AKSHAY KUMAR SAKRE
Virtual Job Simulation
Saint Louis
5
Languages
1
Certification
5
years of professional experience
Developed analytical and problem-solving skills in high-pressure IT environment. Demonstrated expertise in configuring and maintaining network infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations and security. Seeking to transition into a new field, bringing a strong foundation in technical troubleshooting and effective communication.
Personable and analytical, well-qualified in network protocols and security measures, with a solid grounding in routing and switching. Possess hands-on skills in configuring and troubleshooting network hardware, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. Committed to enhancing network efficiency and security, driving seamless connectivity for users.
Forward-thinking Network Engineer specializes in adapting business networks to emerging work realities. Provides secure connectivity for dispersed and cloud-based workforces through careful implementation of VPNs and user management tools. Builds large-scale, flexible networks designed to adapt to changing global business realities.
Work History
Telecommunications Network Engineer
4 Months- Monitored network traffic to identify and resolve connectivity issues promptly.
- Configured and maintained network devices to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Collaborated with team members to implement security protocols across network infrastructure.
- Documented network configurations and changes for compliance and troubleshooting purposes.
- Monitored network traffic and addressed issues to improve reliability and efficiency.
- Configured and maintained network devices to ensure optimal performance and security.
Cybersecurity Engineer Intern (Virtual Job simulation)
- Splunk dashboard development uncovered abnormal login and transaction patterns within simulated banking datasets, enabling early identification of fraud indicators and improving investigative visibility for analysts by 30%.
- Investigated suspicious financial activity by correlating historical transaction logs and user behavior patterns, helping simulate detection of potential fraud scenarios affecting high-risk accounts.
- Incident response coordination simulated containment procedures by documenting attack timelines, notifying response teams, and supporting recovery workflows to restore affected systems.
- Developed visual fraud detection dashboards in Splunk to analyze large customer datasets, enabling security teams to quickly identify anomalies and prioritize investigations.
- Security awareness infographics were designed following Australian Cybersecurity Centre password guidelines, improving simulated employee compliance with secure credential practices.
- Authentication anomaly analysis highlighted high-velocity login attempts across multiple user accounts, enabling simulated fraud detection teams to identify potential credential misuse scenarios.
Cybersecurity Operations Analyst Intern (Virtual Job simulation)
- Conducted a structured cyberattack investigation by analyzing security alerts and system logs to identify attack vectors and document the sequence of compromise affecting client systems.
- Produced a detailed cybersecurity incident report outlining root cause findings, affected assets, and remediation recommendations to improve the client’s overall security posture.
- Risk assessment analysis evaluated infrastructure vulnerabilities and mapped potential exploitation paths, helping prioritize mitigation actions for high-impact security weaknesses.
- Penetration testing exercises assessed web application security by identifying input validation and authentication vulnerabilities, providing remediation guidance to strengthen application defenses.
- Threat investigation workflows simulated attacker activity across enterprise systems, enabling identification of privilege escalation risks and potential lateral movement paths.
- Security posture evaluation documented defensive gaps and recommended improved monitoring, access controls, and vulnerability remediation strategies to reduce overall organizational risk exposure.
Teaching Assistant - Network Security
1 Year 10 Months- Designed SOC-aligned lab simulations using Snort IDS, Cisco ACLs, and Wireshark packet analysis to mirror enterprise threat detection workflows, improving student practical performance by 35%.
- Built AWS VPC security architecture labs covering subnet isolation, security groups, route tables, and IAM least privilege enforcement, increasing secure configuration accuracy by 40%.
- Demonstrated lateral movement risks through VLAN segmentation and inter-VLAN routing attack scenarios, reducing network misconfiguration rates by 30% in final evaluations.
- Facilitated packet-level DNS and TCP traffic analysis exercises using Wireshark, enabling 90% of participants to accurately identify simulated command-and-control activity.
- Conducted NIST 800-61 aligned incident response simulations, strengthening structured documentation and improving containment accuracy across graded case studies.
- Integrated MITRE ATT&CK mapping into adversary simulation assignments, resulting in 85% correct attack technique identification in capstone projects.
Network Security Engineer
1 Year- Redesigned multi-site LAN and WAN environments using Cisco routing and switching to support global enterprise clients, achieving 99.98% uptime by improving routing resilience and redundancy.
- Hardened perimeter defenses by restructuring Cisco ASA firewall policies through FMC, reducing unnecessary rule sprawl and lowering unauthorized connection attempts by 31%.
- Delivered IPsec and SSL VPN implementations for distributed workforces, strengthening encrypted remote connectivity while decreasing unauthorized login attempts by 22%.
- Automated firewall policy updates using Python scripts and Cisco FMC APIs, reducing deployment errors by 27% and accelerating approved change implementation timelines.
- Conducted network-level security testing by performing traffic analysis, port scanning, and service enumeration using Wireshark and Nmap, validating potential attack vectors and misconfigurations across enterprise environments.
- Validated network segmentation effectiveness by simulating lateral movement scenarios and unauthorized access attempts, identifying weaknesses in VLAN configurations and strengthening internal security controls.
- Collaborated with compliance teams to validate firewall and VPN configurations against ISO 27001 and NIST requirements, enabling closure of audit findings within one review cycle.
- Integrated SolarWinds alerts into coordinated NOC workflows, reducing Mean Time to Identify network-impacting incidents by 26% across managed enterprise environments.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber/Electronic Operations & Warfare
Bachelor of Science - ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEER
Skills
Network security systems
Firewall functionality
LAN switching technologies
Network setup
IP services
Network performance optimization
IP address management
Subnetting
802.1X implementation
Subnetting
Strong troubleshooting skills
Certification
- CompTIA Network+
- Cyber Security Operations Job Simulation - Datacom
- Introduction to Cyber Security Job Simulation - Commonwealth Bank
- Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate - Coursera
- AWS Security Fundamentals - Coursera
- Introduction to Cyber Security Specialization - Coursera
Languages
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Telugu
Native or Bilingual
Marathi
Full Professional
Tamil
Full Professional
kannada
Full Professional
Timeline
Telecommunications Network Engineer
Virtual Job Simulation
03.2026 - 07.2026Read More
Teaching Assistant - Network Security
Saint Louis University
07.2023 - 05.2025Read More
Network Security Engineer
Accenture
01.2022 - 01.2023Read More
Cybersecurity Operations Analyst Intern (Virtual Job simulation)
Datacom
03.2026Read More
Cybersecurity Engineer Intern (Virtual Job simulation)
Commonwealth Bank
03.2026Read More
Saint Louis University
Master of Science from Cyber/Electronic Operations & Warfare
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ST, MARTINS ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Bachelor of Science from ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEER
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