Uday Shanmugam

About Uday Shanmugam

Senior Security Engineer with 10+ years of experience building and scaling end-to-end security programs for high-growth startups. Expert in engineering secure AI/ML lifecycles (MLOps), including large-scale Conversational AI, Fintech and Consumer platforms. Hands-on experience hardening complex cloud infrastructure via Kubernetes and AWS. Proven ability to integrate security into the SDLC through automation and technical execution, defending against sophisticated adversaries and nation-state-level threats.ProficienciesDomains: FinTech, AI/ML Platforms, Web3 & Digital Assets, B2B2C, SaaS & PaaS.AI Security & MLOps: Building secure ML pipelines, MLOps (MLflow, MLServer), LLM guardrails, input/output validation, and security assessments for AI-integrated applications.Security Engineering: Secure SDLC, Vulnerability Management, Threat Modeling, SAST, DAST, Risk assessment, Incident Response, Bug bounty, SIEM, Data protection, Pen Testing, Red Team engagements, Security training for Developers.Cloud & Infrastructure Security: Hardening AWS, CSPM, CIEM, Key Management (KMS), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Containers (Kubernetes), securing CI/CD, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.Systems Engineering: Distributed Systems, Microservices, Python, Java, Javascript, APIs, Performance Tuning, Monitoring, and Automation.IT Security: Endpoint security, Email security, Phishing, Brand protection, Social engineering, Access management.Compliance Engineering: Technical implementation for SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR; writing security policies and standards.

Experience

1. Application Security Engineer

   Stealth Startup

   May 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Fintech, AI/ML Security, MLOps, Privacy, Application Security, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Management, Bug bounty programs, Cloud and container security, Integrate security in CI/CD pipelines, Incident Response

Education

• Pondicherry Engineering College

  Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering

• Bharathidasan Institute of Management Tiruchirapalli

  MBA, Systems and Finance

Skills

• Mysql
• Tomcat
• Saas
• Linux
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Javascript
• Pre-Sales
• System Architecture
• Java
• Agile Methodologies
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Development
• Leadership
• Security
• Ip
• Paas
• Representational State Transfer (Rest)
• Web Services
• Vpn
• Web Applications