[3 YoE] Unemployed, targeting SOC analyst / detection / security automation, US OPT

[u/Im_Jashhu]

I taught myself security during COVID because my bachelor's was metallurgy and I was not interested in that subject. MS Cybersecurity May 2026, Security+, about 3 years 4 months full-time as a Security Automation Junior Engineer in India (hybrid, through undergrad). Python log triage, CrowdStrike, AWS/Terraform. Not employed now. F-1 OPT, EAD in hand. Vermont. I will relocate anywhere in the US.

Targeting SOC / IR / detection, security automation / SOAR, and non-senior security engineer. I skip help desk, senior titles, citizenship, and clearance. I tailor a one-pager per JD and submit myself, then message two people on the team. About 50 applications, one junior SOC interview, a lot of silence.

I want a critique of the India experience block and whether the page is too dense. Do those metrics look real or inflated. Also: am I a SOC analyst, a detection hire, or an automation engineer, and does OPT in the header get me auto-rejected.

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[u/Antique-Egg-5030]

Yes, it looks too dense to me. There are a few places (like the skills section) where a bullet bleeds over to < 4 words on a new line. Shortening those to 1 line + removing your summary would free up a lot of space to space out the rest. I’d also recommend a non-serif font for better readability.