# Kaushik Vaida

> Senior SWE @Akamai | Ex-Deloitte | Ex-PWC

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kaushikvaida

💡What I bring to the Table: 

🔒 Security Engineering Expertise:

- Proficient in vulnerability management, penetration testing, and red teaming methodologies.
- Skilled in conducting code, architecture, and system design reviews to ensure robust security posture.
- Experienced in integrating security best practices into the software development lifecycle.

🛠️ Technical Proficiency:

- Languages: Python, C, C++, Bash, Java, React, Angular, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL.
- Tools: Trivy, Nessus, BurpSuite, Wireshark, Nmap, OpenSSL, Kali Linux.
- Technologies: ELK Stack, Osquery, Github Actions, Linux, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Saltstack.

☁️ Cloud Security & Automation :

- Engineered a Supply Chain security program in using SCA and integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
- Developed automation scripts in Python for seamless integration with API endpoints.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, Docker, and Terraform for infrastructure orchestration.

🤝 Collaborative Approach:

- Collaborated with development teams to embed security best practices into the development process.
- Triaged vulnerability reports and engaged with external security researchers in Bug Bounty programs.
- Led a team in a national-level CTF competition and received a Pre-Placement Offer from Deloitte.

🎓 Certifications & Recognition:

- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
- Working towards OSCP(Targeting this year end)
- Recognized for leadership capabilities and delivering informative presentations on security topics.
- Ready to contribute expertise to Product Security, Offensive Security, or Red Team initiatives, driving proactive security measures and ensuring organizational resilience against cyber threats. 🚀

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Akamai Technologies
Jan 2025 – Present
- Platform Security

### Software Engineer II @ Akamai Technologies
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Infrastructure Security
- Product Security
- Security Reviews
- Threat Modelling
- Incident Response

### Security Engineer @ Akamai Technologies
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | United States
- Vulnerability Management 
- Threat Modelling
- Security Code Reviews
- Software Supply Chain Security

### Graduate Teaching Assistant - Cyberspace Tech and Applications @ Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Graduate Teaching Assistant - Cloud Security @ Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Aided a class of 15 students in learning various Cloud Security Concepts - IAM Standards, Alerting and Remediation Frameworks, Security Lifecycle for a Cloud Infrastructure. Worked with various cloud technologies like AWS, GCP and Azure.
• Created Cloud based Labs as assignments for students.
• Assisted students in completing in solving their doubts and grading their assignments.

### Solution Delivery Analyst - IAM @ Deloitte
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
- IAM
- Unix/Linux Administration
- Incident Management

### Teaching Assistant @ Cybrary
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
▪ Prepared Questionnaires for multiple cyber security related courses on the Cybrary platform.
▪ Prepared Course Summaries and reviewed the course information guides on Cybrary.

### Application Security Engineer @ PwC India
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Bangalore
▪ Detected potential vulnerabilities and threats in client web applications using Burpsuite and helped in providing optimal business solutions to help mitigate the risks associated with it.
▪ Prepared detailed audit reports for the various level of threats detected in the Client Application systems.

### Web Developer @ Fountane, LLC
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Hyderabad Area, India
▪ Analyzed client requirement and built a technical landscape to suit their needs.
▪ Designed, developed, and improved existing websites for clients. 
▪ Tested Websites before production launch.
▪ Built a chatbot for the company employees using Dialogflow.


## Education
### Master's degree in Cyber Security
Northeastern University

### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Computer Science
GITAM Deemed University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vrkaushik
- Portfolio: https://www.vrkaushik.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-28