Shashi Priyatham Chitakodur

Security Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India3 yrs 11 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in threat detection and security automation.
  • Proven track record in reducing false positives.
  • Skilled in building scalable security observability solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity professional with expertise in threat detection and automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Security AutomationCybersecurity

Other Skills

Crowdstrike FalconPython (Programming Language)ElasticsearchTinesGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)GitlabCortex XSOARXSOARSplunk Enterprise SecurityExabeamGenerative AIRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)LangChainLLaMAMachine Learning

About

Security Engineer with 4+ years of experience in detection engineering, threat detection, and security automation across enterprise environments.I specialize in detections as code, SIEM/SOAR pipelines, MITRE ATT&CK–mapped detections, false-positive reduction, and improving time to detection through threat-informed engineering and automation.Currently part of the Signals Engineering team at GitLab, focused on improving security observability, closing detection gaps, and building high-quality, scalable detections.

Experience

3 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Gitlab

Security Engineer

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos · Hyderabad · Remote

Crowdstrike FalconPython (Programming Language)ElasticsearchTinesGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Gitlab+2

Synchrony

4 roles

AVP, Cyber Detection and Automation

Apr 2025Feb 2026 · 10 mos · Hyderabad · Remote

Senior Security Engineer, Cyber Detection and Automation

Promoted

Sep 2023Apr 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · Hyderabad · Remote

  • Led XSOAR IAM Workstream to drive security automation initiatives, improving response efficiency for IAM-related incidents.
  • Developed multiple playbooks, automations, and Splunk rules for critical IAM use cases, enhancing real-time threat detection.
  • Implemented monitoring using outlier detection algorithms, significantly reducing failure rates and improving anomaly detection.
Cortex XSOARSecurity AutomationPython (Programming Language)XSOARCybersecurity

Security Engineer, Threat Informed Defense

Jun 2022Sep 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad · Remote

Splunk Enterprise SecuritySecurity AutomationPython (Programming Language)XSOARExabeamCrowdstrike Falcon+1

Security Engineering Intern, Threat Informed Defense

Feb 2022Jun 2022 · 4 mos · Hyderabad · Remote

Security AutomationPython (Programming Language)XSOAR

Information sharing and analysis center

Breach Point Intern

Mar 2021May 2021 · 2 mos · Remote

  • We Scanned websites in the private and public domain to find vulnerabilities for responsible disclosure.

Education

Chaitanya Bharathi Institute Of Technology

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Information Technology

Jan 2018Jan 2022

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