Mohammed Nazeer Basha

• SOC Strategy & Operations – 12+ years in SOC setup, implementation, and 24/7 operations management
• People Leadership – Building, mentoring, and leading cross-functional, high-performing security teams
• Customer & Stakeholder Management – Driving client satisfaction, handling escalations, and building trusted partnerships
• SIEM & SOAR Expertise – Design, deployment, governance, and optimization of detection
rules, correlation logic, and playbooks
• Incident Response & Threat Management – Proven expertise in threat detection,
vulnerability management, and automated response
• MSSP Service Delivery – Onboarding, customizing services, and ensuring SLA/KPI
adherence for global customers
• Strategic Planning & Governance – Aligning security initiatives with business goals, setting KPIs, and ensuring compliance
• Budget & Vendor Oversight – Security budgets, vendor relationships, and third-party risk management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partnering with IT, Cloud, Engineering, and Product teams to enhance security posture.

Responsibilities:

· Led SOC team in monitoring security incidents and alerts.

· Developed incident response plans to address potential threats.

· Coordinated with IT departments to enhance cybersecurity measures.

· Conducted regular security assessments and vulnerability scans.

· Trained staff on security protocols and incident reporting processes.

· Managed security tools like SIEM, IPS/IDS, EDR/XDR, Proofpoint for real-time threat detection.

· Collaborated with vendors for security solutions and software updates.

· Analyzed threat intelligence to identify emerging risks and trends.

· Conducted regular audits of network devices for vulnerabilities and threats.

· Provided technical support for network infrastructure configurations associated with security technologies.

· Managed the development, implementation and maintenance of security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures.

· Tracked identified risks and reported findings to executive management team.

· Conducted forensic analysis following an incident involving loss or compromise of data.

· Implemented measures to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems.

· Provided guidance on how best to respond when a breach is suspected or confirmed.

· Responded promptly to alerts generated by intrusion detection systems or other monitoring tools.

· Assisted in the development of training programs related to information security topics.

· Performed risk assessment activities for new technologies and services prior to deployment into production environment.

· Monitored security access to ensure compliance with corporate security policies.

· Investigated incidents related to suspicious or malicious activity on networks, systems and applications.

· Coordinated with internal teams on developing solutions that comply with organizational information security requirements.

· Developed incident response plans to address potential security issues.

· Maintained documentation of security and disaster recovery policies and procedures.

· Directed risk assessment operations and system test execution.

· Evaluated performance indicators to assess security control quality.

· Overseeing SOC Team operations effectively.

· Defining process and procedures for CSIRT.

· Creation of Playbooks, SOP's and other process documents.

· Timely delivery of reports, Incident response and been point of contact of client
escalations

· SIEM Administration, Integrations, Fine tuning, Troubleshooting, Creating Use cases, Health Check, Reporting

· Part of a esteemed driven SOC Team managing SOC Monitoring and SIEM Administration involves integrations, troubleshooting, SIEM Health Check, Reporting.

· Classify incidents in case of high severity cases refer to management Security Operation Centre(SOC).

· Comprehensive experience achieved working for an Asia-pacific leading sectors responsible for Security Operations.

24/7 Incident response, RCA, Reporting and engaging with customers w.r.t theats identified.