Cybersecurity graduate seeking Information Security Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, or SOC Analyst roles.

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/