Excellent communicator with 11 years experience in maintaining and hardening critical services, systems in environment as compliant, and removing malware. Seeking to grow and advance technical skills in the position of a Cyber Security.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
System Security Engineer
Tesco Bengaluru
04.2021 - Current
Implement Carbon Black App Control using best Industry standards throughout Tesco stores which involves planning, testing, implementation of CB App Control in order to secure store servers which also includes legacy servers.
Ensure application servers and database servers have no vulnerabilities, patched and backed up.
Performing event analysis regularly to monitor and update the file rules and polices to prevent unwanted files to be accessible and add trusted file and file path.
Created and tested Disaster recovery plan as per Tesco standards to ensure continuity of business in event of disaster
Perform console upgrade and agent upgrades through testing and validating the newest releases.
Worked with teams to develop company-wide information assurance, security standards and procedures.
Coordinated with third-party security information and event management (SIEM) providers to maintain protections and predict threats.
Authored security and vulnerability reports, detailing logged incursions and suggesting remediation efforts.
Applied Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks to verify performance of ongoing security measures.
Cyber Security Analyst
Softtek India
Bengaluru
02.2018 - 04.2021
Client is the largest domestic carrier in USA and flights takeoff as low as one for every 38 seconds
Key responsibilities: Protect Airlines network and endpoints with McAfee, Forcepoint and other technologies to maintain availability of system and resources for business
Monitor monthly Nexpose scans and fix the vulnerabilities, ensuring all repositories have latest virus definitions
Upgrade endpoint security versions as per release and ensuring it does not impact day to day business
Create and deploy public and private keys through Venafi for access of various business accounts
Provide access/block of URL's (web filtering) through Forcepoint.
Security Analyst
Unisys
Hyderabad
05.2016 - 04.2018
Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
Manage and secure stores and corporate endpoint computers using TrendMicro Office Scan, TrendMicro Application Control and Control Manager
Responsible for day to day activities in ensuring all endpoints are compliant and secure
Take necessary actions during outbreak and emergency patch release by TrendMicro
Adding policies and rules on application control and allow Titlemax approved applications by adding hash value or file path in application control
Work with various deployment teams to ensure they meet requirements
Client: Major Automotive manufacturer Sr
McAfee Consultant at Unisys in 24x5 environments for protecting business environment with more than 60k Endpoints including critical factory floor machines, Servers and Workstations
Implemented Avecto Defend Point across the organizational level
World leading Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies
McAfee Consultant for protecting Henkel business environment with more than 50k Endpoints including critical Environments, Servers and Workstations
Responsibilities:
Install/upgrade the solution components
Develop the specific content necessary to meet the organization's security operations goals, to include: the formation of content-specific queries, templates, reports, rules, alerts, dashboards, and
Define and deploy the DLP policies for both endpoint and gateway DLP solutions
Machine movement from one ePO to another
Ensuring all distributed repositories communicating to ePO
Configure McAfee Vulnerability Management solution including defining scanning policies, asset groups
Troubleshoot issues related to policy configuration, anti-virus signature update, policy update
Analyze and resolve complex technical issues related to platform functioning, availability and setup
Ensuring DAT is updated in entire organization network
Providing 24 x 7 services to all the regions around the globe.
Performed system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support for platform transitions.
Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data.
Assessed data modeling and statistics to integrate high-level business processes with data rules.
Monitored compliance and filing requirements in conjunction with staff and management.
IT Risk&Security consultant
Birlasoft India Limited
09.2012 - 04.2016
Developed reasonable and cost effective recommendations for security improvement.
Operational Service delivery member of Global Information Security and Threat Management Services in India providing 24 x 7 services to all the regions around the globe 2Lakh+ Endpoints
Responsible for insuring All the regional ePO consoles are running properly (mitigating performance issues and Critical Errors)
Expertise with administration, configuration and troubleshooting McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) and McAfee Host Firewall
Expertise in handling critical Issues impacting the production with configurations/Policies through ePO for VSE/HIPS and Endpoint Encryption
Hands on Working with McAfee VSE related performance issues and resolving them with necessary policies and Patches/Hotfixes
Security Incidents - Analysis of incidents, taking action and working with GIS teams to address security incidents and ensuring closure
Manage system and server security posture using the McAfee Host-based Security System according to organizational security regulations
Provide end user support for workstation configuration changes
Expertise in Endpoint Encryption issues and its configurations in the complex environments
Hands on with Recovery and other EEPC Product Decryption techniques
Technical responsibilities include problem identification, system architecture definition, hardware/software specification and/or design, implementation, testing, client training, and product deployment
Knowledge of network and application security and Familiar with physical security controls
Initiating the Change Management request and working with different teams for the highly infected servers and by using different kind of Scanning methods and tools like command line scan in safe mode, stinger, windows defender etc
For virus infected servers
Scheduled Task on servers/devices to deploy Virus scan enterprise, installing McAfee Agent and running scan
Performing Remote Sharing with users to solve their issue related to McAfee software, HIP's firewall, CMA agent and Antispyware
Maintaining, monitoring and troubleshooting the virus issues
Reporting and escalating the unresolved issues to the vendor and leading the team for solution
Working with problem tickets and finding the RCA with the help of Vendor
Involved in VSE/HIPS Patch related issues troubleshooting and worked with McAfee in releasing the Hotfix
Involved in Testing and Implementation of McAfee VSE 8.8 Patch 4 and HIPS Patch 4 Additional known tasks
Increased data collection accuracy scores by acquiring and analyzing security information to reduce errors.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science
Andhra University
Visakhapatnam
04.2001 -
Certification
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH V9)
Timeline
Certificate of Achievement for completing Certified Cloud Security Professional training from (ISC)²
08-2023
System Security Engineer
Tesco Bengaluru
04.2021 - Current
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH V9)
04-2018
Cyber Security Analyst
Softtek India
02.2018 - 04.2021
Security Analyst
Unisys
05.2016 - 04.2018
IT Risk&Security consultant
Birlasoft India Limited
09.2012 - 04.2016
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science