I am a DevSecOps Engineer and Security Architect with deep expertise spanning the full intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and offensive/defensive security. I build systems that are not merely functional they are fortified by design, observable at scale, and engineered to evolve under adversarial conditions.
My engineering philosophy treats security as a first-class concern embedded across the full SDLC not bolted on after deployment. I architect CI/CD pipelines with automated security gates, build zero-trust network topologies, and develop tooling that drives vulnerability detection at velocity. Every system I ship is designed to survive the threat model, not ignore it.
Beyond infrastructure hardening, I maintain a strong full-stack engineering foundation from React and Next.js on the frontend to Spring Boot, FastAPI, and Node.js on the backend enabling end-to-end security reasoning from source code through the network perimeter.
I combine the rigor of systems-level thinking with the product mindset required to build tooling that real teams rely on in production. Whether it's a zero-trust pipeline, a secrets management service, or a real-time threat detection engine I build for correctness, observability, and resilience.
Open to: Senior / Staff DevSecOps Roles · Security Architecture Consulting · Cloud Security Engagements · Applied AI for Threat Intelligence Research
| Domain | Proficiency | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Threat Intelligence & AI | Advanced | ML-driven anomaly detection, behavioral baselines, SIEM enrichment |
| LLM Security & Red-Teaming | Proficient | Prompt injection, jailbreak analysis, AI model attack surface mapping |
| Automated Vulnerability Research | Advanced | Fuzzing pipelines, static analysis integration, CVE triage automation |
| NLP for Log Analysis | Intermediate | Log classification, alert correlation, natural language threat queries |
| MLOps & Secure AI Deployment | Intermediate | Model containerization, inference hardening, data pipeline integrity |
| AI-Assisted Code Review | Advanced | SAST tooling augmentation, security linting, supply chain analysis |
SecurePipeline — Zero-Trust CI/CD Security Framework
A production-grade DevSecOps framework enforcing zero-trust principles across the entire software delivery lifecycle. Integrates SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning as mandatory pipeline gates blocking insecure artifacts before they reach any environment.
What it does: Closes the operational gap between security scanning tools and developer velocity. By embedding policy-as-code and integrating open-source security tooling natively into CI workflows, teams ship at speed without sacrificing posture. Architecture is provider-agnostic — adapted for GitLab CI and Azure DevOps environments.
ThreatSentinel — Real-Time Cloud Threat Detection Engine
An event-driven threat detection platform on AWS that ingests CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and VPC Flow Logs into a unified detection engine — correlating cross-service signals to surface high fidelity alerts with automated triage and response.
What it does: Eliminates alert fatigue through intelligent correlation rather than raw volume. Detection rules are expressed as composable YAML policies evaluated by a streaming inference engine enabling security teams to iterate on detection logic without redeployment.
VaultAPI — Secrets Management Microservice
A production-ready secrets management microservice providing dynamic credential generation, automatic rotation, and audit-logged access control for distributed containerized application environments.
What it does: Addresses the operational complexity of secrets management in Kubernetes-native environments where full Vault clusters are prohibitive. Enforces short-lived credential leases with automatic renewal, integrates with Kubernetes ServiceAccount tokens for workload identity, and exposes a Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoint.
2022 – Present
Architecting and implementing security-integrated development pipelines and cloud infrastructure for clients across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise verticals. Full security engineering lifecycle ownership from threat modeling through incident response.
Scope of work:
- Designed and deployed zero-trust CI/CD pipelines with SAST, DAST, SCA, and IaC scanning as mandatory quality gates
- Engineered cloud security posture management (CSPM) workflows across AWS using native services and open-source tooling
- Built automated vulnerability triage systems — reducing manual security review overhead by 70%
- Implemented secrets management and dynamic credential rotation for containerized microservice architectures
- Led security architecture reviews and threat modeling sessions for greenfield platform builds
- Developed observability stacks with security-focused dashboards integrating CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
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2021 – 2022
Delivered end-to-end web application projects spanning frontend architecture to backend API design and database engineering, with security-conscious implementation from the application layer up.
Scope of work:
- Built React and Next.js frontends with performance budgets and accessibility compliance
- Designed RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Node.js/Express and Spring Boot
- Implemented authentication and authorization systems using JWT, OAuth 2.0, and RBAC
- Managed PostgreSQL and MongoDB database schemas with automated migration pipelines
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| Recognition | Details |
|---|---|
| 🛡️ Security Researcher | Identified and responsibly disclosed multiple application-layer vulnerabilities |
| ⚡ Pipeline Velocity | Reduced CI/CD cycle time by 60% while expanding security scan coverage |
| 🔐 Zero Credential Incidents | Zero hardcoded-credential incidents across all managed environments for 2+ years |
| 📦 Open Source Contributor | Active contributor to security tooling and DevSecOps automation repositories |
| 🏗️ Infrastructure Scale | Designed and operated cloud infrastructure serving 500K+ monthly active users |
| 🎯 MTTD Reduction | Achieved sub-6-minute mean-time-to-detect across monitored AWS environments |
Learning:
- Advanced threat modeling frameworks (STRIDE, PASTA, LINDDUN)
- Kubernetes security hardening and runtime threat detection
- AI/ML model security and adversarial robustness
Building:
- Automated secrets rotation platform for Kubernetes-native environments
- Open-source CSPM tooling for multi-cloud posture management
- LLM-assisted log analysis and alert triage engine
Exploring:
- eBPF for kernel-level observability and security enforcement
- Confidential computing and trusted execution environments (TEEs)
- Post-quantum cryptography integration strategies
Open To:
- Senior / Staff DevSecOps Engineering roles
- Security Architecture consulting engagements
- Open-source security tooling collaboration
- Applied AI for cybersecurity research partnerships
Building at the intersection of security engineering, cloud infrastructure, and systems thinking.