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Chirag Soni

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Professional Title: Incident Response Team Lead – SOC

Location: Ahmedabad, India

Education Qualification: M.Sc. in Digital Forensics & Information Assurance

Expertise

  • Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR)
  • Incident Command & Major Cyber Breach Management
  • Cyber Drills, Crisis Simulations & Red Team–Blue Team Exercises
  • Tabletop Exercises (Technical, Management & Executive Level)
  • Compromise Assessment, Threat Containment & Recovery
  • Threat Hunting (Proactive & Reactive)
  • Threat Intelligence, OSINT & Adversary Tracking
  • SOC Operations, Incident Readiness & Process Maturity

Summary

Chirag is an accomplished cybersecurity professional and Incident Response Team Lead with deep expertise in Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR). He has a proven track record of leading end-to-end incident response operations, including detection, investigation, containment, eradication, and post-incident recovery across complex enterprise environments.

He specializes in compromise assessments, threat hunting, and intelligence-driven investigations, enabling organizations to rapidly identify adversary activity, accurately assess impact, and restore business operations with confidence. His leadership style emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with SOC, IT, legal, risk, and executive stakeholders to drive effective decision-making during high-pressure cyber incidents.

Chirag is actively involved in designing and executing cyber drills and tabletop exercises to assess organizational readiness, validate response capabilities, and enhance crisis management maturity. Recognized for bridging technical depth with executive communication.

Professional Experience

  • Incident Response Team Lead – SOC
    Eventus Security, Ahmedabad | Apr 2025 – Present
  • Senior Incident Response Engineer (E3) – Incident Response
    Eventus Security, Ahmedabad | Mar 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Senior Forensic Analyst – Cyber Forensics
    ECS Infotech, Ahmedabad | Sep 2018 – Mar 2023
  • Cyber Security Analyst – DFIR
    Network Intelligence India, Mumbai | Oct 2017 – Sep 2018

Certifications & Professional Training

  • EC-Council – Computer Hacking and Forensics Investigator (CHFI)
  • E-Security Institute – Certified Computer Forensic Analyst (CCFA)
  • Blackperl DFIR - AWS Security - EC2 Incident response
  • BlackPerl DFIR - Memory Forenics Masterclass for Incident Responders
  • Belkasoft – Windows Forensics
  • Exterro – AccessData Certified
  • TCM Security – Practical Windows Forensics
  • Mastermind – ISO/IEC 27001:2022
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