Saurav Shashank Narvekar
Experienced Cybersecurity Engineer with 3.5+ years of expertise in network and application security, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing. Proficient in tools like Palo Alto, Splunk and Metasploit, with a proven track record in optimizing security strategies for cloud environments and reducing incident response times. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement robust security measures, enhance threat detection, and ensure compliance with industry standards such as ISO 27001 and PCI DSS. Holds a Master’s in Cybersecurity from Syracuse University
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, US
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Technical Skills Cybersecurity Operations: Security Operations Center (SOC) Management Network Monitoring and Log Analysis SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) – Splunk, IBM QRadar, Sumo Logic, AlienVault OSSIM Incident Response and Threat Intelligence Vulnerability Assessment and Management – Nessus, OpenVAS, Black Duck Security Monitoring and Advanced Security Measures Penetration Testing and Exploitation: Vulnerability Exploitation – Metasploit, Burp Suite Pro, OWASP ZAP, SQLmap, Hydra Web Application Security Testing – Dirb, Wappalyzer, Nikto Manual Exploitation of vulnerabilities (e.g., EternalBlue, BlueKeep) Network and System Exploitation – Linux and Windows Exploitation, Privilege Escalation, Pivoting Firewall Management and Network Security: Check Point Firewalls, Palo Alto Firewalls (PA 5050 & PA 5260) VPN Configuration (IPsec and SSL VPNs) Firewall Rule Optimization and Configuration – SmartConsole Network Security Architecture Design and Implementation Networking: IPv4 and IPv6 Subnetting Troubleshooting and configuring network switches – Cisco, Arista, Dell, Mellanox Network Protocols – TCP/IP, UDP, ARP, VLAN, SNMP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, NAT STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) Adjustments Wireshark, SolarWinds for Network Diagnostics Cloud Security: AWS Security – Securing AWS endpoints CloudWatch Monitoring AWS EC2 and Lambda Management Compliance and Security Frameworks: ISO 27001/27002, PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA Compliance NIST 800-171, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK Framework Security Best Practices Integration into CI/CD Pipelines Scripting and Programming: Python, JavaScript, C#, SQL, XML, .NET Automating security tasks and vulnerability assessments Security Tools and Technologies: IDS/IPS – Snort, Sourcefire, Zscaler’s Smokescreen SIEM Tools for threat detection and monitoring Application Security Tools – Fortify, WebInspect, IBM AppScan