Jaspal Singh Khaira — DevOps Engineer

Cybersecurity professional with 2+ years of progressive experience leading and executing across enterprise IT, network security, and advanced Security Operations Center (SOC) environments. Brings proven leadership in high-pressure operations, having been promoted to Lead SOC Analyst within 8 months based on technical excellence, decision-making, and ownership of critical escalations. Possesses deep hands-on expertise in incident response, digital forensics and incident response (DFIR), advanced threat hunting, malware analysis, SIEM detection engineering, EDR/XDR operations, and threat intelligence. Leads end-to-end incident response engagements, serves as the primary SOC technical authority, and drives SOC maturity initiatives including automation (Python), detection strategy, and ISO 27001–aligned improvements. Recognised for adaptability, clear stakeholder communication, and a consistent track record of progressing from IT support into senior security leadership roles. Graduated from Red Alpha Cybersecurity’s intensive 600+ hour specialist training program (ASTP) covering Threat Hunting, Incident Response (IR), Digital Forensics (DF) – DFIR, cloud security, penetration testing, Operating System internals, Programming (Python), malware analysis, and more. I am eager to connect with like-minded cybersecurity professionals and expand my professional network. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn to learn more about my journey and to share your own experiences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity professional with expertise in incident response and threat intelligence.

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Experience: 10 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Incident Response
Cyber Threat Hunting (cth)
Cyber Threat Intelligence (cti)
Malware Analysis
Network Security
Service Delivery
Infrastructure
Equipment Engineering
People Management
Communication

Career Highlights

Promoted to Lead SOC Analyst within 8 months.
Designed threat intelligence processes achieving ISO compliance.
Led high-performing teams in critical incident response.

Work Experience

PCS Security

Lead Analyst (Senior Engineer) (1 yr)

Lead Analyst (Engineer) (1 yr 2 mos)

SOC Tier 2 Analyst (Managed Services, Engineer) | Lead Analyst (Backup) (6 mos)

SOC Tier 2 Analyst (Managed Services, Engineer) (1 mo)

Red Alpha Cybersecurity

Associate Cybersecurity Specialist (1 yr)

KG Sowers Group Pte Ltd

Pre-Sales Engineer | Team Lead (1 yr 10 mos)

Network Engineer | Team Lead (8 mos)

IT Support Specialist (1 yr 8 mos)

GlobalFoundries

Associate Engineer | PM Team Lead (1 yr 11 mos)

Associate Engineer (1 yr)

Pactera

Technical Assistant (5 mos)

Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, A*STAR

Research Assistant Internship (4 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Science (Hons) at University of Portsmouth

Specialist Diploma at Nanyang Polytechnic

Specialist Diploma at Temasek Polytechnic

Diploma at Republic Polytechnic

Jaspal Singh Khaira

DevOps Engineer

Singapore, Singapore10 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Promoted to Lead SOC Analyst within 8 months.
Designed threat intelligence processes achieving ISO compliance.
Led high-performing teams in critical incident response.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity professional with expertise in incident response and threat intelligence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Incident ResponseCyber Threat Hunting (cth)Cyber Threat Intelligence (cti)Malware AnalysisNetwork SecurityService DeliveryInfrastructureEquipment EngineeringPeople ManagementCommunication

Other Skills

Root Cause AnalysisEmployee TrainingPresentationsDigital Forensics and Incident ResponseTeam ManagementCode AnalysisLeadershipReverse EngineeringAnalytical SkillsScriptingIncident InvestigationRisk AssessmentOperations ManagementCybersecurity Incident ResponseIncident Handling

About

Experience

10 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Pcs security

4 roles

Lead Analyst (Senior Engineer)

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Singapore, Singapore · On-site

Malware AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisCyber Threat Hunting (CTH)Incident ResponseEmployee TrainingPresentations+8

Lead Analyst (Engineer)

Promoted

Jan 2024 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Singapore, Singapore · On-site

Lead and mentor a high-performing team of at least 6 analysts and 2 interns, ensuring excellence in daily security operations and fostering professional growth.
Collaborate strategically with cross-functional stakeholders to elevate and fortify the organization's security posture, ensuring comprehensive protection.
Actively engage in top-tier defense initiative meetings, addressing corporate-scale incident/threat matters and representing the SOC in critical tabletop exercises.
Orchestrate comprehensive incident response engagements, coordinating seamlessly with key stakeholders across operational to managerial levels to ensure swift and effective resolution.
Spearhead and drive transformative security initiatives, including strategic enhancements and pioneering new projects, resulting in measurable improvements in security metrics.
Designed and implemented cutting-edge threat intelligence processes and workflows, securing compliance with ISO 27001:2022 standards within 2 weeks from inception, significantly enhancing organizational resilience.

