SUMMARY

• Professional wif 3 years’ experience in Information Technology Industry - Information Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing and generating reports using manual and automated tools.
• Strong Experience on assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities identified in network and applications.
• Detected various vulnerabilities (including OWASP top 10) comprised overauthentication, authorization, input validation, session management, server configuration, cryptography, information leakageareas.
• Extensive Experience in Conducting Social Engineering test and provide security awareness training based on assessment result.
• Good noledge of network and security technologies such as Firewalls, TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, IDS/IPS, Routing and Switching.
• Well versed wif numerous programming languages like C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript.
• Proficient in Linux operating system, utilities and programming.
• Strong noledge of information security frameworks and standards like NIST-CSF, FFIEC, NYCRR-DFS, HIPPA, ISO27001.
• Profound Knowledge ofSIEM(Security Information and Event Management) solution Splunk, able to perform searches, create reports, alerts and dashboards.
• Exceptional ability to quickly adapt to latest technology especially security features, passion for high quality and technical expertise.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills wif strong reasoning skills.
• Highly motivated wif strong interpersonal written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of ITIL processes.
• In depth understanding about risk assessment, penetration testing frameworks and governance, risk and compliance model.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, WPScan, Aircrack-ng, Metasploit, Armitage, Burpsuite, OWASPZAP, SQLmap, DirBuster, Maltego, Foca, BeEf, Nikto, HTTrack, Recon-ng, Firewalk, OpenVas, Vega, Arachini

Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, PHP, MySQL, Assembly language

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New Jersey

Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed, implemented, and documented Security guidelines and policies based on NIST cybersecurity framework.
• Involved in conducting and managing Vulnerability assessments and Penetration testing dat assist teh financial clients to submit their reports of bi annual vulnerability assessments and annual penetration testing reports to comply wif 23NYCRR-500(New York Code Rules and Regulations). Identified vulnerabilities, recommend corrective measures and ensure teh adequacy of existingSecuritycontrol.
• Performed manual and automated Penetration Test on internal and external network infrastructure.
• Author quality penetration test reports wif professional documentation of identified and exploited vulnerabilities/weaknesses. Provide detailed mitigation and remediation guidance for findings of Penetration Testing.
• Responsible for providing detailed technical reports and executive reports to teh financial clients, ready to submit to teh New York- Department of Financial Services.
• Conducted social engineering test for clients. Performed assessments of security awareness training using social engineering.
• Worked on improvements for security services, including continuous enhancement of existing methodology material and supporting assets.
• Continual Research on open-source intelligence feeds for current and emerging threat information.
• Identified vulnerabilities of applications by using proxies like Burp Suite to validate teh server-side validations.
• OWASP Top 10 Issues identifications like SQLi, CSRF, XSS, XML injection, Path traversal, IDOR, and file upload vulnerabilities.
• Identified issues on sessions management, Input validations, output encoding, Logging, Exceptions, Cookie attributes, Encryption, Privilege escalations.

Confidential, Brooklyn, New York

Graduate Research Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted faculty in ongoing research on cloud-based security tools for strengthening teh network infrastructure.
• Supported teh team to develop risk assessment methodology based on industry best practices.
• Coordinated wif team for Security policy development to implement procedures to manage sensitive information.
• Researched on SIEM tool Splunk Enterprise Security which empowers security teams to proactively stay current wif teh changing threat landscape and teh defense tactics to enable organization threat management.
• Explored Cloud based log management tool Sumo logic to detect, investigate and respond to security issues.
• Analyze teh privileged access management technologies in cyber security and developed understanding of CyberArk Solutions.
• Reviewed cloud-based Vulnerability management tool Qualys to continuously detect attacks.

Confidential, Brooklyn, New York

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Aided faculty in designing network security labs and collaborating research resources.
• Conducted Network Security lab sessions, clarifying concepts of network penetration testing, wireless security, intrusion detection system, intrusion prevention systems, cryptography, firewalls and perimeter security.
• Grade reports by verifying, testing and analyzing student’s lab assignments.

Confidential, Weston, Connecticut

Cybersecurity Analyst Intern

Responsibilities:

• Security assessment of online applications to identify teh vulnerabilities in different categories like Input and data Validation, Authentication, Authorization, Auditing & logging.
• Follow up and ensure teh closure of teh raised vulnerabilities by revalidating and ensuring closure.
• Provided detailed reports on teh findings of network and application penetration tests including mitigation and remediation activities.
• Supported team performing risk assessments based on NIST framework and HIPPA compliance standard.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Underwent comprehensive Technical Training in C, MySQL, Advanced Java Technology and on client relationship management.
• Accomplished intensive software training through hands on and practical exam after each module to scrutinize proficiency in coding.
• Identifying and gathering teh requirements, high level design from clients to implement teh code.
• Analyze code for system testing and debugging, create test transactions to find, isolate and rectify issues.
• Created and managed database dat processed several stored procedures in MySQL.
• Led a Project Bank Management System to create online bank contributing services to customers- opening bank account, bank statement generation, delivering loan, updating account and retrieving customer details in Java and MySQL.