Sindhuja Varanasi
San Jose,CA
Summary
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Security Analyst
Ford Motor Company
12.2019 - 08.2022
- Performed reverse testing, server, and DBA ID reconciliation as part of Compliance process
- Led external and internal audits for multiple database technologies (SQLServer, DB2-LUW)
- Expertise in configuring and using scanning tools, verifying found vulnerabilities, researching found vulnerability mitigation solutions, and working with varied business units to mitigate valid vulnerabilities
- Set up admin, and access manager accounts in Guardium and assign roles to them
- Procured and configured new Guardium appliances
- Upgraded firmware and OS of Guardium appliances
- Created Guardium groups, query reports, and policies
- Creating and configuring Audit processes and scheduling them on weekly/monthly basis to Supervisors for attestation
- Tested and upgraded Guardium agents to newest available versions released by IBM
- Captured DCL, DDL, and DML transactions executed by DBA and reviewed them
- Configured security Policies and periodically reviewed those policies against business requirements to keep in alignment with regulations
- Coordinated implementation plans with key client stakeholders including Database, Audit/Compliance and functional Business teams for GCP PostgreSQL & BigQuery to test the data in a staging environment.
- Fostered a collaborative work environment where innovation thrived resulting in improved overall performance.
Senior Security Analyst
UnitedHealth Group
08.2016 - 10.2019
- Worked as a senior security consultant in Implementation of IBM Security Guardium solution across the organization
- Played an active role in project planning, preparing technical solution documents, Transition, Transformation and Implementation
- Designed policy, Compliance workflow to restrict the unauthorized access to the databases
- Configured Guardium Vulnerability Assessment for databases, creating assessments, adding Data Sources to VA Assessments, running and scheduling assessments, verifying scan Results, and working with SLO/DBA for any network issues
- Requirement Gathering and Documentation
- Expertise in Deployment, troubleshooting, Monitoring performance, reviewing configurations, patch installation, certs renewal
- Maintaining the overall project framework using agile methodology.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategies for protecting sensitive information from both internal and external threats.
Assistant Manager - Database Security Analyst
Vodafone Business
10.2014 - 05.2016
- Being part of Cyber Security Solutions Center team-Content Inspection Area - managed end to end complete administration of Database Activity Monitoring (DBAM) environment within client's global network
- Deployment of IBM Security Guardium on db servers
- Administering of Guardium servers (Collectors, Aggregators and Central Managers)
- End to end Guardium management
- First level Monitoring of security Appliances of Fire Eye, Radware AppXcel and Radware CID
- Install Symantec DLP Agents across Organization
- Create Attributes, Policy Groups, Roles, and Users
- Authoring new policies using Policy Builder including those based on Templates Managing DLP Agents
- Using available Detection Method in policies in order to capture Incidents
- Prepare Data Sources for EDM / IDM profiles for detection
- Block Endpoint Actions based on Users Active Directory group membership
- Troubleshooting technique for system including understanding message chain performing log analysis
- Scanning File Systems, SharePoint Servers, Exchange Servers, and Databases for detection of Confidential Data
- Monitoring and analyzing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) incidents to ensure compliance with company policies
- Respond rapidly to unplanned events, including after hours for Severity 1 issues.
Sysytem Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
09.2011 - 10.2014
- Experienced in Configuration, Managing & Maintaining Backup Servers using HP Data Protector & Net backup tools
- Handled hardware and desktop troubleshooting to manage client & enterprise servers
- Specialized in ITIL Service Support areas of Incident, Problem, Change, Configuration Management and Service Desk
- Worked on different security technologies such as database security tool Guardium, and McAfee enterprise manager.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Instrumentation And Control Engineering
GNITS
India09.2011
Skills
- Intrusion Detection
- Adaptability
- Information Governance
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Incident Response Management
- Security Information and Event Management
- Security Awareness Training
- Cloud Security Expertise
Timeline
Senior Security Analyst
Ford Motor Company
12.2019 - 08.2022
Senior Security Analyst
UnitedHealth Group
08.2016 - 10.2019
Assistant Manager - Database Security Analyst
Vodafone Business
10.2014 - 05.2016
Sysytem Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
09.2011 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Science - Instrumentation And Control Engineering
GNITS
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