Varun Kumar Yadav Mekala
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Detail-oriented Security Analyst develops testing protocols to assess network vulnerabilities. Performs required tests and reports on findings to safeguard company assets and reduce risk.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager
Airtel Internation LLP
12.2022 - Current
- Conducted regular vulnerability scans to maintain up-to-date knowledge of potential threats and system weaknesses.
- Maintained a high level of professionalism, adhering to strict ethical guidelines when conducting vulnerability assessments.
- Collaborated with IT teams to remediate vulnerabilities discovered during assessments, strengthening overall security posture.
- Identified weaknesses and vulnerabilities in network systems.
- Enhanced network security by performing comprehensive vulnerability assessments.
- Published Weekly and Monthly Dashboard reports and made available to respective stakeholders.
- Create a JIRA ticket as per the severity and assign to the respective resolving group as per SLA.
- Reassess to validate whether the same vulnerabilities still exist on the assets, this can be achieved continuous scan or on-demand scans depending on the Vulnerability severity.
- Continuous improvement involves ensuring the asset inventory remains up to date at the times, SLAs are met, exceptions are reduced to zero and automation is used to achieve efficiency in the VMP.
- Took Responsibility in building Virtual Qualys Scanner Installation for 14 Countries in Africa for robust coverage of the scope.
- Developed comprehensive test plans for assessing web applications that are exposed to Internet.
- Performed Internal Black box and Gray Box testing for the internal web URLs using the INVICTI tool and published the report to respective owners to mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.
- Continuously monitor the Nessus scanners health status and troubleshoot when timeout.
- Troubleshooting the Authentication failure scans with local Infra teams and routing issues with network teams to perform smooth VA of the destination nodes or servers.
- Collaborated with Core Network Teams to develop and implement effective vulnerability management programs that reduced risk exposure across the organization by educating them on the patch management module on Qualys Tool.
- Responsible for creating users on the Qualys tool and providing required roles and permissions depending on the title of the user.
- Maintaining the closure tracker for all the published reports as a industry best practices.
Senior Security Analyst
ATOS
04.2019 - 12.2022
- Experience with Vulnerability Management platforms such as QualysGuard, Tenable Security center and Rapid7
- Conducted thorough Vulnerability assessment to identify vulnerabilities and recommend necessary security improvements.
- Primary responsibilities include scanning daily, remediation support including rescan requests, reporting dashboards and was responsible for end-to-end delivery.
- Conducting regular scans to identify potential vulnerabilities in systems and networks.
- Analyzing the severity and potential impact of identified vulnerabilities to prioritize remediation efforts.
- Coordinating and implementing security patches and updates to address vulnerabilities in a timely manner.
- Performing security audits to ensure compliance with security policies and standards.
- Create and socialize procedures for reporting vulnerabilities to the individual teams.
- Create standards and procedures for vulnerability management program.
- Participating in incident response activities to address vulnerabilities exploited during security incidents.
- Working with IT teams to communicate and remediate vulnerabilities effectively.
- Maintaining accurate records of vulnerabilities, assessments, and remediation activities.
- Providing training and awareness programs to educate employees on security best practices.
- Implementing continuous monitoring processes to identify and respond to emerging threats.
- Staying informed about the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices.
- Generating and presenting reports on the status of vulnerabilities and remediation efforts to stakeholders.
- Mentor new team members.
- Monitoring the external vulnerabilities in Assessment tool and reporting and tracking those vulnerabilities until patching is done.
- Sharing Threat and Advisory Reports for the mentioned CVE which pose threat to the network with the assets that are vulnerable with the respective CVE.
- Creating Scan Zones for a comprehensive coverage of the global assets in the network.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Hasvita Institute of Engineering And Technology
Hyderabad, India06.2010
Skills
- Vulnerability Scanning Tools
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Problem-solving abilities
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Collaboration
- Task Prioritization
- Professionalism
- Incident Response Management
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Issue Troubleshooting
Additional Information
Name: Mekala Varun Kumar Yadav
Father's name: Mekala Ramchander Yadav
Date of Birth: 24/08/1988
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Hobbies: Watching and Playing Cricket
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Airtel Internation LLP
12.2022 - Current
Senior Security Analyst
ATOS
04.2019 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Hasvita Institute of Engineering And Technology
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