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Harsh Sharma

Perth,WA

Summary

Dynamic and motivated Cyber security analyst with 3+ years of experience in managing IT infrastructures and safeguarding critical systems, specialized in Incident Response, Malware Analysis, and Security Operation Centre (SOC) environments.· Highly motivated to apply this extensive skill set in a Cybersecurity Analyst role to help organizations proactively address and mitigate emerging cyber threats.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cybersecurity Analyst

CyberXcel
01.2024 - Current


  • Conducted dynamic malware analysis on triggered alerts and incidents from security devices, successfully identifying and mitigating potential threats to the system's security.
  • Proficiently analysed logs and investigated the root cause of alerts, providing key insights into system vulnerabilities and aiding in the fortification of cybersecurity measures.
  • Provide advise based on corporate standards and Industry frameworks such as NIST and ISO27001.
  • Performed third party risk evaluation of vendors and categorized them based on their security scores.
  • Managed relationships with third-party intrusion detection system providers.
  • Created cybersecurity best practice communications to educate staff against known threats and potential vectors of attack

Network Support Engineer

Green Light PS PTY LIMITED
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Demonstrate proficiency in network log management and thorough auditing of user events to detect and investigate security incidents.
  • Conduct advanced detection and mitigation of spam mails and phishing sites, strengthening the organization's defences against cyber-attacks.
  • Monitor, collect and analyze devices, system and application logs for attempted and / or achieved unauthorized access into environment.
  • Safeguard the users by implementing web content security and email security using Cisco devices.
  • Create and enforce effective group and user policies to safeguard Network infrastructure from cyber threats by implementing security policies on Cisco Next Generation Firewall.


Associate Network Engineer

L.V Electricals And Maintenance
05.2021 - 09.2022
  • Successfully installed, configured, and provided comprehensive support for local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems, ensuring seamless connectivity and optimal performance.
  • Performed the audit plan and General Computer testing, identified gaps, developed remediation plans with IT management team.
  • Advised and assisted with the review of Service level agreements, updating of security plans, and following up on external audit results and remediation plans.
  • Procure, receive, document, and track inventory of all computer equipment and software licenses.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Networking And Telecommunications

La Trobe University, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
02.2020

Skills

  • Incident Response Playbooks
  • SIEM management - Sentinel & Splunk
  • MITRE ATT&CK, NIST guidelines
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Malware Analysis
  • Wireshark Network Analysis
  • Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
  • Log Analysis
  • IDS Integration
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Designing security controls
  • Developing security plans
  • Deductive reasoning skills

Certification

  • CompTIA Security + (2023)


  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (2019)


  • SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst


Timeline

Cybersecurity Analyst

CyberXcel
01.2024 - Current

Network Support Engineer

Green Light PS PTY LIMITED
01.2023 - 01.2024

Associate Network Engineer

L.V Electricals And Maintenance
05.2021 - 09.2022

Master of Science - Computer Networking And Telecommunications

La Trobe University, Australia
Harsh Sharma