Maria Poulose — Business Analyst

An experienced Cyber Security Professional, with over 9 years experience across Incident Response, Security Operations and MSSP Governance. Skilled in SIEM monitoring, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and investigating security incidents including data breaches and phishing attacks. Actively seeking a challenging Cyber Security role to apply technical expertise and drive organizational security improvements. Skills Incident Response & Management: End-to-end incident handling, triage, analysis, containment, remediation, and reporting. Skilled in managing critical incidents, coordinating with internal teams and MSSPs, and ensuring timely resolution. Security Operations & SOC Governance: SME in security operations, overseeing SOC workflows, alert monitoring, escalation procedures, and operational efficiency. Experienced in reducing incident backlogs and ensuring SLA adherence. Endpoint & Threat Protection: Monitoring endpoints, analysing threats, and implementing proactive protection and remediation strategies. Email Security: Analysing phishing emails and suspicious campaigns, identifying threats, and coordinating remediation to protect organizational email systems. Playbook Management: Creation, review, and maintenance of SOC and incident response playbooks to standardize workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Regulatory Compliance & Security Controls: Maintaining audit evidence and ensuring 100% success rate in compliance with internal and external security control frameworks. Collaboration & Reporting: Coordinating with MSSPs, internal technical teams, and senior management to deliver accurate incident reports, monthly service reports, and QBR insights.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cyber Security Specialist with a focus on Incident Response and Security Operations.

Experience: 10 yrs 6 mos