Shankar G

About Shankar G

Cybersecurity Professional with 8+ years of experience across SOC Operations, SIEM Engineering, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC).Currently working as a Lead at PwC, serving as SPOC for Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, leading 24/7 SOC operations, platform optimization, automation, and governance reporting.Strong expertise in:• SIEM: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, McAfee SIEM• Incident Response & Threat Hunting (MITRE ATT & CK, NIST)• SOAR & Automation (Logic Apps, Playbooks, DCRs)• Endpoint & EDR: SentinelOne, Cylance, Trend Micro• GRC & Compliance: ITGC, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC, MARSE, BOA, AMEX• Audit readiness, risk assessments, and evidence managementProven track record of reducing MTTR, improving detection coverage, enabling audit readiness, and mentoring SOC teams.Open to mid-level to senior cybersecurity roles in SOC, SIEM( Mucrosoft Sentinel) and GRC.

Experience

1. Senior Associate

   PwC India

   Mar 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Lead – Cybersecurity | PwC, HyderabadMar 2023 – PresentSPOC for Microsoft Sentinel SIEM, managing security operations, optimization, and incident lifecycle.Led and mentored a team of 18 SOC analysts supporting 24/7 operations.Designed and tuned detection use cases, KQL rules, DCRs, and SOAR playbooks to reduce MTTR.Integrated endpoints, servers, cloud workloads, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and email security into Sentinel.Built governance, compliance, and executive dashboards for leadership reporting.Acted as SPOC for ITGC & GRC, supporting ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC, MARSE, BOA, AMEX audits.Conducted risk assessments, control evaluations, audit evidence collection, and remediation tracking.Delivered internal SIEM, EDR, and threat investigation training sessions.

Education

• Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College

  B.Sc. , Computers Science

• Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

• Sri Indu Institute of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA