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Education
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Lakshay Choudhary

Lakshay Choudhary

Cybersecurity Professional
Montreal,Quebec

Summary

Experienced IT professional with a Master's degree in Information Systems Security and six years of industrial experience in Media Security, Networking, DNS, and internet traffic analysis for optimizing CDN Media Delivery and Web Security Solutions. A thorough understanding of cybersecurity principles, regulatory frameworks, and compliance standards, coupled with experience in technical support, Security Operations, and Live-Events management. Proactively engaged ISC2 member dedicated to ongoing professional development, actively working towards CISSP certification.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Education

Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
May.2022 - Apr.2024

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering

Rajasthan Technical University
Kota, Rajasthan
Jul.2012 - May.2016

Work History

Media/Cloud Operations Engineer II

Akamai Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
6 2018 - 5 2022
  • Led Live-Events management for global media delivery, ensuring seamless operations during high-traffic Sports Premier Leagues and World Cup Events.
  • Demonstrating expertise in troubleshooting streaming issues and extensive log analysis
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams and defend against DDoS and Web Application attacks, ensuring comprehensive security and efficiency of live streams
  • Streamlined operational processes by developing custom scripts for routine tasks, reducing time spent on manual interventions.

Assistant Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
07.2016 - 06.2018
  • Proficient in configuring/managing archival solutions ensuring finance sector compliance with retention regulations
  • Developed automation scripts to safeguard Business-as-usual sensitive documents
  • Performed regular exercises for asset inventory, and vulnerability management to mitigate risks via patch management and configuration adjustments
  • Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures to ensure controls are configured correctly aligned with security strategy

Skills

    Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/s, OSI Model, Caching, Firewalls, CDN

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Certification

ISC2 - Certified in Cyber Security (CC), 1679092

Trainings

  • APIsec University - API Security Fundamentals
  • Udemy - OWASP Top 10 Web Application Fundamentals & Mitre Att&ck framework essentials
  • Simplilearn - Build a hacker mindset and defend against future attacks
  • Simplilearn - Design Systems to secure applications, networks, and devices

Projects

  • Phishing email detection using data mining and machine learning: Implemented Data Mining and Machine-Learning algorithms for phishing email detection using Python, JS, and Microservice Architecture
  • Implementation of recent attacks and security measures on Docker containers: Analyzed Docker platform security by implementing privilege escalation and misconfiguration exploits
  • Analyze privacy and security of apps running in the background: Performed in-depth security and privacy analysis on mobile applications, using MobSF and Burp Suite to detect vulnerabilities of mobile applications running in the background

Timeline

ISC2 - Certified in Cyber Security (CC), 1679092
03-2024

Simplilearn - Design, engineer, and manage overall security posture of an organization, Certificate Code:4550345

10-2023

Concordia University
May.2022 - Apr.2024

Assistant Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
07.2016 - 06.2018
Red Hat - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), RHCSA in Red hat OpenStack, 150-018-711
02-2015

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering

Rajasthan Technical University
Jul.2012 - May.2016

Media/Cloud Operations Engineer II

Akamai Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
6 2018 - 5 2022
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