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Balakrishna Prasad

@balakrishnaprasad

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Senior cybersecurity engineer specializing in penetration testing, threat modeling, and automation.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a security-focused role where I can lead penetration testing and automation efforts, collaborate with developers, and drive measurable improvements in security posture and compliance.

I am a cybersecurity professional with 7+ years of experience in penetration testing, threat modeling, secure coding, and automating security tests within CI/CD pipelines. I have a proven track record of reducing vulnerabilities and improving security posture through hands-on assessments, code reviews, and incident response.

I have led initiatives that cut threat surface exposure by 40%, improved security test coverage by 60%, and reduced vulnerability occurrences through optimized secure coding practices. I thrive on building automated security tooling, collaborating with development teams, and ensuring compliance with standards such as PCI, SOX, and GDPR.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Assistant Consultant

Current

Tata Consultancy Services

Oct 2023 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Conducted threat modeling and security assessments for critical applications, reducing potential threat surface by 40% and implemented secure coding standards that cut vulnerability detections by 25%. Led development of automated security tooling in CI/CD, improving security test coverage by 60%.

Threat Modeling Security Testing Secure Coding CI CD Security Automation SAST DAST Python Burp suite OWASP ZAP

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services

Oct 2020 - Oct 2023 (3 years)

Performed penetration tests on web applications and coordinated remediation to reduce vulnerabilities by 35%, delivered security training to development teams, and improved incident response protocols to achieve 20% faster mitigation times.

Penetration Testing Incident Response SAST DAST Burp suite Python Collaboration

System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services

Jul 2017 - Oct 2020 (3 years 3 months)

Automated security testing with scripting and SAST/DAST integrations, cutting manual testing effort by 50%, developed secure RESTful APIs with 99.9% uptime, and supported compliance audits for PCI, SOX, and GDPR.