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Mahima Jaikanth

Operational Security Analyst

๐Ÿ“ Atlanta, GA

๐ŸŸขAping In

Cybersecurity professional with hands-on experience in SaaS and cloud security, specializing in security tool integration, automation, and security operations. Skilled in building and optimizing security workflows using Python and PowerShell, enhancing visibility through SIEM and endpoint platforms, and supporting secure application onboarding in healthcare and enterprise environments.

Skills

Threat Detection8/10
Incident Response8/10
CrowdStrike (EDR)8/10
PowerShell8/10
Python8/10
SIEM (8/10)Splunk (8/10)NIST CSF / SP 800-53 (7/10)SOC 2 Compliance (7/10)Azure Active Directory (IAM) (7/10)Vulnerability Management (7/10)Active Directory (7/10)Microsoft Purview (DLP) (7/10)Microsoft Sentinel (7/10)MITRE ATT&CK (7/10)Wireshark (6/10)Bash Scripting (6/10)HITRUST CSF (6/10)Penetration Testing (6/10)Tenable (Vulnerability Scanning) (6/10)

Work Experience

Operational Security Analyst

Navvis & Company, LLC

Jun 2024 โ€” Present

Integrate and manage security tools (Splunk, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender) to enhance visibility across SaaS and enterprise environments. Develop and optimize automated workflows using PowerShell and Python for identity analysis, reporting, and incident response. Configure and tune SIEM detections, implement DLP and device control policies, perform vulnerability scanning, support IAM and conditional access policies, and contribute to security reporting and dashboard development.

Cybersecurity Intern

Navvis & Company, LLC

Jun 2023 โ€” Jun 2024

Supported integration and configuration of security tools across cloud and SaaS environments. Automated data extraction from Azure AD using PowerShell. Assisted in vulnerability management, IAM operations, SIEM monitoring and alert triage, and contributed to SOC 2 and HITRUST audit and compliance efforts.

Undergraduate Instructional Assistant

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Sept 2020 โ€” Dec 2021

Assisted ~100 students with MATLAB projects and held office hours. Developed, verified, and graded homework for a Security Engineering Honors class (~75 students). Led discussion sections and helped students with circuits for a Mechanical Engineering class.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

MSc ยท Cybersecurity (Information Security specialization)

? โ€“ 2024

University of Massachusetts Amherst

BSc ยท Computer Engineering

? โ€“ 2022