Satheesh Balaji — Security Engineer
Seasoned Security Researcher & Security Operations Engineer with over a decade of experience driving high‑impact security initiatives across offensive security, automation engineering, SOC operations, detection engineering, and large‑scale threat analytics. I specialize in bridging Red, Blue, and Product Engineering teams to elevate organizational security posture through deep technical research, enterprise automation, and end‑to‑end incident response. My work spans offensive security research, exploit development, cloud security assessments, CI/CD attack simulations, malware analysis, detection gap hunting, and MITRE ATT&CK–aligned adversary emulations. I have designed and deployed enterprise‑grade automation workflows, authored security SOPs, built offensive/detection tooling, and contributed to major Microsoft security ecosystems including Defender, Azure, Sentinel, DevOps, MDE, and internal SIEM platforms. Recognized for identifying security weakness, optimizing SOC processes through automation, and designing scalable hunting, enrichment, and response systems. Passionate about building secure engineering cultures, mentoring teams, and leveraging emerging technologies to advance global security capabilities. Core Strengths: Offensive Research • Threat Detection Engineering • Automation & Workflow Design • SOC Operations • SIEM/EDR • Cloud Security • CI/CD Security • Red/Blue/Purple Teaming • Exploit Development • Python/PowerShell/C#/KQL • Azure Security • Threat Hunting • Malware Triage • Security Architecture
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in security operations and automation.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience: 12 yrs
Skills
- Security Operations
- Incident Response
Career Highlights
- Over a decade of experience in security initiatives.
- Expert in bridging Red, Blue, and Product Engineering teams.
- Designed enterprise-grade automation workflows.
Work Experience
Microsoft
Senior Security Ops Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)
Security Researcher 2 (3 yrs 4 mos)
Escalation Security Analyst II (1 yr 6 mos)
Security Analyst (2 yrs 10 mos)
Netsurion
Senior Information Security Analyst (2 yrs)
Emtec Inc.
Associate Software Engineer (1 yr 3 mos)
Education
Pg Diploma at CDAC
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at Jerusalem college of engineering
10+2 at Holy family convent Matriculation Higher Secondary School