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Mohana Krishna Bollapelly

Cyber Security Engineer

Austin, Texas, USA

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Cybersecurity Engineer with 5+ years of experience securing enterprise IT infrastructure, networks, applications, and cloud environments. Expertise in threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, SIEM tools, penetration testing, cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevSecOps, and compliance frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and GDPR.

Skills

Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)9/10
Vulnerability Management9/10
SIEM (Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight)9/10
Incident Response9/10
Firewall & Network Security8/10
Identity & Access Management (IAM) (8/10)Application Security (SAST/DAST, OWASP) (8/10)Compliance (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR) (8/10)DevSecOps / CI/CD Security (8/10)EDR/XDR (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) (8/10)Penetration Testing (8/10)PKI / SSL/TLS / Encryption (8/10)Python / Bash / PowerShell Scripting (8/10)SOAR (Cortex XSOAR, Splunk Phantom) (8/10)Zero Trust Architecture (8/10)Kubernetes & Container Security (7/10)DLP & Data Protection (7/10)Digital Forensics & Malware Analysis (7/10)Privileged Access Management (PAM) (7/10)Terraform & Ansible (IaC Security) (7/10)

Work Experience

Cyber Security Engineer

PayPal

Mar 2025 โ€” Present

Designed and implemented enterprise security controls across hybrid infrastructure ensuring compliance with NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA. Led vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, SIEM monitoring (Splunk, QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, ELK Stack), incident response playbooks, network security policies, multi-cloud security (AWS, GCP), DevSecOps pipeline security, and DLP solutions.

Information Security Engineer

McKesson Corporation

Jun 2024 โ€” Nov 2024

Managed endpoint and EDR security using CrowdStrike Falcon, Symantec, and Microsoft Defender. Maintained network security architecture for healthcare distribution systems, implemented MFA/SSO with Okta and Azure AD, automated incident response via Cortex XSOAR, secured DevSecOps pipelines, and managed PKI and encryption using Terraform, Ansible, AWS KMS, and DigiCert.

Cloud Security Engineer

NABARD

Jan 2022 โ€” Nov 2023

Designed and implemented cloud security frameworks across life-insurance platforms. Secured multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP) with IAM, PAM, SSO, MFA, and Zero Trust Architecture. Managed EDR/XDR, SIEM, SOC operations, enforced DLP, PKI, TLS, and encryption controls. Secured containerized Kubernetes environments and automated cloud security workflows using Python, PowerShell, and Bash.

Cyber Security Consultant

Videocon Group

Mar 2020 โ€” Dec 2021

Led cybersecurity advisory engagements, designed security architectures and IAM strategies. Conducted end-to-end vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. Implemented EDR/XDR and SIEM solutions for real-time threat monitoring. Designed data protection, encryption, and compliance programs (GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, SOX). Provided cloud and application security consulting.

Education

Webster University

Masters ยท Cybersecurity Operations

2024 โ€“ 2025