AKASH ANAND

DevOps Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India11 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

8+ years in security architecture and offensive security.
Expert in cloud security and application security practices.
Proven track record in mentoring and leading security teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Security Architect with expertise in application security and risk management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Security Architecture DesignCloud SecurityApplication SecurityThreat ModelingPenetration Testing

Other Skills

AI SecurityActionScriptAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Angular 4AngularJSApache SparkApplication Security ArchitectureArchitectureCC++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Computer NetworkingComputer SecurityContinuous Integration

About

Security Architect | 8+ Years from Offensive Security to Enterprise Defense | Cloud, AI, and Application Security * Software developer turned to Security researcher with experience in application & network VAPT, threat modelling, static code analysis, vulnerability reporting and remediation. * Focusing on Risk Analysis, Ethical Hacking, Offensive Security, Network Security and Operations with an in-depth understanding of exploitation and leveraging vulnerabilities. I like to connect with tech people & learn new things. Feel free to say hello or connect.

Experience

Notsosecure | part of claranet cyber security

2 roles

Senior Principal Security Architect

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs

Managing and mentoring a team of 8+ senior security engineers; providing hands-on technical guidance, peer review, and coaching across application security, cloud security, and secure development practices.
Performing security architecture design reviews, cloud security assessments, threat modeling, and generative AI security evaluations to identify and mitigate risk in new and existing solutions.
Driving security engineering engagements across the organization, focusing on measurable outcomes and maintaining high stakeholder confidence through proactive communication and transparency.
Collaborating with the cloud security engineering team to harden the client’s cloud environment—covering identity, network, workload, and data security.
Leading third-party risk assessments and vendor security reviews, ensuring integration of findings into the broader security controls framework and driving remediation through implementation-level follow-through.
Leading the development and execution of cloud security posture management (CSPM) strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory compliance requirements and industry benchmarks like CIS, NIST, and ISO 27001.

Data PrivacyTransport Layer Security (TLS)Application Security ArchitectureSecurity ResearchKubernetesSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)+13

Senior Security Architect

Sep 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

Working as a Security Architect for one of Claranet's premier clients helping them to set up a Product Security team riding on the "Shift Left" paradigm
Conduct architecture reviews, threat Modelling, design reviews, and code review on web and web services as and when required.
Interpret results from exercises such as code review and penetration testing stakeholders and advise on remediation and mitigation as well as incorporate learnings into future designs.
Develop documentation and a knowledge base to be used by developers for implementing Secure coding practices
Provide recommendations for missing application security controls and secure design patterns.

Transport Layer Security (TLS)Application Security ArchitectureKubernetesPenetration TestingSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Architecture+10

Vmware

3 roles

Security Engineer

Jul 2018 – Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Works on finding Attack vectors and Pentesting for products of VMware.
Works with developers and architects on design, configuration, and implementation of new products/features with respect to security standards.
Follows and Implements all security configuration management processes and suggests improvement as developers pertain to their work.
Develop secure code practices and provides hands-on training to different development teams across VMware.
Works on creating CTF questions for organizing any security hackathon globally at VMware.
Thorough working knowledge of ethical Hacking tools (eg. Kali Linux, Nessus, Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nessus, Fortify, and many more).
Performed threat modeling and review software design from a security perspective to reduce customer facing bugs in production by 18% this year.

Transport Layer Security (TLS)Application Security ArchitecturePenetration TestingApplication SecuritySoftware Development SecurityThreat Modeling+3

Member Of Technical Staff - I

May 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

Successfully transitioned the NSX UI to use VMware's Unity and Clarity design patterns by rewriting major portions of the component library.
Refactored existing UI codebase to adopt modern UI designs and practices
Delivered Grouping, Fabric and Upgrade Coordinator feature in ExtJS
Led the transition of UI codebase to Angular 2+ from ExtJS
Delivered Upgrade Coordinator and Backup Restore module in NSX-T
Created an Advanced filter Library which was used across VMware products NSX-V, Pace, NSXi for sorting and Filtering and adding Precanned/Saved filter on Grid.

Penetration Testing

Intern

Sep 2016 – Apr 2017 · 7 mos

SDDC(Software-Defined Data Center ),R&D on VSphere .
1. Worked on creating a Data Analytics Engine for NSX.
2. Worked on project rLucene which dealt with creation of index based in memory store for Corfu DB

Kiit student activity centre | ksac

Web Developer & Security Analyst

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr · KSAC , CAMPUS-13

Kiit Fest is the annual techno-cultural fest of my college and I am working here as backend developer in the webteam of KIIT Fest.The website has every detail of events being conducted in the fest and has full registration process for individual events and for the fest overall. A portal is made where one can choose their team mates for event registration. I have also worked in integration of Payment Gateway in the KIITFEST site.

Konnexions-it society

Coordinator

Aug 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · KIIT UNIVERSITY

Konnexions is the IT society of KIIT University which aims at channelizing IT temper of the students in the campus and enable them to learn the daily advancements in information technology. As a coordinator my role included conducting sessions on Ethical Hacking for making students protective in this cyber world, organizing seminars, workshops and Hacking Events.

Frontline public school, nawada

Senior Web Developer

Feb 2015 – Dec 2015 · 10 mos

Frontline Public School, Nawada is a CBSE affliated school in Nawada, Bihar. As a web Developer I made the school site ( www.fpsnawada.com ) and i have made student Teacher portal in the site where students of the school can check their informations , resukts ,fee dues .
I am also working as a security analyst for this web site