About
Hi there, I’m Lokesh Kumar, with a MS degree in Cybersecurity from Northeastern University, Boston, with a passion for all things security. I’m a driven, persistent individual with a natural curiosity and a critical thinking attitude that’s carried me through my academic and professional journey.
At Black Hills Energy, I led the team in analyzing and mitigating over 2000 phishing emails, and developed 12 templates to simulate internal phishing campaigns, achieving a 1.3% click-through rate. In my previous role at Capgemini Engineering, I conducted daily analysis and investigation of over 5000 events, and championed Threat Hunting with OSINT and trend monitoring of malware, resulting in improved documentation and enhancement of IR SOP. I also optimized Splunk ES use cases by analyzing hundreds of false positive events and provided recommendations to enhance the Splunk Security Dashboard.
On top of that, I’m always expanding my technical skillset, with experience in languages like Python and Powershell, and technologies like Docker, Terraform, GCP, AWS, MS Azure, OWASP Top 10, and NIST. I also hold certifications such as CompTIA CySA+, CompTIA Security+, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, and Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals.
I’m currently working on Active Directory pentesting as well as building python scripts for DFIR. I’m also conducting detailed qualitative and quantitative examinations of malware specimens, successfully identifying indicators in dynamic and static analysis to classify threat level.
I am actively seeking job opportunities in USA for roles such as cybersecurity analyst, security engineer, IR analyst and more. I also will need H1b sponsorship in the near future as i am on OPT right now. In the near future, I aim to enroll in SANS Information Security Engineering course and hold multiple GIAC certifications to upskill in parallel to my day job as well as start studying malware regularly.
If you’re looking for an attractive, tenacious talent in Cyber Security, I’d love to chat and see how my skills can benefit your team. You can reach me at lokesh5671@gmail.com or through my Linkedin or Twitter. Thanks for considering me!