Uday Kumar M.

About Uday Kumar M.

I am a versatile cybersecurity professional skilled in Cloud Security Engineering, Application SecurityEngineering, and DevSecOps Engineering. With a comprehensive approach, I secure moderntechnology landscapes. As a Cloud Security Engineer, I create robust security architectures fordynamic cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. In Application Security Engineering, I ensuresoftware integrity by identifying vulnerabilities across the development lifecycle and collaboratingclosely with developers to implement secure coding practices. As a DevSecOps Engineer, I bridge thegap between development, operations, and security by automating security testing, embeddingsecurity controls into infrastructure, and fostering a culture of shared responsibility

Experience

1. Cloud Security Specialist

   LTIMindtree

   Nov 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Experience using Prisma Cloud for assessing security of the Azure Cloud Infrastructure.• Experience using CSPM, CWPP and CASB tools like Defender for Cloud, Defender for Cloud Apps, AWS Security Hub, AWS Config to improve the cloud security posture of organization.• Proficient in onboarding Non-Azure Windows & Linux Devices to Microsoft Sentinel using Azure Arc.• Enabled and configured AWS GuardDuty across required regions, maintaining Trusted IP lists and custom threat lists for enhanced threat detection. • Centralized AWS logs into Azure Sentinel to establish a unified SIEM solution for cross-cloud visibility and security analytics. • Implemented monitoring and logging frameworks to proactively detect, investigate, and respond to security threats and anomalies. • Leveraged Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to monitor SaaS applications, enforce governance policies, and manage sanctioning/unsanctioning of applications. • Managed AWS GuardDuty incident alerts and responses, integrating with CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and DNS logs for comprehensive threat analysis. • Designed and applied suppression rules to fine-tune alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, reducing false positives and improving operational efficiency. • Maintained Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) across 20+ Azure subscriptions, ensuring compliance and continuous security improvements.

Education

• Asian Institute of Technology

  Master of Engineering - MEng, Telecommunications Engineering

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering