Vatsal Sharma.
B.Tech Cyber Security student focused on Cloud Security, Security Operations, and Security Engineering, with certifications in ISC2 CC, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP), and Microsoft Azure AI-900, currently pursuing CEH. Experienced in building and working with systems related to attack surface monitoring, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and security operations through projects and internships.
Hands-on experience working with platforms including CrowdStrike Falcon, Tenable One, HivePro Uni5, and SentinelOne Singularity Platform. Built projects involving exposure management, telemetry collection, vulnerability correlation, and operational security workflows.
Led technical communities as President of SOCER NCU and OPTICA NCU, organizing workshops, conferences, and training sessions for 500+ participants. Interested in cloud security, operational security, exposure management, and emerging areas of AI security.
Academic record.
Core competencies.
Internships and current advisory work.
- Conduct structured research and technical evaluation of cybersecurity platforms including CrowdStrike, Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, and other leading providers.
- Partner with clients to recommend security solutions aligned with business objectives, risk posture, and technology landscape.
- Design and operate hands-on security labs to execute real-world testing, validation, and proof-of-concept assessments.
- Translate technical findings into actionable recommendations, enabling informed decision making for security leaders and stakeholders.
- Conducted forensic analysis of memory, disk, and network evidence in real world cases.
- Explored incident response lifecycle (NIST framework) during academic and training exercises.
- Engineered a Python tool to parse Bitcoin transactions and generate investigation-ready forensic outputs, enhancing accuracy, auditability, and efficiency in cryptocurrency-related cases.
- Completed a 6-week Summer Internship and Certification Program on Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, gaining hands on exposure to core Azure services and cloud management.
- Deployed and configured virtual machines, storage solutions, and networking components within Azure to understand cloud infrastructure operations.
- Explored cloud security, cost optimization, and scalability principles, strengthening knowledge of secure and efficient cloud environment design.
- Promoted educational offerings through on campus campaigns, workshops, and peer networking, reaching 200+ students.
- Assisted in planning and execution of digital marketing activities such as social media promotions and email outreach for university students.
- Awarded a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) for professionalism, creativity, and strong communication skills during internship.
Things I've built end to end.
- Built a centralized Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) platform for attack surface monitoring, vulnerability management, and exposure prioritization.
- Designed a custom risk scoring engine processing 300K+ continuously updated CVEs with high CISA KEV coverage for contextualized exposure analysis.
- Integrated NVD and AlienVault OTX threat intelligence feeds using FastAPI and PostgreSQL to support real-time exposure correlation and security analytics.
- Automated asset discovery and reconnaissance workflows using Nmap, and deployed Cowrie honeypots to improve adversary visibility and threat detection capabilities.
- Developed an AI assisted cybersecurity investigation platform to analyze and correlate large-scale digital forensic data.
- Applied conversational AI and context aware analysis to surface critical evidence and hidden relationships across cases.
- Enabled secure, audit ready forensic workflows with traceability to support incident response and legal investigations.
Filed.
Leadership roles.
Selections and recognition.
- 01 OPTICA Career Accelerator Europe 2024, Selected and attended, Germany.
- 02 Ranked 7th in university at Smart India Hackathon 2024 (ForensiX, DFIR tool).
- 03 Awarded a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) by Career Launcher for internship performance.
- 04 Recognized in the CERT-In Hall of Fame for responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilities.
Credentials.
Seeking opportunities in security operations and cloud security.
Reach out via any of the channels on the right.