Suryateja Janapamula
Lewisville,TX
Summary
Experienced Microsoft Azure Cloud engineer looking for optimum utilization of skills in an environment that offers exciting opportunities and personal growth. Proficient in Microsoft Azure Cloud Technical Analysis, Configuration, Infrastructure solution, Process Management & Graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a master's degree in information technology with a major in cybersecurity.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Intern
Motivity Labs INC
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Implemented Azure Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions to ensure secure access control and compliance within the Azure environment
- Implementing robust encryption for data at rest and in transit to prevent unauthorized access
- Enforces strong authentication, authorization, and least privilege principles for user access control
- Enhances user experience, security and Establishing procedures for detecting, analyzing, and responding to security incidents
- Implementing backup and disaster recovery plans to mitigate the impact of security incidents and service disruptions
- Allowing users to access resources across different systems or domains without the need for separate credentials
- Leveraged Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to add an extra layer of security to user sign-ins, reducing the risk of unauthorized access
- Implemented Azure Conditional Access policies to enforce access controls based on various factors such as user location, device compliance, and risk level
- Conducted regular access reviews and audits using Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations
- Utilized Azure AD Identity Protection to detect and mitigate identity-based risks, such as suspicious sign-in activities and compromised credentials.
- Expertise in VMware virtualization technologies, with a strong focus on VMware vSphere and ESXi, Proficient in using VMware vCenter Server for centralized management and administration of virtualized infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of DNS integration with Active Directory, essential for name resolution and network functionality.
- Proficient in managing and troubleshooting AD trusts, enabling secure communication and resource sharing between different domains and forests.
- Hands-on experience in deploying and managing AD Certificate Services for secure communication and authentication through digital certificates.
- Experience in implementing database backups, point-in-time restores, and long-term retention policies to ensure data durability and compliance with backup and recovery requirements.
- Knowledgeable in Azure SQL Database monitoring and diagnostics, utilizing tools like Azure Monitor and Query Store to identify and troubleshoot performance issues.
Teaching Assistant
University of Cincinnati
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Leading and coordinating highly integrated information system design, development, deployment, and support efforts
- Holding class discussions, seminars, or labs to build students' knowledge and skills in areas pertinent to the project
- Giving pupils direction on project subjects, reviewing their ideas, and giving them feedback on their progress as they work to comprehend the project criteria
- Checking student work and offering suggestions for improvement in response to tests, projects, assignments, or other forms of evaluation
- Acting as a guide and sounding board for students by offering suggestions on academic and professional issues, such as possible areas of research and places to go graduate school
- Answering student queries and addressing their issues in a timely manner through email, online forums, or other means of communication
- Working together with teachers and other GTAs to improve lesson delivery by exchanging ideas, addressing problems, and gaining insight from one another
- Solid understanding of VMware, Windows, and Linux integration
- Proficient in the vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi environments
- Installed and Configured various Devops tools like Ansible, Maven, Jenkins, Docker, Apache Tomcat, VMware vSphere, VCenter Server
- Also, gave few sessions on CI/CD pipelines to Students
- Monitored the Kubernetes dashboard, nodes with Prometheus, Grafana and Used Grafana for container level Monitoring
- Installed configured, Monitoring tool such as Splunk, Nagios, AppDynamics for Resource Monitoring/ Network Monitoring / log trace Monitoring.
Azure IAM Engineer
LTI Mindtree
12.2019 - 06.2022
- Delivering solutions for the concerns faced by end users, troubleshooting and mitigate issues and Experience in troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
- Analyzing end user environment and providing feasible infrastructure solution to maintain high availability
- Provide security measures to safeguard the resources from Hackers and Intruders
- Imparting end-user understanding of features and services provided by Azure AD Roles & Administrations, Office 365
- Application integration with Azure AD (Entra ID) SSO - Configuration, troubleshooting SSO based enterprise applications and self-developed registered apps
- Management of corporate devices by configuring Device Registration features like, Hybrid Azure AD join, Azure Ad join, and Azure Ad registered
- Managing users and groups for security concerns
- Enabling and managing Multifactor authentication for the end user using Azure MFA or on-premises MFA Server
- Analysing Audit and Sign-in reports for the user
- Deploying and achieving Seamless SSO using Azure Ad Connect
- Imposing security policies for the end users using Conditional Access policies
- Interpreting and analyzing the risk events for the users through Azure Ad Identity Protection
- Configuration and Troubleshooting Active Directory Federation Services
- Configuration and Managing Password-less sign-in features using Windows Hello for Business, FIDO2
- Giving knowledge training sessions to engineers who recently joined in my project
- Expertise in Azure AD roles and Administrators
- Oversaw Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) functionalities, reducing support overhead and improving user convenience
- Monitored and analyses logs, identifying, and mitigating security incidents promptly.
