• Led end-to-end Security Operations, implementing incident response workflows and triaging alerts in Microsoft Sentinel to reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) by 25%. • Designed and implemented Azure Cloud Security Solutions — including Azure DDoS Protection, Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity, and Microsoft 365 Defender — to harden hybrid infrastructure. • Managed Identity and Access Management (IAM) via Azure AD, enforcing MFA, conditional access, and least-privilege principles for 200+ users. • Conducted Vulnerability Assessments using Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and Qualys; validated findings with development teams for remediation. • Automated routine security checks and compliance audits using Python scripts, reducing manual overhead by 30%. • Collaborated with SOC teams for threat detection, SIEM tuning, and log correlation, improving detection accuracy. • Developed and enforced security baselines, patch management policies, and cloud governance frameworks aligned with ISO 27001 and NIST.