Cyber Security Engineer

Shirish K C, Security Engineer

West Hartford, ***10, USA, 860-***-****, ***************@*****.***,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirishkc/

SUMMARY Dynamic Cyber Security professional with over 7 years of experience in system/network administration and security validation. Expertise in designing assessments, conducting vulnerability simulations, and validating security controls using BAS tools. Achieved improvements in security posture through meticulous analysis and implementation of IT security policies. Committed to leveraging comprehensive skill set to enhance security measures and protect organizational assets, poised to bring substantial value to dedicated teams in the cybersecurity domain.

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/2015 – 12/2022 System/Network Administrator, National Investigation Department

West Hartford, USA

Managed network infrastructure by installing, configuring, and maintaining routers, firewalls, IP cameras, and IP phones.

Ensured system and network security through physical examinations, log monitoring, firewall troubleshooting, enforcement of IT security policies, and conducting awareness training programs.

Conducted quality assurance by testing system and software functionality, adhering to documentation standards, and collaborating on reporting. Executed technical research by analyzing technical requirements and formulating detailed specifications for systems and projects. Delivered on-site and virtual technical support for servers, firewalls, operating systems, software, and hardware across all districts, provinces, and the central office.

02/2024 – 04/2024 Cyber Security Validation Analyst, Virtually Testing Foundation

West Hartford, USA

Designed security control assessments, simulating evaluations, identifying vulnerabilities, and generating comprehensive reports based on assessment outcomes.

Executed advanced attack simulations through atomic testing to assess security readiness.

Conducted continuous validation workshops to assess defenses utilizing micro emulation plans.

Leveraged Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) tools, such as ATTACKIQ, for effective Purple Teaming.

Mapped attack sequences to understand the actions typically executed by adversaries.

Evaluated threat intelligence reports using the MITRE ATT&CK framework for actionable insights.

EDUCATION

01/2024 – 12/2024 Seneca Polytechnic

P.G DIPLOMA, Cyber Security and Threat Management

Ontario, Canada

01/2023 – 12/2023 Seneca Polytechnic

P.G DIPLOMA, Project Management IT

Ontario, Canada

01/2018 – 12/2018 Nagarjuna college of IT

Bachelor, Information management

Kathmandu, Nepal

01/2011 – 12/2011 College of Computer Technology

Diploma, Computer Engineering

Kathmandu, Nepal

SKILLS Python programming TML

DOCKER Data Analytics tool (Hadoop, Spark,

Mahout)

Cloud IOT Security Ethical Hacking

Kali Linux VMware

ubuntu Excellent Interpersonal

Communication skills

Highly Persuasive with leadership

skills

Quick Learner with high adaptability

in diverse environments

Time management Emotional Intelligence

cybersecurity security engineering

data protection incident response

access controls documentation

compliance problem-solving

ISO 27001 cloud security

scripting

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