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VISHAL KUNNATHUR SENTHILKUMAR

Sydney

Summary

Goal-oriented Cybersecurity professional with 3+ years’ experience securing critical infrastructure at eHealth NSW. Skilled in threat detection, incident response, and risk management across cloud and hybrid environments. Proficient in AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Defender, Splunk, and Tenable. ISO/IEC 27001 certified and currently completing a Bachelor of Computer Science at UTS (Dean’s Merit List).

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
13
13

Certifications and counting

Work History

ICT Cybersecurity Analyst (Cadetship)

eHealth NSW
02.2023 - Current
  • Delivered critical cybersecurity initiatives across NSW Health in collaboration with seven specialised teams (GRC, Investigations, Advisory, EVMS, Education & Awareness, and Privacy) and all Local Health Districts (LHDs), aligned with NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, ACSC Essential Eight, and NSW Health frameworks.
  • Delivered weekly Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) briefings to NSW Health stakeholders, covering TTPs, threat actor campaigns, IOCs, CVEs, emerging malware, and geopolitical risks, incorporating MITRE ATT&CK mapping and IOC tracking.
  • Performed proactive threat hunting and OSINT investigations using tools such as Shodan, VirusTotal, Any.Run, and Hybrid Analysis; enriched threat intelligence using IOC analysis and adversary behavior profiling.
  • Utilised Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel to build custom dashboards, correlation queries, and alerts for real-time threat detection across endpoints, cloud workloads, and network infrastructure.
  • Conducted incident response including triage, malware analysis, and root cause investigations via HSOC, PSAF, SARA and ServiceNow tickets; applied NIST 800-61 and ISO 27035 processes for containment and recovery.
  • Managed EDR and XDR workflows using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft 365 Defender; executed custom KQL queries and supported automation through SOAR, PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, and Power Automate.
  • Maintained and monitored AWS and Azure environments by implementing IAM controls, reviewing CloudTrail and CloudWatch logs, and configuring GuardDuty for anomaly detection and threat protection.
  • Executed continuous vulnerability assessments using Tenable.sc and Nessus, prioritising findings based on CVSS scoring, exploitability, and NSW Health-specific risk criteria.

UTS Student Guide/Ambassador (Casual)

University of Technology Sydney
10.2023 - 01.2025
  • Assisted incoming UTS students during orientation by leading campus tours, staffing the helpdesk, and promoting the Peer Network via social media content.
  • Developed leadership, communication, and cross-cultural skills through training and engagement in Student Services events.
  • Managed technical aspects of the Library Retrieval Management System, System Databases, handled IT queries, and ensured security and system resilience by addressing cyber threats and providing effective IT solutions/mitigation strategies.

Food/Service Team Champion (Casual)

Taco Bell Haymarket
04.2023 - 01.2024
  • Efficiently managed food preparation and customer service in a fast-paced environment, excelled in teamwork, time management, communication, problem-solving, food handling/safety, and provided exceptional customer experience.

Education

Bachelor of Computing Science - Cybersecurity, Networking And Privacy

University of Technology Sydney
11-2025
  • Selected for the Industry Degree Academy (IDeA) Cadetship, offering professional industry experience alongside university studies
  • Consistent High Distinction WAM, Dean's Academic Merit List Recipient 2025
  • UTS WIL (Work-Integrated Learning) to WORK Program 2025, 2023
  • Society Member/Helper: UTS Cybersecurity Society, UTS Tech Society, UTS Artificial Intelligence Society, UTS Indian Society, UTS Engineers Society, Polling Election Clerk
  • Cyber Battle Australia CTF 2025 | 10th Place out of 73 teams (Sydney) 2025
  • EWB Challenge UTS | Finalist 2024
  • UTS Student Ambassador
  • Decision Advantage AI Hackathon 2025
  • EY Career Compass Program 2024
  • Active member of ISACA Sydney Chapter, AISA, Engineer’s Australia

Higher School Certificate -

Prairiewood High School
11-2022
  • Awards: Critical Thinker Award, Silent Achiever Awards (Year 7-10), First in Course (Software Design & Development Preliminary & HSC), HSC Distinguished Achiever
  • Student Representative Council, School Tennis Representative (Sport's Award Recipient)
  • NSW Youth Week Forum Representative - School Representative in Events run by ACYP (Advocate of Children and Young People)
  • Premier's Reading Challenge, Premier's Debating Challenge, Public Speaking
  • Student Peer Support Program
  • Australian Business Corporation Network (ABCN Digital Program), Engineer's Australia Accredited Program

Skills

  • ACSC Essential Eight implementation
  • Cloud security (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Defender)
  • EDR solutions (Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike), Firewall and network security (Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper)
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM), Incident response, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST compliance, Linux and Windows Server administration
  • Penetration testing and malware analysis
  • Python and PowerShell scripting
  • Risk management and compliance monitoring,
  • SIEM tools (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Google SecOps)
  • Threat intelligence
  • Vulnerability management (Tenable)
  • Risk assessment

Certification

  • Procore Certified: Project Manager (Project Management) Procore Technologies 07/2025
  • Proofpoint Certified Security Awareness Specialist Proofpoint 07/2025
  • Digital Marketing HubSpot Academy 07/2025
  • Foundation Level Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst arcX 06/2025
  • Microsoft Certifications (AI Skills Fest and Security Immersion Badge) Microsoft 05/2025
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor Mastermind 05/2025
  • Introduction to Cloud Computing NSW Gov - Institute of Applied Technology 02/2024
  • Introduction of Artificial Intelligence NSW Gov - Institute of Applied Technology 11/2023
  • Introduction to Cybersecurity NSW Gov - Institute of Applied Technology 09/2023
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials AWS 05/2023
  • WIL to Work Program 2025, 2023 University of Technology Sydney 05/2023
  • ISC2 Candidate (Certified In Cybersecurity) ISC2 01/2023
  • AWS Security Bespoke Training - AWS Partner 04/2023
  • CompTIA Sec+, GIAC, CEH - Expected by 2026

Awards

  • Dean’s Academic Merit List Recipient (Awarded for Outstanding Academic Achievement) University of Technology Sydney
  • Cognizant GenAI Prompt Engineering Program Winner 2025
  • RTSA University Challenge 2024 Third Place
  • ‘Outstanding Youth Leader’ 2023 ZEST Award (Nominated) Liverpool City Council
  • HSC Distinguished Achiever 2022 - NSW Education Standards Authority
  • First in Course Award 2022 (HSC ‘Software Design and Development’ Course) Prairiewood High School
  • Minister’s Award for Excellence in Student Achievement - Tamil (Commended) NSW Department of Education
  • SRL Silent Achiever Award 2020-2022 Prairiewood High School

Languages

English
Tamil

Timeline

UTS Student Guide/Ambassador (Casual) - University of Technology Sydney
10.2023 - 01.2025
Food/Service Team Champion (Casual) - Taco Bell Haymarket
04.2023 - 01.2024
ICT Cybersecurity Analyst (Cadetship) - eHealth NSW
02.2023 - Current
University of Technology Sydney - Bachelor of Computing Science, Cybersecurity, Networking And Privacy
Prairiewood High School - Higher School Certificate,

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