Apoorv Bhardwaj

DevOps Manager

Gurugram, Haryana, India5 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

Reduced MTTR by 45% through automation.
Developed over 40 detection use cases aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.
Minimized false positives by ~25% via SIEM tuning.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with a focus on Incident Response and Threat Intelligence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Incident ResponseThreat HuntingDetection EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Atomic Red TeamAutomationCyber Threat Hunting (CTH)Email SecurityEndpoint SecurityIncident Detection & ResponseIncident ManagementIncident Response PlaybooksInvestigationOSINT IntelligenceRoot Cause AnalysisSIEMSOC ProcessesUse-case Creation

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As a Senior Secops Analyst at dunnhumby, I am responsible for incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, and threat intelligence.

Experience

Dunnhumby

Senior Security Operations Analyst

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Incident ResponseThreat HuntingDetection EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Nykaa

Security Engineer-1

Dec 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Leading Incident Detection & Response, Endpoint Security, and Security Operations as an individual contributor.
Reduced MTTR by 45% through automation, workflows, and playbook creation.
Minimized false positives by ~25% via SIEM use-case tuning and whitelisting.
Developed 40+ detection use cases and collaborated with MSP on 250+ use cases aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Built and implemented open-source threat intelligence feeds using MISP.
Enhanced security control validation with Atomic Red Team, identifying flaws in detection logic.
Conducted TTP-based threat hunting and collaborated with MSP for validation and mitigation.
Developed incident response playbooks and led tabletop exercises for major incident scenarios.
Automated EDR workflows to isolate compromised endpoints, prevent attacks, and ensure real-time notifications.

Incident Detection & ResponseEndpoint SecurityAutomationSIEMThreat IntelligenceAtomic Red Team+4

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3 roles

Senior Analyst - Global SOC

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Dec 2022 · 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Remote

Provided global SOC services as part of the Monitoring and Alerting team, managing incidents throughout their lifecycle.
Led investigations on major incidents to ensure rapid containment and mitigation.
Conducted Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify detection gaps and understand attack narratives.
Collaborated with the content team to recommend custom use cases based on incident trends and proactive threat intelligence research.
Partnered with management and stakeholders to establish and optimize SOC processes.
Reduced false positives by ~20% through fine-tuning noisy alerts and improving detection use cases.

Incident ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisThreat IntelligenceSOC ProcessesIncident Response

Analyst - Global SOC

Sep 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Remote

Conducted detailed investigations and responded to security alerts within strict SLAs as an L1 security analyst.
Collaborated with internal teams to provide recommendations for custom use-case creation, enrichment, and automation.
Analyzed email security alerts and manually investigated suspicious emails.
Performed IOC-based threat exposure checks using diverse data sources and OSINT intelligence.
Created reports and dashboards using internal ticketing tools to enhance visibility and incident management.

Incident ResponseUse-case CreationEmail SecurityOSINT Intelligence