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VENKATA C PRATAPA - Cyber Security Engineer

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Location: Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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VENKATA C PRATAPA Coopersburg, PA | 646-852-8226 | [email protected] | www.linkedin.com/in/venkata-pratapa Open for relocation SECURITY ENGINEER Skilled Security professional with a proven track record of 7 years as Network security Engineer & Cybersecurity Consultant holding Key Certifications in Security, Routing-Switching & XDR. Extensive experience in Infrastructure and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agent assessment, Cloud API Integration, and Cybersecurity Posture Enhancement. Excels in performing Security Event Analysis, Threat hunt assessments, and implementing NIST & MITRE frameworks to bolster security measures. Adept in configuring and troubleshooting a wide range of Security tools and Platforms. TECHNICAL SKILLS Certifications: Security+, CCNA R&S, JNCIS-ENT, XDR Certified Administrator. IPS/AETD platforms: Cisco SourceFire, iSensor, Carbon Black, Red Cloak, Last line. Firewalls: Checkpoint, Juniper (SRX, NetScreen & Junos Space), Fortinet. Cloud & Virtual Platforms: AWS- EC2, VirtualBox, VMware (ESXi), Vagrant Cloud & Docker. CRM/RFP Tools: SFDC Lightning & Qvidian Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL), Windows, Mac OS. WORK EXPERIENCE SecureWorks Inc. November 2017 April 2024 Security Advisor, Cybersecurity Consulting, April 2022 April 2024 Security Consultant role responsible for reviewing Infrastructure, EDR agents/Network & Cloud API integrations/playbook configuration conformance with optimum Cybersecurity posture & overlooking adversary simulations/pentest assessments. Performed Security event analysis including but not limited to Timeline analysis, examining reputation of files/IPs & domains. Dissecting the watchlist criteria & assessing the malicious nature of the event. Performed assessment of Threat Hunt criteria every month & prepared Threat intelligence report which outline pro-active mitigative references as per industry standards for a robust Security posture. Performed analysis of client s Deployment & Security incidents. Proposed & overseeing the implementation aligning with NIST & MITRE frameworks, PCI compliant. Targeted approach every quarter to assess progress of implementation. Also, tools/applications- based recommendations aligning with industry standards. Performed Product & Service Orientation for new on-boarded clients & Retention based engagements for renewal/extension of Sale/Services. Drove more than 95% of the engagements to Steady state / Renewal extensions. Handled Tool & Feature request related multi-team dependency issues & worked with Development/Engineering & Support teams in conjunction. Successfully handled >90% of the issues with resolution. Assessed the Vulnerability requirements, proposed the workflow in terms of timing, frequency & implementing the patches. Developed & reviewed Amazon SageMaker& Jupyter notebooks for Workflow & Computing Trends in client s environment. C-Suite facing role assessing Sale & Service expansion. Used CRM/RFP tools like SFDC & Qvidian. Tools used: Linux/Unix terminal, Jupyter Notebooks, SFDC & Qvidian. Security Advisor, IT Security (Team lead), November 2017 - April 2022 Worked on Configuring and making rule changes to Security Policies & Firewall rules on Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Juniper SRX, Fortinet Firewalls ( Fortigate) & Cisco SourceFire (NGFW) platforms. Troubleshot network issues with regards to Routing to ensure issues are not related to L2/L3 (routing). Vetted Security policies, Rules & logs as continued effort to identify the issue. Created & deployed various rules using Security groups, objects on Firewall & Cloud platforms for allowing, grouping & blocking the traffic. Worked on Configuring Security zones, Geoblock rules, DNS Policies, IPS policies & test traffic on NGFW platforms. Major point of escalation for Platform troubleshooting & vendor escalations. Worked on various Security incidents/Upgrade issues. Incident Management performing analysis & resolution of triage incidents. Worked on Firewall upgrades. Resolved >95% of Platform upgrades with first time success. Performed some of the re-images in cases of compatibility issues. Worked on installing new OS images on Carbon Black on-prem Server & ensuring backup of the config/data is performed. Responsible for outlining process & procedures for Configuring devices, Troubleshooting issues & Tuning security policies. Configured Routing on Firewalls like Juniper SRX, Space and Cloud platforms like AWS & Azure. Subnet routing for virtual LANs. Trained team members on Various platforms on navigating, configuring & upgrading. Recognition: Multiple Employee of the Month Recognitions for Troubleshooting & handling escalations. Troubleshot Firewall issues by Packet capture. Worked on setting up Policy exceptions for malicious activity. Troubleshot Certification issues on Carbon Black Servers & Red Cloak agents. Juniper Networks, June 2016 Sep 2016 Systems Engineer Hands-on experience on JunOS. Syslog configuration on Virtual Firewall platform vSRX. Hands-on experience configuring EX series switches & MX series Routers for internal traffic & analysis. Worked on test-lab setup & infrastructure. Handled Layer 1 level installation & configuration. Successfully completed Associate level training & certification on Routing & Switching. Performed network administration by designing lab setup & running tests to verify functionality. EDUCATION Northeastern University, Boston, MA Master of Science (MS) in Telecommunication Systems Management Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Bachelors in Electronics and Communications Engineering Keywords: cprogramm rlang information technology microsoft Massachusetts Pennsylvania