Reduced cloud costs by 70% by optimizing tiered storage and leveraging on-premises resources. Configured a Hybrid Cloud cluster across multiple sites in the US, using AWS and vSphere.Automated deployment of 3 micro-services using IaC with custom playbooks for efficient resource management.Saved 3+ hours in build time by implementing parallel build pipelines and automation scripts.Designed a container orchestration tool that quadrupled container deployments while halving machine usage, saving $100 per test run.Developed an application monitoring architecture that improved issue detection, used by 10+ engineers, fostering continuous improvement.Established a DevSecOps pipeline that streamlined security checks across 3 environments, enhancing security and saving 100+ hours annually.Led infrastructure hardening efforts, identifying and fixing 15 critical vulnerabilities across 3 premises and 1 cloud.Improved 8 CI/CD pipelines, ensuring high availability and reliability for deployments in cloud and on-prem environments.Spearheaded embedded software solutions for Apple Inc. and Nvidia Labs, resulting in a 25% increase in project delivery speed.Led APL certification efforts, enabling secure deployment of products in U.S. government data centers.Technologies Utilized:Languages: Python, Go, Bash, NodeJSSecurity Tools: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, OpenVAS, WPScan, Nmap, Metasploit, SQLMap, OSCap, Fortify, SonarQube, LDAPAWS Services: EC2, ECR, ECS, Lambda, ELB, VPC, S3, Cognito, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, SNS, SES, EKS, RDS, CodePipeline, CodeDeployCloud & Infrastructure: Docker, Docker-Compose, Docker-Swarm, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Terraform, vSphere, VMware, VirtualBox, KVM, RedHat LinuxTechnologies/Frameworks: AWS, Azure, GitHub, Jenkins, Elastic Search Stack, DataDog, Prometheus

As a Backend Blockchain Engineer, I focused on contributing to the company code base and an opensource projects to maintain support for the product. Published a Golang library for Cosmos-SDK.Key Achievements:Secured company assets worth over $5k by implementing DDoS protection, attack mitigation strategies, secret and key rotation policies, and off-site backups.Established fast relayers and infrastructure, enabling the smooth transfer of over $1,000 in cross-chain crypto transactions daily.Conducted distributed scale and load testing of web applications and 50+ blockchain nodes using Python and Golang, providing accurate results with detailed reports.Integrated the company wallet with open-source projects and collaborated with third-party vendors to onboard 3 blockchains, supporting thousands of users.Technologies Utilized:Languages: Python, Go, Bash, NodeJSSecurity Tools: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, OpenVAS, WPScan, Nmap, Metasploit, SQLMap, OSCap, Fortify, SonarQube, LDAPAWS Services: EC2, ECR, ECS, Lambda, ELB, VPC, S3, Cognito, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, SNS, SES, EKS, RDS, CodePipeline, CodeDeployCloud & Infrastructure: Docker, Docker-Compose, Docker-Swarm, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Terraform, vSphere, VMware, VirtualBox, KVM, RedHat LinuxTechnologies/Frameworks: AWS, Azure, GitHub, Jenkins, Elastic Search Stack, DataDog, PrometheusDevOps | GitOps | SecOps | Kuberenetes | Golang

Penetration testing and Cyber Security Research Intern