Pavan N

Experience

1. Senior Cyber Security Analyst

   Kroger Technology & Digital

   Oct 2024 — Present · OH, US

   As a Sr Cyber Security Analyst, I designed and secured AWS and Azure VPCs with zero-trust segmentation, IAM RBAC, and advanced firewall policies. I automated cloud threat detection using Splunk, CRIBL, and Phantom SOAR, cutting response times by 30% while improving incident triage. My role involves deep forensics on Linux/Unix and cloud systems, leveraging memory analysis, log forensics, and packet captures to deliver root cause reports. I implemented enterprise encryption frameworks with AES-256, TLS 1.3, AWS KMS, and Azure Key Vault, ensuring data protection and compliance with ISO 27001 and NIST 800-53. I also partnered with DevOps to embed SAST, DAST, and IaC security scans into Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines. Additional contributions include penetration testing of insider and external threats, leading PCI and SOX audits, building Splunk dashboards mapped to MITRE ATT & CK, engineering CRIBL log pipelines, and developing automation scripts in Python/PowerShell. I facilitated enterprise tabletop exercises, prepared executive risk reports, and mentored SOC analysts in SIEM tuning, threat hunting, and forensic acquisition.