Chaitanya Gundapu

Strategic Cyber Security Professional with over 9 years of expertise in designing, implementing, and managing robust security solutions. Proven proficiency in Cloud Security, SIEM, EDR, Cloud, SOC. Certified as a CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional by ISC2), Splunk Admin and AWS solutions architect. Adept at developing and executing comprehensive security strategies to safeguard sensitive data, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance. A dedicated AWS architect with a strong track record of designing secure and scalable cloud environments. A results-driven leader who excels in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge security measures that align with business goals.

• Designed and delivered innovative security solutions across cyber security functions with focus on threat detection and network security for a large enterprise underpinned by Cloud infrastructure.
• Delivered recommendations for enhancements to IT security environments to prevent successful attacks. Such as geo blocking implementation at Firewall level to decrease Cyber threat landscape thereby reducing false positive incidents.
• Design and implement scalable and efficient SIEM architectures that meet the organization's data collection and analysis requirements. Such as implementing multi-vendor SIEM solution to reduce licensing costs to the client.
• Configure data inputs to collect and index machine-generated data from various sources, such as logs, network devices, applications, and cloud services.
• Develop parsing rules and data transformation configurations to ensure accurate and structured data representation in SIEM engine.
• Lead and coordinate the team's incident response efforts, ensuring timely and effective detection, analysis, and resolution of security incidents.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the SOC, including monitoring security alerts, managing incident queues.
• Plan and execute regular vulnerability assessments to identify weaknesses and potential security gaps in systems, networks, and applications.
• Analyze and prioritize vulnerabilities based on severity, potential impact, and exploitability to focus efforts on critical issues.
• Collaborate with IT and system administrators to ensure timely deployment of patches and updates to remediate identified vulnerabilities.
• Generate and present reports and metrics to senior management and other stakeholders, providing insights into the organization's security posture.

I completed my Post graduation diploma in Information security in 2022. Before this I have a bachelors of technology in electronics and telecommunications engineering.