Kochi, Kerala · mohammed.irfan@email.com · +91 98765 43210 · linkedin.com/in/mohammed-irfan-sec
B.Tech Computer Science (Cyber Security) graduate (2025) aiming for a Security Analyst role, skilled in Linux, Splunk and vulnerability assessment. Built a home SOC lab whose tuned alerts cut false alarms from 30 a day to 2.
B.Tech, Computer Science (Cyber Security), Rajagiri School of Engineering, Kochi2021 – 2025 · CGPA 8.2
Class XII, Kerala State Board2021 · 94%
Security: vulnerability assessment, network security, incident response
Tools: Splunk, Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite
Systems: Linux, Python, AWS
Home SOC lab | Splunk, Linux, Python | SoloJan 2025
• Built a small SOC lab: three Linux virtual machines sending logs to Splunk, with alerts for failed logins and port scans.
• Wrote a Python script that simulates brute-force logins to test the alerts; tuned the rules until false alarms fell from 30 a day to 2.
• Wrote an incident response checklist for each alert.
Assessment of the college event site | Nmap, Burp Suite | Team of 2Sep 2024
• With the department’s written permission, did a vulnerability assessment of the event-registration site with Nmap and Burp Suite.
• Found 5 issues, including a stored XSS and an exposed admin port; reported each with steps to reproduce and a fix.
• All 5 were fixed before the next fest registration opened.
Security Intern, Voltgrid, KochiJun 2024 – Aug 2024
• Reviewed AWS security group rules for 40 servers and closed 9 ports that were open to the internet.
• Analysed office Wi-Fi traffic with Wireshark in a network security review; found 2 devices using outdated encryption.
• CompTIA Security+, 2025