AKSHAY RAJ
@akshayraj4
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer and SIEM Architect at Interland Technology Services who engineered a multi-tenant SIEM platform, reducing MTTD by 42%.
United Arab EmiratesWhat I'm looking for
At Interland Technology Services Pvt. Ltd., I spearheaded the architecture and deployment of a multi-tenant, open-source SIEM SaaS platform using Wazuh, OpenSearch, ClickHouse, and Vector. Its detection engineering reduced MTTD by 42%.
I secured banking workloads on Google Cloud and Kubernetes, including hardening 30+ production Kubernetes workloads and deploying Falco runtime monitoring. I also rolled out centralized Zitadel identity infrastructure across 15+ production applications, reducing credential-based attack surfaces by 95%.
I directed ISO/IEC 27001 certification work and aligned controls with Saudi NCA, SAMA CSF, and UAE DESC ISR requirements for financial software serving five MENA banks. I’ve also conducted web application testing and responsibly disclosed security vulnerabilities.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer & SIEM Architect
Interland Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.
Jan 2024 - Sep 2026 (2 years 8 months)
Architected and deployed a multi-tenant open-source SIEM SaaS platform, reducing MTTD by 42%. Led ISO 27001 implementations and ensured compliance with Saudi NCA, SAMA, and UAE DESC ISR for banking clients.
Information Security Analyst
Interland Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 4 months)
Managed vulnerability remediation, SOC monitoring, and incident handling. Conducted web application penetration testing and automated patch management using Ansible and Snipe-IT.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CompTIA
CompTIA Security+, Cybersecurity
CompTIA Security+ certification in progress.
Bir Tikendrajit University
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Bir Tikendrajit University, India, completed in 2022.
Fortinet
Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE 1, NSE 2, NSE 3), Network Security
Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE 1, NSE 2, NSE 3) certification.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Implementation
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Implementation, Information Security Management
Training in ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Implementation.
Saudi NCA (ECC/CSCC)
Saudi NCA (ECC/CSCC), Cybersecurity Compliance
Training in Saudi NCA (ECC/CSCC) frameworks.
SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF, Cybersecurity Compliance
Training in SAMA Cyber Security Framework.
UAE DESC ISR
UAE DESC ISR, Cybersecurity Compliance
Training in UAE DESC ISR (Dubai Information Security Regulation).
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United Arab EmiratesAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
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