Profile

Cybersecurity Analyst with 3+ years of experience assessing cyber risk across automotive and enterprise IT environments and translating security findings into clear risk insights for decision makers. Specializes in cyber risk assessment, attack surface analysis, and control effectiveness evaluation, with a strong focus on risk informed mitigation prioritization. Enables consistent security decision making by articulating risk clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders in regulated environments through structured threat analysis. Brings international professional experience across Germany, Japan, and India, supporting strong security posture and risk-based digital transformation.

KEY SKILLS

• Cyber Risk Assessment & Scenario-Based Risk Identification 
• Impact Analysis & Evaluation 
• Cyber Risk Quantification & Risk Exposure Modeling Support 
• Control Effectiveness Assessment & Control Maturity Evaluation 
• Residual Risk Analysis & Risk Treatment Planning 
• Stakeholder Interviewing & Risk Communication 
• ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS Implementation & NIST CSF Risk Framework Alignment 
• Risk-Based Mitigation Prioritization & Enterprise Risk Reduction Strategy

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Information Security & Risk Management Cyber Risk Assessment 

• Cyber Risk Scenario Identification 
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) 
• Risk Quantification Support 
• Risk Exposure Evaluation 
• Risk Treatment Planning 
• Risk-Based Mitigation Prioritization 
• Security Control Effectiveness Assessment 
• Control Maturity Evaluation 
• Residual Risk Analysis 
• Identity & Access Risk Analysis 
• Risk Ownership & Escalation 
• Security Policy & Control Documentation
•  Incident Governance Documentation

Security Frameworks, Standards & Compliance

• ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS Implementation 
• NIST CSF Risk Alignment 
• ISO/SAE 21434 
• UNECE R155 
• GDPR Compliance 
• Control Framework Mapping 
• OWASP Top 10 
• Threat Modeling (STRIDE, TARA) 
• MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

Security Operations & Incident Response

• Incident Response Lifecycle Management 
• Incident Governance 
• Risk Impact Assessment 
• Business Impact Evaluation 
• Recovery Coordination 
• Digital Forensics 
• Evidence Handling 
• Control Effectiveness Validation

Threat & Vulnerability Management

• Vulnerability Risk Assessment (VAPT) 
• CVSS Risk Scoring 
• Risk-Based Prioritization 
• Exploitability Analysis 
• Asset-Centric Risk Analysis 
• Remediation Validation 
• Risk Reduction Tracking 
• Control Gap Identification

Network, System & Platform Security

• Access Control Governance 
• Network Security Controls (TCP/IP, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs) 
• Security Baseline Implementation 
• Linux & Server Hardening 
• Asset Monitoring 
• Container Security (Docker)

Automation, Monitoring & Tooling

• Security Automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash) 
• Control Monitoring Automation 
• Risk Alerting 
• Log Analysis 
• Continuous Control Monitoring 
• Prometheus 
• Grafana 
• Nmap 
• OpenVAS 
• Autopsy 
• Docker 
• Kali Linux

Consulting and Collaboration 

• Cyber Risk Advisory 
• Stakeholder Interviewing 
• Risk Workshop Facilitation 
• Executive-Level Risk Communication 
• Project Scoping & Delivery 
• Stakeholder Management 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration 
• Cross-Cultural Collaboration 
• Knowledge Transfer & Training Support 
• Governance Documentation 
• Control & Process Documentation 
• Advisory Support 
• Jira 
• Git 
• GitLab

SECURITY ENGAGEMENTS & LAB EXPERIENCE

• Zero-Day Incident Response & Ransomware Recovery - Drove incident response for critical vulnerabilities (Log4Shell), determining business-impact risks and remediation priorities, including Python-driven ransomware recovery.
• Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing & Digital Forensics - Evaluated and validated high-risk security weaknesses (SQLi, XSS, weak credentials, SMB misconfigurations), prioritizing remediation through security and forensic findings.
• Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Audit - Built ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST CSF-aligned control assessments and gap analyses, enabling audit readiness and enterprise compliance assurance.
• Zero Trust Security Architecture Case Study - Designed an enterprise-scale Zero Trust architecture addressing identity-driven threats across cloud and on-premises environments, integrating data protection, OT constraints, and centralized detection and response.