Malware AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisCyber Threat Hunting (CTH)ScriptingIncident InvestigationService Delivery+13

SOC Tier 2 Analyst (Managed Services, Engineer) | Lead Analyst (Backup)

Jun 2023 – Dec 2023 · 6 mos · Singapore, Singapore · On-site

Malware AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisCyber Threat Hunting (CTH)Incident ResponseEmployee TrainingPresentations+6

SOC Tier 2 Analyst (Managed Services, Engineer)

Apr 2023 – May 2023 · 1 mo · Singapore, Singapore · On-site

Cybersecurity Incident ResponseIncident HandlingMalware AnalysisSecurity Information and Event Management (SIEM)Memory ForensicsCommunication+19

Red alpha cybersecurity

Associate Cybersecurity Specialist

Sep 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr · Singapore · On-site

600+ hours of training with hands-on labs and exercises at Red Alpha’s Alpha Specialist
Training Programme (ASTP) in the areas of scripting, networking, operating systems, penetration testing, incident response, cloud security, and malware analysis.

Cybersecurity Incident ResponseMalware AnalysisCybersecurityMemory ForensicsPenetration TestingCommunication+11

Kg sowers group pte ltd

3 roles

Pre-Sales Engineer | Team Lead

Sep 2020 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hybrid

Manage over 25 customer accounts while Leading a Team of 4 Engineers.
Provide Pre-Sales consultations to prospects based upon their IT requirements.

Windows AdministrationFortinetAcronisNetwork SecurityCommunicationInfrastructure+19

Network Engineer | Team Lead

Promoted

Jan 2020 – Sep 2020 · 8 mos · Hybrid

Sophos/SentinelOne EDR/XDR and Managed Detection & Response (MDR) specialist for client endpoint security protection.
Provide Network installation, and troubleshooting support for various networking devices across a myriad of vendor brands e.g., Sophos, Fortinet, Cisco, and Aruba.
Experience in network monitoring tools with configuration i.e., PRTG.

FortinetAcronisNetwork SecurityCommunicationInfrastructureSynology+16

IT Support Specialist

May 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Hybrid

Provided remote and onsite troubleshooting L1/L2 support services with 90% ticket closures in less than 30 minutes for end-customers; Device Types: Desktop, Server, and Network devices.
Experience handling brands such as Sophos, Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Aruba Network Devices, Windows Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, Citrix Xen Server, Synology, UniFi and more.
Provided training for in-house engineers on UPS system(s) installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

AcronisCommunicationInfrastructureScriptingService DeliveryMicrosoft Servers+4

Globalfoundries

2 roles

Associate Engineer | PM Team Lead

Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Singapore · On-site

Supervise a team of 8 members to support equipment engineer i.e. tool owner(s) in the day-to-day preventive/corrective maintenance (PM/CM) activities.
Chief trainer for all new hire into the single wafer • processing team.
Performed all prior duties in addition to the above.

Equipment EngineeringRoot Cause AnalysisEmployee TrainingPeople ManagementLeadershipTroubleshooting+1

Associate Engineer

Dec 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr · Singapore · On-site

Responsible to bring to fruition numerous preventive maintenance (PM) optimization projects for cost saving purposes.
Appointed as start up equipment engineer; Focusing on expanding departments tool count via starting up all brand new/pre-owned single wafer processing tools.
Manage numerous supporting vendors during equipment start up to ensure Industrial Engineering (IE) production requirement target date is achieved.
Serve as a backup whenever a lack of tool owners are present due to medical/scheduled absences.

Equipment EngineeringCommunicationPresentationsEngineeringTroubleshootingAnalytical Skills

Pactera

Technical Assistant

Mar 2013 – Aug 2013 · 5 mos · Singapore · On-site

- Responsible for testing the quality of the product under various operating systems and to prepare a list of faults found for rectification.

Institute of chemical and engineering sciences, a*star

Research Assistant Internship

Oct 2012 – Feb 2013 · 4 mos · Singapore

- Responsible for conducting experiments and collecting experimental data to reach a conclusion that aids in understanding the effects of the material and electrolyte used for the preparation of lithium-ion batteries.

Presentations