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
Security: WAF, SSL/TLS, DDoS Mitigation, API Security
Standards/Framework: ISO27001, PCI DSS, NIST (CSF), MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP Top10
Tools of Trade: Monitoring Security Center, SIEM Alerts, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Splunk, Grafana, ServiceNow, Jira, Conviva, Media Analytics
Programming Languages: Basics of PowerShell, Bash/Shell Scripting, Python, and SQL/PLSQL
Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu), MacOS, Windows OS
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