A Software Engineer with experience in AWS Security and Application Security, Python, Docker and Kubernetes. Recently started working on security aspects of CI/CD pipeline, Container services and its security.
I have co-authored a book on Web Development and reviewed many books on Python, AWS and Security related books under PackT, Manning.
I enjoy teaching and started giving online training since 2010 on Programming, WordPress, Cybersecurity, and recently in AWS & AWS Security. I have plans to teach in DevSecOps domain as well including Cloud Security Automation.
You can visit my github repo for my public contribution to the community.
Skills
- Microservices
- RESTful APIs
- SaaS/PaaS/IaaS
- Cloud Native Architecture
- Python
- git
- vim
- linux
- bash
- perl
- jquery
- javascript
- Confluence
- JIRA
- Django
- Threat Modeling
- Application Security
- AWS Security
- DevSecOps
- Web Security
- OWASP Top 10
- nmap
- Burpsuite
- Kali
- GitLab
- DefectDojo
- Jenkins
- Ansible
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- AWS
Experience
Lead Application Security Engineer
Responsible mainly for AWS Security, Secure SDL, and currently deputed as Cloud Security Consultant to large organisations.
- AWS Security: Service Design and Monitoring Review
- Application Security
- Threat Modeling
Lead Security Engineer
Responsible mainly for AWS Security and Product Security.
- Involved in Security Architecture Design & Review of Cloud Based Applications and various AWS services.
- Automated AWS based security activities using Python and Boto3
- Vulnerability Management
- Monthly Release Security Sign-off
Senior Security Engineer
Started Complete Security Profile from here.
- Pentetration Testing
- Involved in Vendor Security review and monthly release security sign-off
- Regular Application and Network Vulnerability Assessment and Pentest.
- Involved in Security Architecture and Design of Early AWS Security projects.
Senior Software Engineer
Part of a team of Web Hosting Provider.
- Good Exposure to Perl, Linux, DNS, DevOps culture, Fail Fast approach, git and secure coding.
- Started working on OWASP Top 10 and Web Security Testing and
- Partially fixing security bugs.
System Engineer
Started career as a backend web developer using LAMP stack. Got good Mentorship and Exposure to Web Development using Perl and Linux Environment with computer networking.
Education
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Computer Science & Engineering
- C Programming,
- Data Structures,
- Computer Networking,
- Computer Security,
- Algorithms,
- Web Development