I am looking for a junior level position as Information Security Engineer. I have a strong background in software development and have been working in security for a little over a year. My focus so far has been on the software side of security but I am also open to exploring opportunities in operational security. I would be very interested in a position with a very high learning potential - preferably a hands-on type job. The text of my resume is attached. Please contact me either at topcat_nyat_private or at (703) 528-3181 if you have a need for such skills. Thanks, Swaminathan Narayanaswamy OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging technical position as Information Security Engineer with a focus on the software aspects of security. Areas of interest include cryptography, secure code design, system design and prototyping. WORK EXPERIENCE: Strategy.com, Vienna, VA (subsidiary of MicroStrategy, Inc.) Security Engineer 04/2000 - present . Responsible for full software development life cycle for security components in our software . Established global security requirements for all Strategy.com engineering teams. Addressed requirements pertaining to the architecture, legal and privacy issues, external data feeds, authentication, encryption and key management, programming languages, auditing, backup and recovery, and availability. . Worked with each of the Strategy.com engineering teams to assist with the design, and conducted security design and code reviews to verify that the implementation adhered to the established global security requirements. . Performed tests on the code developed by the engineering teams to expose any vulnerabilities and recommended fixes. Tests performed using existing tools and in-house testing software. . Responsible for architecting an effective security platform at the network and system levels. Duties include researching, evaluating and implementing new system security solutions as they become available. As part of this task, analyzed system and network device configurations for known vulnerabilities and proposed fixes. . Worked on a secure lockdown of the Unix based Teradata database system. Responsibilities include identifying vulnerabilities in the system, researching possible solutions and examining their feasibility, and implementing the best available solution. . Implemented the first stage of Strategy.com lockdown scripts for Windows NT machines and Microsoft IIS web servers. Strategy.com Software Engineer 09/1999 - 03/2000 . Designed and implemented the entire Strategy.com severe weather alerting mechanism. Tasks involved retrieving content feeds from the National Weather Service, parsing the feed data, populating the database, developing database procedures to manipulate the stored data, and writing services running on the Strategy.com platform to generate severe weather alert messages on various devices. . As a single-person team, involved in every stage of the technical implementation from the design of the system to the testing and support MicroStrategy Incorporated, Vienna, VA Associate 08/1999 - 09/1999 . Completed an intensive six week training program with an emphasis on data modeling, schema design, and data warehouse creation. . Tasks included design of a database schema, creation of a data warehouse in Oracle, installation of the MicroStrategy software suite and customization of intelligent e-business system using the same MicroStrategy products. University of Maryland, College Park, MD Graduate Teaching Assistant 08/1997 - 06/1999 . Conducted C++ programming discussion sections for Computer Science majors. . Instructed and supervised graduate and senior undergraduate term projects in Engineering Software Development in Java and C. Center for Satellite and Hybrid Communication Networks, College Park, MD. Summer Intern 06/1998 - 09/1998 . Developed modules using OPNET modeling tool for a Satellite ATM Network Model used in the Advanced Telecommunications and Information Distribution Research Program (ATIRP). Modules used to analyze and model the building blocks of a Satellite ATM Network. EDUCATION: MS Computer Science and Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park. GPA 3.67 BS Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bombay (Mumbai), India. COMPUTER SKILLS: Languages: C, C++, Java, Perl, Visual Basic, Verilog HDL, SQL, XML Operating Systems: Windows NT, Unix Database Systems: SQL Server, Teradata, Oracle Simulation Tools: OPNET Security Tools: Cybercop, Retina, Nessus, ISS, L0pht Crack, its4, BlackICE, nFast accelerators, Web Trends Security Analyzer, Netcat. RELEVANT SKILLS/ACTIVITIES: · Attended the Unlocking PKI's Return On Investment seminar produced by RSA Security and EDS. · Attended the E-Security Conference and Exposition produced by the Intermedia Group. · Attended ISACC 2000 - The Software Risk Management Conference · Attended the Privacy Tech Fair sponsored by the Congressional Internet Caucus. · Familiar with P3P implementations and COPPA (Childen's Online Privacy Protection Act) regulations. REFERENCES: Available upon request
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