Cloud, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Samar Mehta

Cybersecurity Analyst

Defensive monitoring, incident triage and access review.

Hyderabad, India

Fictional sample · Not a verified candidate record

Professional profile

Cybersecurity Analyst with an illustrative 11-year career focused on defensive monitoring, incident triage and access review. Brings together siem, log analysis and incident triage with practical delivery experience. Selected work below shows the problem, my contribution and the handover material rather than unsupported performance claims.

Professional experience

Jul 2022 - Present

Cybersecurity Analyst

Asterline Infrastructure Services

Responsible for scoped defensive monitoring, incident triage and access review work, coordinating the relevant reviewers and delivery partners.

  • Defined evidence fields, escalation thresholds and case-review checkpoints for a defensive monitoring workflow.
  • Reconciled access inventories with approved owners and tracked review exceptions to closure.
  • Maintained recovery responsibility and made unresolved questions visible before handover.
Jul 2018 - Jun 2022

Cybersecurity Analyst

Northmere Infrastructure Services

Developed hands-on experience across defensive monitoring, incident triage and access review, with a defined review process.

  • Used siem and threat modelling on assigned work; recorded decisions so colleagues could understand the approach.
  • Prepared access review register and remediation brief and incorporated specialist feedback before closing the workstream.
Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

Infrastructure Associate

Cedarfield Infrastructure Services

Built foundations through supported assignments, observation and practical feedback.

  • Assisted with log analysis and access review, checking work with an experienced reviewer.
  • Kept organised work records and developed clear handover habits through supervised practice.
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Samar MehtaCybersecurity Analyst / Continued

Core capabilities

01SIEM02Log analysis03Incident triage04Threat modelling05Access review06Evidence handling

Infrastructure work

01Topology & access

Alert triage playbook

The challenge

Analysts investigated similar alerts inconsistently.

My contribution

Defined evidence fields, escalation thresholds and case-review checkpoints for a defensive monitoring workflow.

Deliverable Triage playbook and synthetic case log

02Change-control record

Access review cycle

The challenge

Dormant access remained after team transfers.

My contribution

Reconciled access inventories with approved owners and tracked review exceptions to closure.

Deliverable Access review register and remediation brief

Education

2013 - 2015

M.Sc in Cybersecurity

Asterbridge Institute of Professional Studies

Specialist study with a practice focus on siem and log analysis.

2009 - 2013

Bachelor of Technology / Science in the relevant discipline

Cedarhaven College of Applied Studies

Foundation study, practical assignments and supervised learning. Fictional institution and qualification record.

Continuing development

2024

SIEM - advanced practice workshop

Scenario exercises and peer review in defensive monitoring, incident triage and access review.

2025

Threat modelling - reflective practice seminar

Applied learning reviewed through a bounded example and a written reflection.

Practice notes

Work focus
Defensive monitoring, incident triage and access review
Evidence status
Illustrative work descriptions; no source artefacts attached
Contribution scope
Owned the stated workstream, not all team outcomes

Languages

English - professional working / Hindi - professional working