Vipul Kumar

Work History

Qualys (Enterprise TruRisk Management)

05.2025 - Current

Architected high-performance Java-based vulnerability connector integrations for Rapid7 and Tenable platforms, implementing multithreaded asset processing that reduced data ingestion time by 70% through optimized thread pool management and concurrent API calls
Engineered intelligent chunk processing system using Java ExecutorService with configurable batch sizing, enabling users to optimize download throughput based on infrastructure capacity while implementing stateful execution tracking for incremental vulnerability synchronization
Designed resilient retry mechanisms with exponential backoff and circuit breaker patterns, implementing 5-minute polling intervals for export status verification that achieved 99.9% data consistency and eliminated manual intervention requirements
Built event-driven Kafka pipeline for real-time vulnerability streaming, implementing batched message publishing with configurable compression, processing 500K+ vulnerability records/day with sub-second latency across multiple security platforms
Optimized connector framework by implementing checkpoint-based execution timestamps, reducing full data synchronization overhead by 80% and enabling delta-only processing for subsequent connector runs, improving overall system efficiency

Crest Data Systems

07.2024 - 05.2025

Automated Netskope cloud security testing infrastructure by establishing Jenkins pipelines for WebUI automation, reducing test execution time by 50% through parallel testing strategies and optimized browser orchestration
Implemented comprehensive contract testing framework using Pact for Provisioner Services, DPMgmt, and Config Service APIs, reducing debugging cycles by 40% and enhancing reliability across CI/CD pipelines for cloud security workflows
Developed real-time monitoring solutions for Netskope infrastructure performance, integrating with cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools to enable proactive threat detection and automated incident response
Streamlined security testing workflows by creating reusable automation components for cloud access security broker (CASB) functionality, improving test coverage for data loss prevention (DLP) policies and secure web gateway (SWG) configurations

Crest Data Systems

02.2024 - 06.2024

Integrated Comcast security data fabric with Snowflake cloud data platform, enabling unified threat hunting across 10PB+ security datasets and reducing automated threat intelligence sweeps from hours to under 30 minutes for 50K+ IOCs
Built scalable data ingestion pipelines for Comcast's multi-cloud security architecture, processing security logs from AWS, Azure, and GCP environments with real-time streaming analytics and automated threat correlation
Developed compliance automation dashboards providing real-time visibility into security controls assurance, enabling business units to achieve 95% endpoint detection and response coverage within 3 days of gap identification
Implemented machine learning-powered threat detection models using timeseries analytics, reducing false positive findings by 35% and extending threat hunt capabilities to large-scale enterprise datasets

Crest Data Systems

09.2023 - 01.2024

Led enterprise-wide HRMS migration for 1,000+ employees, orchestrating zero-downtime transition from NoSQL to PostgreSQL and GraphQL to REST APIs, improving system reliability by 40% and reducing query response times by 60%
Designed microservices architecture for employee data management, implementing event-driven patterns with message queues to ensure data consistency across distributed systems during the migration process
Optimized database performance through strategic indexing and query optimization, handling complex employee relationship mapping and payroll processing workflows with 99.5% uptime during peak usage periods

Crest Data Systems

12.2020 - 09.2023

Designed and developed Python-based Splunk AppInspect package for enterprise security app validation, improving processing speed by 25% and accuracy by 30% while ensuring compatibility for 1,000+ Splunk Cloud security applications
Architected Splunk App Review Portal using Django/Flask backend with PostgreSQL, enabling horizontal scaling to support 50+ concurrent security teams and processing 1,000+ app certifications with enterprise-grade reliability
Built full-stack security application portal using TypeScript and Next.js on AWS, streamlining security app submission processes for development teams and reducing JavaScript bundle size by 40% through React optimization and Webpack configuration
Enhanced Splunk UCC Framework by contributing React components and globalconfig.json automation, accelerating security app development workflows and reducing onboarding time for 50+ Splunk development teams
Developed real-time security analytics solutions for threat detection and incident response, creating custom Splunk applications for log ingestion, correlation, and automated alerting across enterprise security infrastructure

Crest Data Systems

11.2019 - 04.2020

Built real-time infrastructure monitoring Splunk application for Netskope security platform, ingesting and analyzing system logs to provide proactive threat visibility, reducing infrastructure failure incidents by 30% through early detection and alerting