Venkata HANEESHA MALLIPEDDI
Austin,Texas
Summary
Security Engineer with a Master’s in Cyber Security and 5+ years of experience in enterprise security operations and automation. Specialized in SIEM/SOAR administration, DevSecOps, and web vulnerability mitigation. Proven expertise in using Python to automate security workflows and building CI/CD pipelines to protect high-value infrastructure.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Cybersecurity & Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
05.2019 - 07.2024
- Security Automation: Leveraged Python and Bash to automate security audits for 450+ unique user permissions, reducing critical compliance findings by 30%.
- Infrastructure Hardening: Enforced TLS/SSL and SSH standards across enterprise Linux environments, ensuring secure remote administration and data integrity.
- Identity & Access Management: Managed secure authentication via OAuth and SAML frameworks; redesigned 75+ enterprise roles to mitigate Segregation of Duties (SOD) risks.
- DevSecOps: Integrated automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to validate configuration changes, maintaining 99.9% operational uptime.
- Incident Response: Diagnosed 30+ weekly security incidents using ELK Stack; automated log retrieval processes to resolve authorization failures within a 15-minute SLA.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK12.2025
Skills
- Vulnerability Research: SQL Injection (SQLi) to RCE, XSS (Reflected/Stored), CSRF Defense, LFI/RFI Mitigation, Reverse Shell Analysis, Input Sanitization
- Automation & Engineering: Python, Bash, PowerShell, API Integration, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Automation tools, Pytest
- SIEM/SOAR & Monitoring: CrowdStrike, Splunk, ELK Stack (Logstash, Kibana), Suricata, TTP Analysis, RBAC
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Cloud security (GCP/AWS), Docker, Kubernetes, Nginx, Apache, Enterprise Linux (Ubuntu/Debian), Windows
- Protocols & IAM: TLS/SSL, SSH, OAuth, SAML, IPsec, Security protocols, Firewall Rule Management
- Emerging Tech: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for threat detection and log analysis
Timeline
Cybersecurity & Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
05.2019 - 07.2024
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Oklahoma City University