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Uday Govindia

@udaygovindia

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Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer specializing in cloud-native security and automation.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead cloud security automation, reduce detection noise, enforce secure-by-default IaC, and collaborate cross-functionally to scale secure cloud platforms.

I am a Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer with over 10 years securing and scaling cloud-native infrastructures on AWS and GCP, driving secure-by-default architectures and advanced CSPM tooling. I have led integrations of CSPM platforms, automated deployments with Terraform and CloudFormation, and reduced false positives and vulnerabilities through tuning, policy enforcement, and IaC remediation.

My hands-on achievements include reducing GCP SCC false positives by 80%, migrating 500 hosts to an improved endpoint sensor, and performing dozens of security architecture reviews and CIS benchmark assessments across hundreds of cloud environments. I prioritize automation, measurable improvements to detection fidelity, and collaborative incident response to strengthen cloud governance and operational security.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer

Current

GitLab

Jul 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Reduced GCP SCC false positives by 80% and integrated Wiz CSPM across GCP and AWS, automating deployments via Terraform and CloudFormation to improve cloud asset visibility and remediation.

Terraform CloudFormation Wiz CSPM GCP AWS Python Osquery Cloud Governance

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Visa

Oct 2019 - Jul 2022 (2 years 9 months)

Improved global cloud security posture by managing 25 AWS and hybrid cloud services, conducted CIS benchmark gap analysis for 30 environments, and tuned monitoring signatures to raise detection accuracy by 40%.

AWS Cloud Security Splunk G L Terraform Threat Detection Cloud Governance

Cloud Support Engineer

Amazon Web Services

Nov 2018 - Sep 2019 (10 months)

Resolved complex AWS issues to improve performance and reliability, led customer communications during incidents, and configured WAF protections to mitigate network attacks.

AWS WAF Incident Response Troubleshooting High Availability Automation Customer Escalation CDN

Technical Solutions Engineer

Akamai Technologies

Jan 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 10 months)

Resolved complex HTTP, DNS, WAF, and API issues, collaborated cross-functionally to drive rapid resolution, and authored knowledge-base articles to improve customer self-sufficiency.

HTTP DNS WAF Knowledge Base Cross Functional Collaboration Data Analysis

Network Security Engineer

Sophos

May 2014 - Jan 2017 (2 years 8 months)

Provided technical support and troubleshooting for complex network security issues, configured firewalls and VPNs, and performed packet analysis for compliance and attack detection.

VPN Cyberoam Customer Support Access Control & Compliance

Network Support Executive

Ishan Group

Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 (3 months)

Configured Cisco and UBNT devices, improved network uptime by 15% through on-call field support, and backed up router/switch configurations to secure FTP servers.

Cisco UBNT Router Switch Backup Troubleshooting SLA Management

Network Administrator

Technic Computer

Jun 2012 - Nov 2013 (1 year 5 months)

Engineered router and switch deployments, designed IP addressing and routing (OSPF, EIGRP), and enforced ACLs to meet client requirements and prevent downtime.

OSPF EIGRP ACLs IP Addresses Troubleshooting