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Cloud Security Engineer with 3+ years of experience in security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and cloud infrastructure protection across on-premise and AWS environments. Skilled in web and network security analysis, vulnerability assessment, and log-driven threat modeling to identify risks and strengthen system architecture. Adept at translating complex security risks into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders. Known for strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to manage multiple security tasks independently in high-availability environments.
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Work Experience
Cloud Security Engineer
Microscan Communications Pvt. Ltd
Mar 2023 - Present
Monitored and analyzed security events using SIEM platforms (Wazuh, Seceon, Security Onion) to detect, investigate, and respond to threats across cloud-native, containerized, and on-prem environments. Performed real-time incident investigation, alert triage, log correlation, root cause analysis, reporting, and escalation in alignment with SLA-driven SOC and DevOps incident response workflows. Integrated, parsed, and normalized logs from Windows, Linux, Docker containers, network firewalls, and AWS services into centralized SIEM pipelines to enable end-to-end observability and proactive threat detection. Managed and monitored Bitdefender endpoint security across cloud and on-prem hosts, supporting endpoint hardening, malware containment, and rapid remediation. Collaborated with cloud and DevOps teams to apply IaC best practices, infrastructure standardization, and controlled change management across environments. Provisioned, configured, and maintained AWS EC2 infrastructure using security best practices, including system hardening, patching, access control, monitoring, and performance optimization to ensure high availability and reliability. Worked extensively with AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) to design, deploy, and operate scalable and secure cloud architectures. Deployed, managed, and secured applications using Docker containers, including image creation, versioning, secure image storage, runtime monitoring, and log forwarding to SIEM systems. Supported DevSecOps practices by integrating container security checks, vulnerability scanning, and security monitoring into cloud and deployment workflows. Implemented Threat & Technical Intelligence (TTI) use cases to enhance cloud security visibility, improve alert correlation, and strengthen proactive threat detection across dynamic cloud environments. Conducted vulnerability assessments on cloud infrastructure, containerized workloads, and host systems; identified misconfigurations and security gaps; and collaborated with engineering teams on remediation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Education
MBA in Project Management - Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT)
2023 - 2025 · Afghanistan
Bachelor of Engineering - Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)
2016 - 2020 · Afghanistan
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