Yuva Surya Konatham

Security Engineer @Mandiant Part Of Google Cloud

Boston, MA, US

Spearheaded designing and implementing a Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) at Roland Berger, using Okta to enforce stringent access controls, securing access for 5k users, and ensuring controlled access to cloud and on-premise resources- Implemented Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) through Okta and AWS Cognito for more than 3,500 employees, enhancing authentication security and reducing unauthorized access by 75%, safeguarding internal and remote workforce access-Configured Palo Alto Networks Next-Gen Firewalls and Zscaler to segment network traffic across 200+ servers, improving security posture and minimizing lateral movement, ensuring secure access to critical resources with minimal exposure to threats-Integrated continuous authentication mechanisms using Duo Security and Okta, enforcing dynamic user verification for all employees, which led to a 40% reduction in insider threat incidents within the first six months of deployment- Configured and optimized AWS WAF to protect 50+ web applications, successfully reducing malicious traffic by 60%, and blocking over 1 million suspicious requests, ensuring robust protection against application layer attacks in real-time- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to test and validate the ZTNA deployment, utilizing Splunk for centralized logging and monitoring, maintaining 99.9% uptime, and ensuring compliance with industry standards such as NIST and SOC 2.

MVGR college of Engineering

B.Tech

University at Albany, SUNY

Master of Science - MS