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Apurva Sawant

Pune

Summary

Quality Assurance professional with extensive experience in ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. Proficient in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, focused on creating and implementing robust QA processes to meet project objectives, and quality standards,

Security Engineer with 4 years of experience in various domains such as;

  • Web Application security testing, Vulnerability Assessment, penetration testing, and generating reports using tools
  • Design, & Integration experience in Security Information and Event Management solutions(SIEM)
  • Background/understanding of software development lifecycle
  • Excellent communication skills with proven abilities in resolving complex networking, hardware & software related issues
  • Managed the cycle of project continuity, reviewed the technical work of team, and ensured the quality of service deliverables.
  • Skilled in Customer relations, business requirement gathering, and Threat modeling. Organize meetings and reviews

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Penetration Tester

BMC Software, Inc
07.2020 - Current
  • Performed penetration testing on different products within BMC.
  • Reviewed policies and act like a Subject Matter Expert on best practice. Verified SSL authentication for secure applications development on Web Servers
  • Performed dynamic and static analysis of web application using IMB AppScan. Analyze systems for potential vulnerabilities that may result from improper system configuration, hardware or software flaws, or operational
  • Reviewed security documentation and make recommendation. Assisted in conference call meeting with Developer to mitigate vulnerability findings
  • Port scan servers using NMAP and close all unnecessary ports to reduce the attack surface
  • Ran vulnerability and compliance scanning on test machines and reviewed security standard and Minimum Security Baseline for the client. Assisted on Monthly conference call to discuss implementation and upgrade of critical infrastructure

Staff Specialist SQA Engineer

BMC Software, Inc
10.2013 - 06.2020
  • Serve as a key member of software development team as the QA tester on development projects for BMC Software India Pvt Limited. Supervise a TEN-member software QA testing team in developing and implementing quality-assurance and quality-control methodologies to ensure compliance with QA standards and customer specifications.
  • Staying on top of all the aspects throughout the development period to extend Track-It! 2018 migration tool and include Asset migrations. Rewarded as one of our own customer zero. I was tough to convince and always look for what's best for the end user. All the accolades that get from customers regarding the migration tool is a testament from my efforts.

· Designing and implementation of test cases

· Automating Test Cases

· Testing of barcode, MAC Audit

· UI Testing

· Review functional specification documents, design documents, requirements traceability and involved in developing test plan document.

· Increasing productivity by initiating use of automation testing using Silk Test

· Responsible for Database testing using SQL queries in MS SQL Server

· Testing of main application features for functionality, performance, stability, as per requirement.

· Involved in system, performance and Regression Testing

· Debugging the issues, capturing and analyzing logs.

· Reporting bugs and Coordinate with development team for resolving bugs. Attending bug scrum meetings and working with respective project managers.

· Testing of various beta and production candidate software releases

· Client interaction and support for troubleshooting and problem solving of issues occurred in live and deployed network.

· Actively Participation in Scrum meetings, reviews and developed test scenarios.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

Fergusson College
Pune
08.2013

Skills

  • Kali Linux
  • Wireless Penetration Testing - WPA, WPA2, WEP
  • Antivirus solutions including spyware, malware, etc
  • Hardware and software troubleshooting
  • Network vulnerability scan and penetration testing
  • Familiar with password hash cracking MD5, SHA1, SHA2, etc
  • Real-time traffic analysis, network IDS, and packet dissection using WireShark
  • Experience with tools: Burpsuite, Metasploit, OWASP-ZAP Nmap, Wireshark, Sqlmap, Nesuss, IBM AppScan
  • Test planning and strategy development
  • Automated testing frameworks and tools eg Robot
  • Programming language: python
  • Performance testing and optimization
  • Cross-functional team collaboration
  • Defect identification and resolution
  • Continuous testing and integration
  • Test case development and maintenance
  • Mentoring and coaching junior testers
  • Agile software development methodologies
  • Quality assurance and risk management
  • Test data management and analysis
  • User acceptance testing
  • API testing and validation
  • Mobile application testing

Certification

  • Certified in Ethical Hacking (CEH v9).
  • Certified Security Analyst ECSA

Timeline

Penetration Tester

BMC Software, Inc
07.2020 - Current

Staff Specialist SQA Engineer

BMC Software, Inc
10.2013 - 06.2020

Master of Science - Information Technology

Fergusson College
Apurva Sawant