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Sandeep Kopparthi

Cloud Security Engineer

๐Ÿ“ Long Beach, CA, USA

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Cloud Security Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing and securing enterprise-scale multi-cloud environments across AWS and Azure. Expertise in Zero Trust architectures, SIEM-driven threat detection, and DevSecOps automation using Sentinel, Splunk, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. Strong background in NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA compliance.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 80,000 โ€“ 90,000

Skills

AWS (GuardDuty, CloudTrail, IAM)9/10
Azure (Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Entra ID)9/10
Microsoft Sentinel9/10
NIST / ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / HIPAA Compliance9/10
Zero Trust Architecture9/10
Prisma Cloud (8/10)GitHub Actions (8/10)Incident Response (8/10)Kubernetes Security (AKS, EKS) (8/10)Splunk Enterprise Security (8/10)MITRE ATT&CK (8/10)Terraform (8/10)DevSecOps / CI/CD Security (8/10)OPA/Gatekeeper (7/10)Python (7/10)Snyk / Semgrep / Checkov (7/10)SOAR / Splunk Phantom (7/10)Cloud Penetration Testing (7/10)CrowdStrike Falcon (7/10)GCP (6/10)

Work Experience

Cloud Security Engineer

SentinelOne

Mar 2025 โ€” Present

Architect unified security framework across Azure integrating Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and GuardDuty, reducing unauthorized access incidents by 47%. Engineer AI-assisted detection pipelines in Microsoft Sentinel using KQL and ML analytics, cutting mean detection time by 60%. Lead automated compliance program using Python, Terraform, and Bicep in GitHub Actions. Spearhead Kubernetes container security across AKS and EKS. Define enterprise DevSecOps standard blocking 1,200+ vulnerabilities pre-production. Architect Zero Trust framework per NIST 800-207. Own regulatory compliance strategy across NIST CSF 2.0, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and HIPAA.

Cloud and Security Engineer

Capgemini

Jun 2020 โ€” Dec 2023

Architect enterprise CSPM program deploying Prisma Cloud across 6 AWS accounts and 4 Azure subscriptions, reducing critical misconfigurations by 82%. Engineer compliance automation using AWS Config, Terraform, and Azure Policy. Streamline ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS audit readiness, reducing manual audit effort by 70%. Conduct cloud security assessments for 6 enterprise clients across healthcare, BFSI, and telecom. Uncover 40+ critical IAM privilege escalation paths through cloud penetration testing. Engineer cloud-native threat detection pipeline integrating AWS CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and GuardDuty into Splunk. Deploy 20+ automated SOAR playbooks in Phantom, reducing alert noise by 60%.

Education

California State University Dominguez Hills

MSc ยท Cyber Security

2024 โ€“ 2025