- Provided exemplary customer service through phone calls, chat box, and emails, resolving issues promptly and ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Consistently met or exceeded SLA requirements by prioritizing and addressing tickets promptly based on their severity levels.
- Synchronizing devices using Azure AD Connect.
- Expertise in trust types like key trust, Certificate trust and Cloud Kerberos trust in WHFB.
- Expertise in PTA & PHS Authentication methods.
- Knowledge in migrating on-premises applications to Azure and configured VNETs and subnets as per the project requirement also performed PowerShell scripting to do Patching, Imaging, and Deployments in Azure.
- Experienced with Microsoft Intune which deals with MDM & MAM and worked on security features like RBAC (Role Based Access Control) and PIM (Privileged Identity Management).
- Implemented Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) protocols, establishing secure communication between different platforms. Also, Implemented other protocols like OIDC, Oauth 2.0.
- Strong Expertise with SailPoint, Active Directory, Group Policy, and Okta, SSL Certificates, VM ware.
- Proficient in managing and troubleshooting AD trusts, enabling secure communication and resource sharing between different domains and forests.
- Hands-on experience in deploying and managing AD Certificate Services for secure communication and authentication through digital certificates.
- Proficient in network security principles, implementing measures such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and VPNs (Virtual Private Networks).
- Knowledgeable in VLAN (Virtual LAN) configurations, enhancing network segmentation and resource isolation for improved security and performance.
- Experienced in network monitoring and management tools, such as Wireshark, Nagios, and SNMP-based solutions, to proactively identify and address issues.
- Skilled in configuring and managing Azure Storage accounts, including access control, authentication, and encryption to ensure data security and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Proficient in integrating Azure Storage with other Azure services, such as Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure Data Factory, for building serverless applications and data workflows.
- Skilled in implementing access policies and role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Key Vault to restrict and monitor access to sensitive data based on user roles and permissions.
- Knowledgeable in the use of Azure Key Vault for managing and rotating encryption keys, enhancing the security posture of applications and services.
- Experience in leveraging Azure Key Vault for certificate management, including secure storage, retrieval, and renewal of digital certificates used for securing communication in applications.
Education
Master of Science in IT - Cybersecurity
University of Cincinnati
12.2023
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and communication engineering
Vardhaman college of engineering
04.2019
Skills
- Azure Active Directory/ Entra ID
- Azure AD (Entra ID) roles and administration
- Azure AD (Entra ID) Sync
- Microsoft Intune
- Windows hello for business
- Windows VMs
- On-premises
- RBAC (Role Based Access Control)
- PIM (Privileged Identity Management)
- Azure Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Azure Storage
- Azure Key vault
Websites
Certification
- AZ-900 Certified (AZURE FUNDAMENTALS)
- AZ-500 Certified (AZURE SECURITY ENGINEER)
- SC-300 Certified (IDENTITY AND ACCESS ADMINISTRATOR)
Timeline
IT Intern
Motivity Labs INC
08.2023 - 02.2024
Teaching Assistant
University of Cincinnati
01.2023 - 08.2023
Azure IAM Engineer
LTI Mindtree
12.2019 - 06.2022
Master of Science in IT - Cybersecurity
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and communication engineering
Vardhaman college of engineering
- AZ-900 Certified (AZURE FUNDAMENTALS)
- AZ-500 Certified (AZURE SECURITY ENGINEER)
- SC-300 Certified (IDENTITY AND ACCESS ADMINISTRATOR)
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