Chaitanya Alve

Boston, MA • +1-617-***-**** • ad0cao@r.postjobfree.com • https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaitanya-alve/ EDUCATION

Masters in Cyber Security, Northeastern University, Boston December 2023 Information Systems Forensics, Software Vulnerabilities & Security, Computer System Security, Network Security Practices Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Sciences, S.I.E.S, India March 2020 Cyber Security and Law, Cryptography and System Security, Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, Cloud Computing TECHNICAL SKILLS

Work Environment: JIRA, Docker, Linux, Windows, MySQL, AWS Cybersecurity Frameworks: ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST 800, NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP Top 10, HIPAA, PCI-DSS Tools: Wireshark, NMAP, BurpSuite, Metasploit, Tenable, Malwarebytes, Defender, Datadog, Certifications: IBM Certified Cyber Security Analyst Specialization: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network Security and Database Vulnerabilities, Cyber Security Compliance Framework and System Administration, Cyber Tools and attacks expert, Pen testing, Incident Response and Forensics Programming Languages: Python, Java, SQL, .HTML, CSS, Java Script, Bash, Shell Scripting WORK EXPERIENCE

Security Engineer Co-op, Akoya LLC January 2023 – September 2023

• Identified gaps and reduced risks by 80 percent by performing a CSF Maturity Assessment of the controls

• Generated phishing simulations for all employees, resulting in a reduction of successful phishing attempts

• Analyzed network traffic and logs to detect security vulnerabilities, resulting in a reduction of threat exposure by 70%

• Documented security policies, procedures, and standards to ensure compliance with industry regulations

• Executed Security Risk Audits on Data Recipients and Vendors by assessing their security controls

• Streamlined the incident response process by implementing an automated system, reducing incident resolution time by 30% and increasing efficiency by 25%

• Performed Access Reviews and managed IAM policies for all the employees and removed any over- privileged access from the associates

Customer Support Technician Pro (CxT), Northeastern University April 2022 – December 2023

• Delivered network and software troubleshooting to ensure all systems were operating optimally

• Assisted students, staff and parents in reporting phishing emails

• Resolved 80-100 technical issue requests on an average via phone, email and Bomgar per day Vulnerability Assessment Analyst – Reliance Jio, Mumbai, India November 2020 - December 2021

• Co-ordinated security testing of 12 live Jio Applications leading to 80% less security incidents.

• Monitored and analyzed security logs and alerts to detect and respond to security incidents in a timely manner

• Collaborated with a group of 5 members, for Krikey, an AR gaming application from California; Bug validation testing helped reduce errors within a short development span of 3months on Jira

• Led a small team of 4 performing code reviews and regression stress tests on Yaatra

• Analyzed web application vulnerabilities, and prioritized mitigation targets to reduce threat score by 22% in 2 months.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Audit and Compliance Assessment, Goliath Aerospace Technology September 2023 - December 2023

• Built a compliance and vulnerability assessment project for a startup based in Africa

• Developed AWS security configuration baselines

• Led automation efforts to enable continual auditing and compliance checks of AWS environment Cryptographic Digital Envelope, Northeastern University February 2022 – March 2022

• Developed a Secure group file sharing crypto system using a combination of symmetric cryptography, asymmetric cryptography and hashing algorithms

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