# Kartheek Kuna

Kartheek Kuna is a remote worker on Himalayas, Cloud Engineer – Identity Protection at Chevron Global Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd., based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@kartheekkuna

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Identity Security Engineer at Chevron securing Entra ID with JIT privileged access and phishing-resistant FIDO2.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 152k+ INR |
| Job categories | Identity Security Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Identity Operations Analyst |
| Skills | Microsoft Entra ID, Privileged Identity Management, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Identity Governance, Entitlement Management, Access Packages, Access Reviews, RBAC, Active Directory, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Zero Trust, Least Privilege, Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), FIDO2 |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/kartheek-kuna |

## About

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At Chevron Global Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd., I converted standing privileged access to just-in-time access through Microsoft Entra PIM, with MFA, business justification, ticket validation, and controlled activation durations.

I hardened more than 35 privileged Entra roles with phishing-resistant FIDO2 and designed governed Access Packages that reduced access assignment and removal requests by more than 90%.

I improved Microsoft Defender for Identity coverage by removing 108 stale or duplicate sensor records and driving remediation for Domain Controllers missing coverage. I also developed KQL-based sign-in analysis and a Microsoft Graph API permission tiering baseline.

Previously, at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), I managed enterprise Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID environments, supported SSO integrations, and worked with Microsoft Identity Manager on identity lifecycle management and provisioning.
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## Experience

### Cloud Engineer – Identity Protection (current)

Chevron Global Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd.. Jul 2025 - Present

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Converted 100% of standing privileged access to JIT through Microsoft Entra PIM, hardened 35+ privileged roles with FIDO2, and designed governed Entitlement Management Access Packages. Led Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor hygiene and implemented security recommendations.
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Skills: Microsoft-Entra-ID, PIM, Conditional-Access, Identity-Protection, Entitlement-Management, Access-Packages, Access-Reviews, RBAC, FIDO2, Microsoft-Defender-for-Identity, KQL, Microsoft-Graph-API, PowerShell, Microsoft-Copilot

### Identity Operations Analyst

[Tata Consultancy Services](https://himalayas.app/companies/tata-consultancy-services). Dec 2021 - Jun 2025

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Managed enterprise Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID environments supporting identity lifecycle, access management, authentication, and privileged access. Administered Entra users, groups, Enterprise Applications, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, and supported PIM operations.
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Skills: Active-Directory, Microsoft-Entra-ID, EntraID-Connect, Microsoft-Identity-Manager-(MIM), SSO, SAML, MFA, RBAC, PIM, Conditional-Access, GPO, DNS, DFS

## Education

### Andhra University College of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

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Pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
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## Tech stack

- PowerShell
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Copilot

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