Sharan Kumar Gajula

Experience

1. Threat and Vulnerability Engineer

   FPT Americas

   Jan 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Led enterprise-wide threat hunting and digital forensics using Microsoft Defender and Carbon Black, improving threat detection by 40%.Implemented SIEM and SOAR solutions (Azure Sentinel, Splunk Phantom) to automate incident response workflows, reducing MTTR by 60%.Integrated CyberArk for privileged access management, improving credential security and audit readiness.Deployed and maintained endpoint security platforms such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Symantec SEP/EDR, and Zscaler Internet/Private Access.Conducted vulnerability scans with Qualys and Chariot, remediating 500+ critical issues to reduce risk exposure.Automated Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines to deploy secure infrastructure aligned with NIST and CIS controls. Developed custom Power BI dashboards using KQL to report SOC2 metrics and compliance KPIs.

Education

• Wilmington University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

  2015 — 2017

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science

  2010 — 2014