Karthik L
Sercurity Analyst
Bengaluru
Summary
Security Analyst & Vulnerability Engineer with 12+ years of IT experience and strong expertise in AWS and Azure cloud security. Specialized in infrastructure, container security, and vulnerability management using Tenable, Nessus, Qualys, Trivy, and Snyk. Proven collaborator with application teams, focused on remediation, automation, compliance, and proactive security hardening.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Cloudops Support Engineer
Incadea India Pvt Ltd
07.2023 - Current
- Implemented container security scanning using tools like Trivy, Aqua, Snyk, and Qualys, ensuring early detection of vulnerabilities across CI/CD pipelines.
- Integrated container security checks into CI/CD pipelines on AWS (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, ECR image scanning) to ensure automated vulnerability detection and policy compliance.
- Performed continuous vulnerability assessments for containerized and cloud workloads, prioritizing remediation based on risk and business impact.
- Conducted container image analysis, identifying CVEs, analyzing dependency vulnerabilities, and coordinating fixes with DevOps and development teams.
- Configured and managed Azure Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, and Resource Groups.
- Enhanced security using NSGs, Azure Firewall, and access controls.
- Designed backup & recovery plans using Recovery Services Vault and BCDR.
- Secured Azure environments using NSGs, Azure Firewall, and Just-In-Time (JIT) access to control inbound/outbound traffic.
- Implemented identity and access management (IAM) with Azure AD, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and RBAC to enforce least privilege access.
- Configured Azure Defender and Microsoft Defender for Cloud to detect threats and enhance workload security.
Assistant Manager IT & Operations
Cloudnine Groups of Hospitals (Kids Clinic India Pvt Ltd)
09.2019 - 06.2023
- vulnerability, follow up regularly with the product leads and report the status on weekly basis.
- Vulnerability scan will be performed with Company standard policy
- Utilized Tenable IO and Nessus Professional to analyse OS and network vulnerabilities
- Collaborated with stakeholders to address reported SLA vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations
- Assisted application and infrastructure teams in analysing and mitigating identified vulnerabilities contributing to a more secure IT environment.
- Designed and maintained scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Implemented and managed CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins to streamline deployments.
- Optimized AWS costs, leading to significant savings.
- Ensured cloud security and compliance through proactive AWS security management.
- Managed SSL certificates, ensuring secure communications.
- Enhanced collaboration using Jira and Confluence for project management.
- Oversaw version control with GitHub, ensuring seamless code integration and deployment.
Customer Support Engineer
Genius Consultants Ltd(Client:CloudNine Hospitals)
12.2018 - 09.2019
- Utilized Tenable IO and Nessus Professional to analyze OS and network vulnerabilities
- Conducted web application vulnerability analysis using Acunetix and
- Indusface WAS, enhancing the resilience of the applications against potential exploits
- Collaborated with stakeholders to address reported SLA
- vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations
- Assisted application and infrastructure teams in analyzing and
- mitigating identified vulnerabilities contributing to a more secure IT
- environment
- Experienced in troubleshooting and resolving network-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance.
- Skilled in configuring and maintaining routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and network security protocols.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring tools like Nagios, PRTG, and Wireshark for network diagnostics.
Senior Systems Engineer
Syncroute Software Development Pvt Ltd(Client: Goomo Holdings Pvt Ltd)
01.2017 - 07.2018
Sr Executive IT
Goomo Holdings Pvt Ltd
07.2018 - 09.2018
Customer Support Engineer
Ensure Support Services India Ltd (Client: Crompton Greaves Limited)
12.2014 - 01.2017
Cloudops Support Engineer
Allied Digital Services Ltd.(Client: Crompton Greaves Limited)
03.2013 - 11.2014
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Rabindranath Tagore University
Bilaspur, India 04.2001 -
Diploma in Electronics And Communications -
PES Polytechnic
Bengaluru, India 04.2001 -
Secondary School Leaving Certifacate -
Bangalore Higher Secondaray School
04.2001 -
Skills
Vulnerability Assessment
Timeline
Cloudops Support Engineer
Incadea India Pvt Ltd
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager IT & Operations
Cloudnine Groups of Hospitals (Kids Clinic India Pvt Ltd)
09.2019 - 06.2023
Customer Support Engineer
Genius Consultants Ltd(Client:CloudNine Hospitals)
12.2018 - 09.2019
Sr Executive IT
Goomo Holdings Pvt Ltd
07.2018 - 09.2018
Senior Systems Engineer
Syncroute Software Development Pvt Ltd(Client: Goomo Holdings Pvt Ltd)
01.2017 - 07.2018
Customer Support Engineer
Ensure Support Services India Ltd (Client: Crompton Greaves Limited)
12.2014 - 01.2017
Cloudops Support Engineer
Allied Digital Services Ltd.(Client: Crompton Greaves Limited)
03.2013 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Rabindranath Tagore University
04.2001 -
Diploma in Electronics And Communications -
PES Polytechnic
04.2001 -
Secondary School Leaving Certifacate -
Bangalore Higher Secondaray School
04.2001 -