Sonit Thakur

- (Energy, Oil & Gas)
The Company is one of the largest Oil and Gas exploration and extraction company in Lagos, Nigeria in Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream. Managing and ensuring security for 37+ sites, HQ, 5000 users and 5000+ devices.
•Cybersecurity greenfield program initiation, implementation of baseline for IT operations, processes, assets, and network.
•Evaluation, selection, and implementation of suitable SIEM, SOAR with UEBA.
•SOC operations SIEM, SOAR and UEBA management. Enhancing and fine tuning with new use cases and amendments.
•Devising Correlation rules & policies to capture violations and threats.
•Threat hunting & threat modeling to improvise SOC operations using SIEM and EDR.
•Evaluation, selection and implementation of Zscaler Cloud Proxy solution and integration.

The Company takes out earth work, civil projects in government areas like dams, hydro power plants etc. My profile includes below.

•Cyber Security Planning and Implementation.
•Implementation of Security Products.
•Alien-Vault SIEM Implementation.
•Evaluation, selection and implementation of Zscaler Cloud Proxy solution and integration
•Devising Correlation rules & policies.
•Developed secured build checklists for Servers, endpoints, switches, routers and firewalls based on CIS & NIST controls.
•Vulnerability assessment and management.
•Evaluation and implementation of UEBA solution (Teramind)
•Threat hunting & Threat Modeling
•Implementation of endpoint security solutions with DLP.
•Implementation & management of Kaspersky MDM
•IT policy designing and Enforcement.
•Firewall administration and monitoring.
•Dark Web Research
•Network administration and monitoring.
•Network & Information Security Monitoring.
•IT Infrastructure Management.
•ERP evaluation and implementation.
•Data Leak Prevention
•User Access Control Administration & Monitoring
•Backup and Disaster Recovery planning.
•Cyber security training.

Worked as head of IT infrastructure and operations. Responsible for planning, evaluation, procurement, and implementation of all IT related requirements also responsible for configuration and administration of Network, Servers, and Firewalls as per the company's functionality and changes. Current profile includes:

•Cyber Security Planning and Governance.
•Implementation of Security Products.
•IT Infrastructure & Security Internal Audits & Pilferage mitigation.
•Defining and enforcing cybersecurity policy and controls.
•ISMS and Cyber security Assessment and Implementation.
•Developed secured build checklists for Servers, endpoints, switches, routers, and firewalls based on CIS & NIST controls.
•Vulnerability assessment and management.
•Implementation and management of McAfee DLP.
•Implementation, configuration, and integration of SPAM filters.
•ERP (In4Suite) deployment and administration.
•Access Control Administration & Monitoring
•Data Leak Prevention deployment.
•Backup and Disaster Recovery Administration
•Antivirus E.P.O. Deployment & Administration
•Firewall administration and monitoring.
•Datacenter management with 10+ Servers.
•Ransomware and Malwares reverse engineering.
•Network administration and monitoring.
•Network & Information Security Monitoring.
•Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration
•Windows Server 2012 R2 Administration
•Windows Exchange Server 2010 Administration

Responsible for planning, evaluation, procurement, and implementation of all IT related requirements also responsible for configuration and administration of Network and Firewalls. Profile included:
•ERP (FastTrack) Deployment & Administration.
•Firewall administration and monitoring.
•Network administration and monitoring.
•Network & Information Security Monitoring.
•IT Policy and governance.
•IT Budgeting & Procurement.
•IT Infrastructure Management (Servers / Routers / Applications).
•Data Leak Prevention.
•Backup and Disaster Recovery Administration
•Antivirus E.P.O. Administration
•Audio/Video Conferencing
•Vendor Management

Responsible for managing 27 locations in north India including 4 Mega Stores One regional Office, One Ware Hose and 21 Stores. My Profile included:
•IT Infrastructure Management.
•IT Security administration.
•Internal Audits & Pilferage mitigation
•IT Policy implementation & Enforcement.
•IT Budgeting & Procurement.
•Backup planning and action.
•Antivirus E.P.O. Administration
•Audio/Video Conferencing
•ERP (Microsoft Navision) Implementation and Administration.
•Network administration and monitoring.
•Network & Information Security Monitoring.
•Windows 2000 and 2003 Server Administration.
•Vendor Management

Worked as Asst. Manager IT (North India). Responsible for managing 27 locations in north India including 4 Mega Stores One regional Office, One Ware Hose and 21 Stores. My Profile included:
• IT Infrastructure Management.
• IT Security administration.
• Internal Audits & Pilferage mitigation
• IT Policy implementation & Enforcement.
• IT Budgeting & Procurement.
• Backup planning and action.
• Antivirus E.P.O. Administration
• Audio/Video Conferencing
• ERP (Microsoft Navision) Implementation and Administration.
• Network administration and monitoring.
• Network & Information Security Monitoring.
• Windows 2000 and 2003 Server Administration.
• Vendor Management