2021
IT Security Analyst
Alchemy Solution Pvt. Ltd
12.2018 - 05.2019
Cyber Security Associate
NSEIT Limited
04.2017 - 12.2018
IT Security Analyst
HDFC Bank Limited
10.2015 - 04.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
North Maharashtra University