Manas Ranjan Nanda

About Manas Ranjan Nanda

Experienced Security Operation Center (SOC) Manager with over 9 years of diverse expertise in SOC, threat hunting, incident response, and XSOAR playbook development for automation. Proven track record in ensuring compliance and driving SOC maturation through participation in simulation drills (IDRBT,DDOS) and DR activities.Skilled in Incident Response (IR), Threat Hunting, Detailed Playbook Preparation for IR Automation, SOC Road Map Assessments, Client Presentations, and Team Leadership, with a focus on mentoring L1 and L2 analysts to perform better analysysis and providing RCA of any P1 and P2 tickets also to meet SLA, OLA, MTTD, and MTTR objectives. Extensive experience in delivering SOC services for large banking sectors and manufacturing industries.Proficient in multiple security controls (NGFW, IPS, IDS, Proxy, WAF, Fireeye EX/NX, etc.) and SIEM tools such as QRadar, Splunk, and ArcSight. Led successful upgrades of SIEM QRadar and facilitated smooth transitions between tools to support business continuity.I am a B.Tech Graduate from BPUT and hold multiple certifications, such as IBM QRadar foundation, CompTIA CySA+,Qualys VM, Malware Analysis. Currently I am preparing for CISM and Cloud Certification.Passionate about enhancing cybersecurity frameworks and delivering impactful results to protect organizational assets. Let\'s connect to build a secure world.

Experience

1. Manager - Cybersecurity

   EY

   Jun 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Engineering

  2012 — 2016