University of the People
Postgraduate Degree - Cyber Forensics & Counterterrorism
Nov 2025 - Nov 2026 (In Progress)
Technologies I Use
The platforms and tools that help me detect threats, automate security, and protect infrastructure at scale.
Awards & Achievements
SAT: Satellite Program — National Recognition
01Selected for prestigious satellite technology program led by three Padma Shri laureates: Dr. Y S Rajan, Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, and Prof. R M Vasagam. Contributed to advanced space technology research and satellite security initiatives.
Google Cloud Innovator (2020-2024)
02Four-year tenure as Google Cloud Innovator for exceptional technical contributions to GCP security. Published research, delivered conference talks, and mentored the global cloud security community.
NVIDIA Security Excellence Award (2024)
03Recognized for architecting zero-trust Kubernetes security across NVIDIA's AI infrastructure. Led implementation protecting next-generation GPU computing platforms serving global AI workloads.
Top Security Researcher — Chronicle Security Platform
04Identified critical detection logic vulnerabilities in Google's Chronicle SIEM. Built detection rules and threat hunting queries used by thousands of enterprise security teams worldwide.
Google Peer Bonus Awards (Multiple)
05Repeated recognition for exceptional incident response, advanced threat hunting, and critical cross-team security initiatives during high-stakes security events.
International Conference Speaker
06Black Hat Asia — "AI-Powered Threat Detection in Multi-Cloud Environments". BSides Security Conference — "Zero-Trust Kubernetes: Beyond the Hype". Cloud Security Summit — "Automating Security at Enterprise Scale".
Open Source Security Impact
07Core contributor to industry-leading security tools: Falco (runtime security), Trivy (vulnerability scanning), Chronicle YARA-L rules. Tools deployed at Fortune 500 companies protecting millions of workloads.
Security Mentorship Leadership
08Mentored 15+ engineers into cloud security careers through structured programs at Google and NVIDIA. Multiple mentees now lead security teams at major technology companies.
Where I've Worked
Profile
Description
Year
Senior Cloud Security Engineer | Google Partner NVIDIA
Securing AI infrastructure and cloud platforms supporting next-gen GPU computing. Led zero-trust architecture implementation for Kubernetes clusters running AI/ML workloads. Built automated security posture management reducing configuration drift by 85%.
Dec 2024 - Present
Sr. Google Cloud Security Engineer | Google
Investigated cloud abuse and cybercrime targeting GCP environments. Led technical guidance for product teams on security architecture. Created intelligence reports enhancing cloud security measures. Reduced false positive rates in Chronicle detection by 60% through ML optimization.
Aug 2022 - Nov 2024
Google Cloud Innovator | Google
Technical community leadership role. Published security research, spoke at conferences, contributed to open-source security projects. Mentored developers on cloud-native security practices.
Dec 2020 - Nov 2024
Cloud Technical Solutions Engineer, Networking | Google
Provided technical guidance on GCP networking and security architecture for enterprise customers. Designed VPC security controls, implemented Cloud Armor configurations, debugged complex network security issues.
Feb 2020 - Aug 2022
Degrees & Learning
University of California, Berkeley
Master's Degree - Cyber Forensics & Counterterrorism
Jun 2023 - Jun 2025
Specialized in digital forensics, incident response, and advanced threat analysis. Thesis on AI-powered threat hunting in cloud environments.
Chandigarh University
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
May 2023
Foundation in computer systems, networking, and security fundamentals.
Credentials That Matter
Core Security
CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
(ISC)²
CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker
EC-Council
OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional
Offensive Security
RecommendedCloud
Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Network Engineer
Google Cloud
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
Amazon Web Services
CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional
(ISC)²
RecommendedKubernetes
CKS - Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
CNCF
RecommendedCKA - Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CNCF
RecommendedSOAR & Incident
SOAR Analyst
Mandiant (Google Cloud)
SOAR Developer
Mandiant (Google Cloud)
GCIH - GIAC Certified Incident Handler
SANS
RecommendedCisco Cybersecurity Specialist (CCS)
Cisco
Cisco
CCNP - Level 1 & 2
Cisco
Hybrid Mesh Firewall for Data Center Security
Cisco
Enterprise
Identity Governance and Administration
Infosys
Linux and Private Cloud Administration on IBM Power Systems
IBM
Research Papers
01
Network Security Layer Through Biometric
IEEE Conference ProceedingsProposed novel approach to network security authentication using voice biometric technology. Explored multi-factor authentication systems combining voice recognition with traditional security controls for enhanced identity verification.
02
AI-Driven Behavioral Anomaly Detection in Multi-Cloud Environments
IEEE Cloud Security Conference 2024Explored machine learning techniques for detecting sophisticated attacks across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Proposed novel correlation methods reducing false positives by 73% in production testing.
03
Zero-Trust Architecture Implementation Patterns for Kubernetes
ACM Conference on Cloud Computing Security 2023Detailed practical implementation guide for service mesh security, network policies, and identity-based access control. Included case studies from production deployments.
04
Automated Compliance Validation Using Policy-as-Code
Journal of Cloud Security & Governance 2023Framework for continuous compliance monitoring using OPA and cloud-native tooling. Demonstrated 85% reduction in audit preparation time.
05
Threat Hunting Automation in Chronicle SIEM
Google Cloud Security Research 2022Techniques for building automated threat hunting workflows using Chronicle's YARA-L detection language and BigQuery analytics.