Cybersecurity Engineer and AI Security graduate student with 3 years of experience across SOC operations, threat detection, SIEM monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management. Skilled in Python automation, cloud security, and building detection/response workflows. Experienced with AWS security, EDR/XDR, SOAR, IAM, and Zero Trust. Hands-on with penetration testing, MITRE ATT&CK emulation, and AI-driven threat detection to reduce false positives and improve SOC visibility.

Mangesh Bhattacharya

Cybersecurity Engineer and AI Security graduate student with 3 years of experience across SOC operations, threat detection, SIEM monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management. Skilled in Python automation, cloud security, and building detection/response workflows. Experienced with AWS security, EDR/XDR, SOAR, IAM, and Zero Trust. Hands-on with penetration testing, MITRE ATT&CK emulation, and AI-driven threat detection to reduce false positives and improve SOC visibility.

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Cybersecurity Engineer and AI Security graduate student with 3 years of experience across SOC operations, threat detection, SIEM monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management. Skilled in Python automation, cloud security, and building detection/response workflows.

Experienced with AWS security, EDR/XDR, SOAR, IAM, and Zero Trust. Hands-on with penetration testing, MITRE ATT&CK emulation, and AI-driven threat detection to reduce false positives and improve SOC visibility.

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Experience Level

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Expert
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Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced
Marathi (Marāṭhī)
Advanced

Work Experience

Cybersecurity Engineer at Upwork
August 1, 2025 - Present
Conduct web and mobile penetration testing using Burp Suite, Nmap, OWASP ZAP, FFUF and Nuclei. Build security automation using Python, SOAR, Snyk and Trivy. Develop SIEM/UEBA solutions and automate incident response workflows. Perform MITRE ATT&CK emulation and deliver remediation reports.
Cybersecurity Observability & DevSecOps Engineer at Ameya Data Solutions
May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Designed AI-powered threat-detection systems that reduced false positives and enhanced SOC visibility. Built real-time pipelines integrating SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and cloud telemetry for unified monitoring. Strengthened AWS security via IAM redesign, VPC segmentation, and Zero-Trust architecture. Developed AI-enhanced EDR tools using Python, Snyk, and Trivy to improve vulnerability detection accuracy. Automated patching and compliance workflows using Ansible, reducing configuration drift.
Data Analyst Intern at Ameya Data Solutions
August 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
Managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM) to ensure secure, scalable deployments. Conducted vulnerability assessments and system hardening across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Education

Master of Information Technology Security (AI) at Ontario Tech University
September 8, 2025 - April 15, 2027
Honours Bachelor, Information Technology in Cybersecurity at Seneca Polytechnic
September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2025
Diploma, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Humber Polytechnic
September 1, 2018 - May 1, 2021

Qualifications

CompTIA PenTest+
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026
IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026
CCSK
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026
PCEP
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026
Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026
CCNA
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Computers & Electronics
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