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Varun Reddy Poreddy

Cyber Security Analyst / Security Engineer

St. Louis, MO, USA

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Security Engineer with 4+ years of hands-on experience in cloud and on-prem environments. Specialized in deploying and managing security controls across identity, endpoint, and cloud layers using AWS CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Splunk, and QRadar. Skilled in vulnerability management, IAM administration, and automating security workflows with Python and Bash.

Work Preferences

Salary

GBP 65,000 โ€“ 85,000

Skills

AWS CloudTrail8/10
AWS GuardDuty8/10
IAM Administration8/10
IBM QRadar8/10
Incident Response8/10
SIEM & Log Correlation (8/10)Splunk (8/10)Vulnerability Management (8/10)TCP/IP & Network Protocols (7/10)MITRE ATT&CK (7/10)Nessus/OpenVAS (7/10)Network Analysis (Wireshark/tcpdump) (7/10)Phishing Investigation (7/10)Python (7/10)AWS Security Hub (7/10)Bash (7/10)CVE/CVSS Prioritization (7/10)Qualys (7/10)CI/CD Security (SAST/SCA) (6/10)ServiceNow/Jira (6/10)

Work Experience

Cyber Security Analyst

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Aug 2024 โ€” Present

Triage and investigate 1,200+ monthly alerts across Splunk, IBM QRadar, and AWS telemetry. Execute L1/L2 incident investigations pivoting across endpoint, server, and cloud logs. Investigate phishing reports, validate AWS CloudTrail/GuardDuty/Security Hub findings, support vulnerability remediation with Qualys/Nessus/Prowler, perform network traffic analysis, and automate SOC tasks using Python and Bash reducing manual effort by 20%.

Security Analyst

Wipro Technologies

Mar 2021 โ€” Jul 2023

Monitored and investigated security alerts in Splunk, QRadar, and AWS CloudTrail. Supported incident response, performed vulnerability scanning with Qualys and Nessus/OpenVAS, integrated SAST/SCA into CI/CD pipelines, executed CVE impact analysis, handled phishing investigations, mapped detections to MITRE ATT&CK, and maintained SOC documentation and audit-quality evidence.

Education

Saint Louis University

MSc ยท Computer Science

? โ€“ 2025

KL University

BTech ยท Computer Science and Engineering

? โ€“ 2022