Pradeep Nerupati

About Pradeep Nerupati

Experienced Cyber Security Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the Cybersecurity and services industry. Skilled in Mobile Applications, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration testing Management, Access Control, Cryptography, Cyber Forensics, Data Security, Disaster Recovery Planning, Malware Identification, Mobile Device Security, Network Security, Security Configuration, Security Policies, Threat Analysis, Threat Detection, Behavioral Analysis, Blue Teamer, Cyber-incident Response, Cybersecurity Analytics, Cybersecurity Architecture, Cybersecurity Engineering, Reporting and Communication, Risk Management, Threat intelligence, Threat Management, Vulnerability Analysis, Vulnerability Management, Access Management, Application Security, Cybersecurity Analysis, Computer Security, and Leadership, Malware Analyst and bug bounty hunter. Trained in CISSP,CCSP,CISM.Certifications:1) Certified Network Security Specialist (CNSS)2) Certified Ethical Hacker (v11) 3) CompTIA Security+ sy0-6014) CompTIA CySA+5) CompTIA CSAP6) Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE)

Experience

1. Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

   Valley Bank

   Nov 2024 — Present · Morristown, NJ, US

   Collaborated with product owners, architects and engineers to embed threat modelling and architecture risk reviews at the design phase of new features and micro-services.• Designed and operationalized enterprise-wide PAM processes including privileged account discovery, onboarding, password rotation, session monitoring, and access recertification aligned with SOX and ISO 27001.• Deployed and managed IAM automations for user provisioning, de-provisioning, and role lifecycle workflows; reduced onboarding time by 50% and eliminated orphan accounts across cloud and on-prem systems.• Integrated Okta/Azure AD with critical banking applications to strengthen Zero Trust enforcement and reduce authentication-related incidents by 35%.• Implemented and maintained a centralized vulnerability management program (SAST, DAST, IAST) and integrated findings into the change-management workflow.• Developed automated security scan pipelines (container, IaC, code) in CI/CD (Jenkins/Azure DevOps) to catch misconfigurations and insecure code before production.• Defined and enforced secure configuration baselines for cloud (AWS/Azure) workloads, network segmentation, firewalls, zero-trust access (ZTNA) and endpoint protection.

Education

• INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

  Bachelor of Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Simplilearn Alumni

  Cybersecurity Expert Masters Program

  2020 — 2021