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Kakkerla Aravind Goud

Hyderabad,Telangana

Summary

Logical Analyst polished in maintaining system processes, conducting requirement analysis and defining configuration specifications. Reputable and hardworking professional with Three years of hands-on experience developing and providing in-depth analysis of customer service offerings and performance metrics. Tech-savvy leader possessing solid SQL query writing skills coupled with deep knowledge of visualization tools and techniques. Bilingual Senior Analyst with fluency. Specialties include eliciting requirements, planning and monitoring and business case development. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to conduct accurate cost and benefit analysis. Reliable Senior Analyst with outstanding talents in client management, business operations and leadership. Strong project management skills with adroitness in successfully managing multiple tasks at any given point. Over a [Three]-year background providing strategic analysis services to businesses. Reliable Senior Analyst with outstanding talents in client management, business operations and leadership. Strong project management skills with adroitness in successfully managing multiple tasks at any given point. Over a [2]-year background providing strategic analysis services to businesses. Logical Analyst polished in maintaining system processes, conducting requirement analysis and defining configuration specifications. Reputable and hardworking professional with [2] years of hands-on experience developing and providing in-depth analysis of customer service offerings and performance metrics. Tech-savvy leader possessing solid SQL query writing skills coupled with deep knowledge of visualization tools and techniques. Specialties include eliciting requirements, planning and monitoring and business case development. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to conduct accurate cost and benefit analysis. Goal-driven Analyst polished in managing and breaking down large volumes of information. Proactive at heading off issues in operations, workflow and production by uncovering trends affecting business success. Logical with [2] years of experience delivering customized IT solutions to boost business operations. Expert at translating plans for business growth and specific needs into improved system designs. Employed knowledge of new technologies to suggest improvements to existing systems and new hardware.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Analyst

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
Hyderabad, Telangana
08.2022 - Current
  • Manually analyze all the requests sent by the application and look for the common vulnerabilities like XSS, SQL injection, etc
  • Create proof of concepts to demonstrate the exploits
  • Expert in Static Application Security Testing(SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing(DAST)
  • Documenting all the vulnerabilities with proper risk assessment
  • Suggest remediation to all the identified vulnerabilities
  • Continuous Monitoring Plan for multiple systems and subsystems
  • Conduct systems vulnerability assessment using Nessus and OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment) to discover and identify vulnerable systems on the network
  • Use tools such as Wireshark to read, capture, and analyze network traffic and detect suspicious activity
  • Work on firewall setup and configuration, as well as gap analysis of firewall rules
  • Use using Core Impact Professional to perform internal and external web application penetration tests
  • Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) using NIST SP 800-37 as a guide in Categorizing a system, conduct a kick off meeting to Categorize a system according to NIST requirement of Confidentiality, Integrity & Availability (Low, Moderate, or High), and security baseline controls
  • Demonstrate ability to identify and anticipate the problems and product/solution needs of our clients
  • Be well versed in conducting forecasting and 'over the horizon' threat analysis Inform the development of the team's operating rhythm Develop intelligence on, characterize, and track threat actors' activities, ranging from tactical level capabilities to global operations Developed countermeasures that conformed with the Mitre ATT&CK Framework to detect and alert malicious activity using Splunk, Snort Signatures, and CarbonBlack EDR
  • Created and Analyzed alerts triggered by Snort rules based on threat actor web activity
  • Created and Analyzed alerts triggered by Carbon Black EDR watchlist for host-based threat activity
  • Utilized Splunk Enterprise Security (SIEM) to create correlation searches and notable events to detect and alert on threat entity activity
  • Performed Threat Hunting tasks to discover potentially undetected adversary activity and threats Experience in analyzing malware / hacking tools and threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to characterize threat actors' technical methods for accomplishing their missions
  • Provide level-1 & level-2 SIEM Support to manage SIEM Components
  • Categorize the incoming events using Event Receiver
  • Monitoring the incoming events in Event Receiver
  • Checking the receivers for every 15 minutes
  • Using Service now to handle & track all kinds of incidents.
  • Analyzed data from various sources to identify trends and patterns.
  • Developed complex financial models for forecasting and budgeting purposes.
  • Prepared presentations on results of analysis for management team.

IT Security Analyst

MG Informatics
India, Hydearabad
12.2020 - 07.2022
  • Manually analyze all the requests sent by the application and look for the common vulnerabilities like XSS, SQL injection, etc
  • Create proof of concepts to demonstrate the exploits
  • Expert in Static Application Security Testing(SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing(DAST)
  • Documenting all the vulnerabilities with proper risk assessment
  • Suggest remediation to all the identified vulnerabilities
  • Explore different web technologies to understand the security issues arise in web applications
  • Keep update with the latest vulnerability finding techniques
  • Good knowledge in MITRE ATT&CK Framework
  • Vulnerability management of Network
  • Conducted several Manual penetration tests against the network
  • Keep update with the latest vulnerability finding techniques
  • Security testing of Network using Nmap and Nessus
  • Prepare detailed POCs with fix recommendations
  • Prepare daily, weekly and monthly status reports
  • Handling information security incidents
  • Responsible for carrying out System and network wide Vulnerability Assessment to assess the security.
  • Developed and implemented security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure information systems security.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of security trends, threats, and vulnerabilities.
  • Monitored network traffic for suspicious activity using intrusion detection systems and firewalls.
  • Performed regular vulnerability scans on the network to identify any potential weaknesses or risks.
  • Investigated system incidents to determine root cause and recommend corrective action.
  • Conducted periodic risk assessments to identify areas of improvement in the organization's security posture.
  • Provided technical guidance on secure coding practices during software development life cycle.
  • Implemented access control measures such as user authentication, authorization, encryption, and two-factor authentication.
  • Assisted in developing disaster recovery plans for IT infrastructure components in case of a security breach or other emergency event.
  • Evaluated third-party vendor products for compliance with organizational security requirements.
  • Managed user authentication and authorization of data access.
  • Monitored server event logs to identify and resolve performance and security issues.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

Vaagdevi College of Engineering
Warangal
11-2020

Skills

  • Analytics software
  • Client management
  • Performance monitoring
  • Financial Modeling
  • Business Acumen
  • Business Intelligence
  • Advanced Excel
  • Tech-Savvy
  • Python Programming
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Cost-benefit analysis
  • Investor Relations
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Modeling
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Client Relationship Management
  • SAS programming
  • Network Security
  • Report Preparation
  • Software Design

Current Position

Senior Analyst

Timeline

Senior Analyst

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
08.2022 - Current

IT Security Analyst

MG Informatics
12.2020 - 07.2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

Vaagdevi College of Engineering

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