Ritesh Shukla

Software Engineer

Pune, Maharashtra, India15 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

15 years of experience in cloud and endpoint security.
Expert in Python and automation testing.
Led testing efforts at top-tier cybersecurity firms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity professional with a strong focus on cloud security and automation testing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud SecurityTechnical LeadershipVulnerability ManagementPerformance EngineeringLeadership

Other Skills

CybersecurityPythonpytestPython (Programming Language)Test AutomationSoftware Quality AssuranceTest PlanningPerformance TestingDebuggingRegression TestingFunctional TestingUser ExperienceSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)VirtualizationAgile Methodologies

About

Product-focused QA and Validation Engineer with 15 years in cloud and endpoint security, specializing in automation, performance testing, and vulnerability management. Proven ability to lead testing efforts for complex products at top-tier cybersecurity companies like SentinelOne, CrowdStrike and Qualys. Expert in Python and system validation with deep knowledge of cloud environments and SDLC processes.

Experience

Sentinelone

Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · India · Remote

Product Leadership: Led the end-to-end design, validation, and delivery of core CSPM and DSPM capabilities, including a critical architectural pivot to decouple Data Classification from Threat Detection policies.
Policy Engineering: Directed the comprehensive validation strategy for both cloud posture and data security policies using Open Policy Agent (OPA) with Rego, proactively identifying edge cases to ensure accurate compliance and threat detection.
Delivery Management: Served as the Delivery Lead / Acting Manager for the DSPM and CSPM feature lifecycles, orchestrating the roadmap, managing cross-team dependencies, and driving the DSPM General Availability (GA) launch on schedule

Technical LeadershipCybersecurityPythonCloud Securitypytest

Crowdstrike

Software Development Engineer In Test III

Feb 2021 – Feb 2023 · 2 yrs · Pune

Vulnerability Coverage Expansion: Spearheaded the initiative to expand third-party application support for Spotlight, significantly increasing the breadth of the Vulnerability Management offering.
Detection Engineering: Collaborated on the development and refinement of proprietary detection logic ("home-grown detections"), ensuring high-fidelity vulnerability identification.
End-to-End Workflow Validation: Owned the comprehensive validation of the full vulnerability lifecycle, ensuring 100% reliability from initial detection to final remediation.
OVAL Engine Ownership: served as the primary owner for the OVAL (Open Vulnerability Assessment Language) evaluation engine validation, guaranteeing accurate assessment against industry standards.

Python (Programming Language)Technical LeadershipVulnerability Management

Qualys

Lead QA Engineer

Feb 2020 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Performance Engineering: Designed a comprehensive end-to-end performance validation framework, establishing baselines for Time-to-UI latency and backend service throughput metrics.
MITRE Framework Validation: Leveraged deep knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework to drive end-to-end validation of Threat IDs (TIDs), ensuring robust detection coverage.
Graph Database Implementation: Utilised JanusGraph to model and validate complex network reachability paths, enhancing the accuracy of connectivity analysis.

LeadershipTechnical LeadershipPerformance Engineering