Devarsh Desai
Lappeenranta,Finland
Summary
Accomplished cybersecurity professional with expertise in network and system administration, operating systems security, and Microsoft AD management. Experienced in firewall configuration, full-stack programming, project management, and cloud security. Proficient in DevSecOps, incident response, disaster recovery, cryptography, penetration testing, and secure architecture design. Skilled in compliance management, security auditing, intrusion detection, log analysis, and social engineering defense
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
8
8
Certificate
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Native
Gujarati
Native
German
Intermediate (B1)
Finnish
Beginner (A1)
Work history
Cybersecurity Engineer
RoxHighTech IT Services
Ahmedabad, India
10.2023 - 08.2024
- Advised clients for security enhancements in their software projects to address, design and implement security requirements and features in their products
- Designed and developed digital IT infrastructure for the firm, including developing and securing their databases, websites, and servers
- Implement different levels of physical and digital security in the organisation
- Designed and Developed client services adhering to different security frameworks such as NIST, and GDPR
- Enhanced company's information security policies with continuous monitoring and updates
- Increased the firm's overall security by 70% with hardware, software, and policy implementations
- Increased overall client satisfaction from 3.5 to 4.7 stars with clear requirement analysis, enhanced communication, and implementation of secure QA tests in CI/CD pipelines
Junior Security Engineer
Pacific Global Solutions
Ahmedabad, India
11.2022 - 07.2023
- Designed and Implemented ISO 27000 family standard in organisation
- Comprise NIST framework with ISO 27001/27002:2022 to create tailored policies for organisations
- Improved the overall infrastructure security by 40% with noticeable enhancements in network and server security, policies and access control refinements, and general security awareness.
- Collaborated with different departments of organisation to understand their operation and develop risk management strategies
- Implemented best practices and policies secure development process
- Conducted regular vulnerability assessment tasks on organisation's Network, Servers, Websites, and Applications
- Decreased the overall threat alerts by 55% with changes in security hardware configurations (i.e., firewalls, IDS, anti-virus)
- Conducted employee awareness training to mitigate potential social engineering attempts, resulting in 30% increase in employees identifying and alerting social engineering attempts
- Regularly managed and monitored different hosting servers, file servers, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and antivirus systems
- Administered Windows and Linux systems within organisation
- Installed/Developed and managed servers, installed and managed firewalls
- Provided Tech Support to employees during their free time between project approvals, with the overall problem resolution ratings of 4.5 stars
- Created employee training programmes to promote safe computing practices
- Awarded with 'Enthusiastic new employee' award
Volunteer Investigator
TraceLabs.org
Remote, United States
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Volunteered with organisation to help North American law enforcement with missing people cases
- Made use of OSINT tools and processes to carry out digital investigations to find missing people
Education
Master of Science - Software Engineering And Digital Transformation
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
Lappeenranta, Finland 10.2023 -
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity And Digital Forensics
Coventry University
Coventry, United Kingdom 06.2021 - 03.2023
Diploma of Higher Education - Network Defense And Forensics Countermeasures
PSB Academy
Singapore 10.2020 - 05.2021
Projects
Stagnum, Opensource extension of Spotify to enhance its group jamming algorithm
- Led frontend development for project website., Emphasised development of features like real-time updates, user-friendly interfaces, and seamless integration with Spotify API.
TedSec, An Anti-Virus Application
- Developed an advanced antivirus application with real-time protection, efficient scanning, and cache deletion capabilities using Python and Tkinter.
All About Clowning, Digital Forensics Investigation
- Carried out computer forensics investigation on a case study called 'All about Clowning to create an investigation document and present evidence in court of law.
- Made use of various digital forensics tools and practices like disk imaging, verifying and maintaining hashes, and file carving.
Certification
- CompTIA IT Fundamentals
- Star Cyber Secure User
- Udemy Web security and BugBounty
- TryHackMe OWASP Top 10 Security Management
- EC Council Network Defense
- EC Council Security Specialist
- RedHat System Administrator, Expired 02/01/23
- CompTIA Network+, Expired 10/01/22
Accomplishments
- Highly Valuable New Employee Award.
- First Class Distinction in Bachelors, Best Student Award in Diploma.
Soft Skills
- Team leadership
- Effective Communication
- Leadership and Teamwork
- Cross-department and Cultural Collaboration
- Problem-solving and Attention to details
- Time management
- Adaptability and flexibility
Hard Skills
- Network and System Administration
- Operating Systems and Network Security
- Microsoft AD management
- Firewall and Anti-Virus configuration and management
- Full-Stack Programming and Project Management
- Cloud Security Practices
- DevSecOps
- Incident Response and Disaster Recovery Planning
- Cryptography and Data Security
- Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
- Secure Architecture and Threat Modelling
- Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
- Compliance Management and Security Auditing
- Intrusion Detection and Logs Analysis
- Security Awareness Training and Social Engineering Defense
- API/ Web Application/ Mobile Security
Software
- Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Bash Scripting, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
- Frameworks: Django, NodeJS, ReactJS, Material UI
- Version Control: Git/GitHub
- Project Management: AzureDevOps, Jira
- API and Testing: Postman, REST Assured
- Container and Deployment: Docker, Kubernetes
- DBMS: Sqlite3, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, NoSQL
- Security Policies and Frameworks: ISO 27000, NIST, PIC-DSS, GDPR
- Cybersecurity tools: BurpSuite, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark
- Digital Forensics Tools: FTK Imager, Bulk Extractor, Sleuth Kit Labs Autopsy, Scalpel
- Cloud: AWS, Microsoft Azure
Affiliations
- Tekniikan akateemiset TEK
- LUTES.fi
- LUT Cluster - Tietotekniikka
References
References available upon request.
Hobbies
- Swimming
- Boulder Climbing
- Fishing
- Map Reading
- Basket Ball
- Video Games
Timeline
Cybersecurity Engineer
RoxHighTech IT Services
10.2023 - 08.2024
Master of Science - Software Engineering And Digital Transformation
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
10.2023 -
Junior Security Engineer
Pacific Global Solutions
11.2022 - 07.2023
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity And Digital Forensics
Coventry University
06.2021 - 03.2023
Diploma of Higher Education - Network Defense And Forensics Countermeasures
PSB Academy
10.2020 - 05.2021
Volunteer Investigator
TraceLabs.org
01.2020 - 01.2022
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