Rakesh S

Automated DESC patch deployment across 14,200+ Windows endpoints with PowerShell and Azure Automation, reducing unpatched vulnerabilities by 68% in Q1 2025. Built a Splunk SIEM-integrated network anomaly detector and led remote 5G core attack red-team exercises validating defenses for 3 NFM hubs with zero critical findings.

Built an Intune lab environment to automate DESC patch compliance with simulated non-compliant devices and SIEM visualization dashboards. Developed ransomware-detection scripts and a phishing framework with auto-reporting via EAC and a web UI, reducing incident reporting time from 45 minutes to 90 seconds, and containerized OWASP Juice Shop in AWS for use by 180+ remote engineers across 5 countrie

Deployed lightweight Docker containers on 920+ vehicle diagnostic units to block ransomware payloads and enable OTA security updates. Developed a remote PowerShell/HTML-JS troubleshooting dashboard and integrated GPS telemetry encryption to prevent unauthorized data exfiltration in simulated breach scenarios.

Engineered multi-cloud misconfiguration scanning for AWS/Azure detecting 96% of CIS benchmark violations for 8 enterprise clients. Trained 250+ remote engineers in PowerShell automation, reducing patch deployment cycles from 72 hours to 3.5 hours, and built compliance-as-code templates (Azure Policy, Terraform) that cut ISO 27001 certification time by 52%.

Engineered AWS Config and Azure Policy integration with SIEM to visualize real-time compliance gaps against CIS/NIST CSF. Automated validation scripts for lab hardening with EAC standards (99.3% compliance) and built Grafana dashboards with SMS alert workflows to reduce MTTR by 85%.

Designed an AI-powered image labeling pipeline for property listings using Python and Azure ML, improving object detection accuracy from 78% to 92%. Implemented zero-trust access controls that blocked 100% of credential-stuffing attempts and containerized a customer analytics engine on Azure Docker to accelerate lead-scoring insights by 18x.

Launched a phishing simulation framework with real-time reporting using PowerShell and Power BI, reducing employee click-through rate from 22% to 9.5% in six months. Built an encrypted remote session recorder for GDPR-compliant audit trails across 12 countries and automated travel-data anonymization using Azure DLP to eliminate 100% of PII exposure risks in API integrations.

Earned the eJPT certification from eLearnSecurity in 2024. Reported active OSCP preparation with 50+ HTB machines compromised.

Completed Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate in 2023.

Completed an M.Tech in Computer Science at William Carey University from 2006 to 2008.