Cybersecurity Professional — May 2026 Graduate

Yasaswini
Chowdary

Master's candidate in Cybersecurity at UAB with 2 years protecting Morgan Stanley's financial infrastructure. Specialized across SOC operations, penetration testing, GRC, and cloud security. CompTIA Security+ certified.

SOC Analyst Penetration Tester GRC Analyst Cloud Security Security Engineer
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~/yasi/profile.sh
yasi@uab:~$ whoami
Yasaswini Chowdary — Cybersecurity Professional
yasi@uab:~$ cat availability.txt
► Available: May 2026 · Full-time
► Location: Birmingham, AL · Open to relocation
yasi@uab:~$ ls certs/
Security+  GoogleCyber  CySA+(WIP)
yasi@uab:~$ python3 scan.py --target skills
[+] SIEM: Splunk · Sentinel · QRadar
[+] Pentest: Burp Suite · Nmap · Kali · Wireshark
[+] Cloud: AWS · Azure · GCP
[+] Code: Python · Java · Bash · PowerShell
[+] GRC: NIST · ISO 27001 · PCI-DSS · SOC2
[✓] All systems operational. Ready to deploy.
2+Years Exp
50+Projects
3Certs
May '26Available
Expertise

Technical Skills

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Security Operations
SplunkSentinelQRadarCrowdStrikeSIEMEDRSOAR
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Penetration Testing
Burp SuiteNmapWiresharkKali LinuxOWASPMetasploit
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Cloud Security
AWSAzureGCPIAMGuardDutyCloudTrailZero Trust
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GRC & Compliance
NIST CSFISO 27001PCI-DSSSOC 2HIPAACMMC
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Security Automation
PythonPowerShellBashJavaCI/CDDockerGit
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Identity & Access
Active DirectoryAzure ADMFARBACPAMSSO
Portfolio

Featured Projects

SOC
SIEM Detection Engineering Lab
Built custom Splunk detection rules and correlation searches mapped to MITRE ATT&CK — reducing false positives by 40% and improving mean time to detect for phishing, lateral movement, and credential theft scenarios.
SplunkMITRE ATT&CKPythonKQL
PENTEST
Web Application Security Assessment
Conducted end-to-end penetration test on a financial API environment using OWASP Top 10 methodology — identifying authentication bypass, SQL injection, and IDOR vulnerabilities with documented remediation plans.
Burp SuiteNmapOWASPKali Linux
CLOUD
AWS IAM Security Hardening
Audited AWS IAM configurations across a financial infrastructure — identifying over-permissive roles, implementing least-privilege policies, and automating credential rotation with Python scripts.
AWS IAMPythonCloudTrailCIS Benchmarks
GRC
NIST CSF Compliance Framework
Built a compliance tracking tool mapping security controls to NIST CSF 2.0 and NIST 800-53 — generating audit-ready evidence packages, gap analysis reports, and remediation roadmaps for security leadership.
NIST CSFPythonExcelPower BI
DEVSECOPS
CI/CD Security Pipeline
Designed a DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline with integrated SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning — enforcing security gates at every deployment stage and reducing security defects reaching production by 60%.
DockerGitHub ActionsSASTDAST
INCIDENT RESPONSE
Phishing Investigation Automation
Developed a Python tool automating phishing email triage — extracting headers, URLs, and IOCs, correlating against threat intelligence feeds, and generating structured incident reports for analyst review.
PythonVirusTotal APIMISPSplunk
Career

Work Experience

Security & QA Engineer
CAPGEMINI · CLIENT: MORGAN STANLEY
  • Monitored enterprise SIEM platforms detecting threats across financial infrastructure serving millions of users
  • Conducted penetration testing using Burp Suite, Nmap, and Wireshark — identifying critical authentication bypasses
  • Developed Python/Java automation tools scaling vulnerability management across 200+ cloud assets
  • Performed cloud security assessments on AWS EC2, S3, and IAM — implementing least-privilege configurations
  • Supported NIST 800-53 and PCI-DSS compliance — gathering audit evidence and maintaining documentation
  • Integrated security checkpoints into CI/CD pipelines — reducing production security defects significantly
Dec 2022
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Aug 2024
Cybersecurity Intern
SEVEAL TECHNOLOGIES
  • Monitored network security alerts across Windows and Linux environments for threat detection
  • Performed vulnerability scanning and attack surface analysis using Nmap across operational systems
  • Configured access-control settings and cloud security hardening across managed environments
  • Developed Python scripts for log parsing and anomaly detection workflows
May 2022
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Nov 2022
M.S. Cybersecurity
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (UAB) · GPA 3.5+
  • Coursework: SOC Analysis, Network Security, Cloud Security, Digital Forensics, Penetration Testing, GRC
  • Research focus: OT/ICS Security, AI/ML Security Governance, Zero Trust Architecture
  • Expected graduation: May 2026
Sep 2024
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May 2026
Credentials

Certifications

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CompTIA Security+
Vendor-neutral security fundamentals
ACTIVE
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Google Cybersecurity
Professional Certificate
ACTIVE
⚙️
CompTIA CySA+
Cybersecurity Analyst
IN PROGRESS
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AWS Cloud Practitioner
Cloud Fundamentals
IN PROGRESS
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CompTIA Network+
Network Infrastructure
IN PROGRESS
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TryHackMe
SOC Analyst & Pentest Labs
ACTIVE
Testimonials

What People Say

"
Yasaswini consistently demonstrated exceptional analytical skills and a deep understanding of financial security systems. Her ability to identify vulnerabilities that eluded our standard tools — and build custom solutions to address them — was truly impressive. She brought both technical rigor and a collaborative spirit that made her an invaluable member of our security team at Morgan Stanley.
MS
Senior Security Engineer
Morgan Stanley · via Capgemini
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As Director of the Data Security and Privacy Lab at UAB, I have had the opportunity to work with many talented cybersecurity students. Yasaswini stands out for her genuine passion for the field, her ability to connect theoretical knowledge to real-world applications, and her drive to continuously improve. She approaches complex security challenges with creativity and precision — qualities that will serve her exceptionally well in any professional role.
RH
Dr. Ragib Hasan
Director, Data Security & Privacy Lab · UAB
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Yasaswini joined us as an intern and quickly became one of our most reliable team members. She took ownership of network monitoring tasks, developed automation scripts that genuinely improved our operations, and communicated her findings with a clarity and professionalism well beyond her experience level. We would not hesitate to recommend her to any organization looking for a dedicated, technically strong cybersecurity professional.
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CEO
Seveal Technologies

Let's Work Together

Master's in Cybersecurity · UAB · Graduating May 2026

Available for full-time roles
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