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Madhavaa - Cybersecurity Professional

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Madhavaa Sai

Cloud Security | IAM | GRC

Professional Experience

Building secure systems across industries

Alipro

Sr. Security Analyst / GRC Analyst

FISMA RMF lifecycle, Azure cloud security & compliance, and Security Control Assessments.

UnitedHealth Group

Sr. Information Security Analyst

SSP & SSR documentation, SOC operations & log analysis, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 compliance.

Infinity Education

IAM Security Analyst

Azure Entra ID RBAC & MFA policies, identity governance & access reviews, Microsoft Sentinel monitoring.

Jxtapose

IT Security & Governance Lead

End-to-end security governance, SaaS platforms security management, physical & access security oversight.

Storyqube/Voiceqube

Cloud Security Engineer

AWS cloud security (S3, IAM, API), threat modeling & security reviews, SDLC security integration.

Wipro (Google)

Operations Analyst

Geospatial data verification, map enhancement projects, quality assurance & validation.

About Me

Passionate about securing modern cloud architectures

Results-driven Cybersecurity Professional with over nine years of experience in Security Operations, Cloud Security, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), and Enterprise Risk Management across healthcare, government, and enterprise environments. Proven expertise in implementing and managing end-to-end security programs aligned with NIST RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 frameworks.

Strong background in Security Operations Center (SOC) functions, including real-time monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, and log analysis using SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel and IBM QRadar. Skilled in correlating logs from Azure AD, Microsoft 365, firewalls, DNS, EDR tools, and cloud-native services to identify anomalies, indicators of compromise, and security incidents.

Hands-on cloud security expertise across Microsoft Azure and AWS environments, including IAM, RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, encryption, secure configuration baselines, network segmentation, and Zero Trust architecture implementation.

Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration with CISOs, ISSOs, auditors, developers, and business stakeholders to align security initiatives with enterprise objectives. Committed to strengthening organizational security posture through proactive risk assessment, continuous improvement, and strategic security governance.

What drives me

  • Building trustworthy, zero-trust systems
  • Making security accessible to all organizations
  • Solving complex security challenges with elegant solutions
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Security Core

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Skills & Expertise

Comprehensive toolkit for enterprise security

Cloud Technologies

Microsoft Azure AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch) Azure AD Azure Security Center Microsoft Sentinel

Databases

SQL Server MySQL Oracle Azure SQL Cosmos DB

Security & Compliance

NIST RMF FISMA FedRAMP HIPAA ISO 27001 SOC 2 MARS-E Security Control Assessments (SCA) A&A (Authorization & Accreditation) Vulnerability Management Risk Assessment POA&M Incident Response Threat Hunting Zero Trust

SIEM & Security Tools

Microsoft Sentinel IBM QRadar Nessus Defender for Cloud Defender for Endpoint FireMon RSA Archer

SDLC & Methodologies

Agile Scrum Kanban Waterfall Secure SDLC Change Management DevSecOps

ITSM Tools

ServiceNow JIRA

Reporting & Monitoring Tools

Power BI Excel (VBA/Macros) Azure Monitor Log Analytics CloudWatch

Documentation & Visualization Tools

MS Visio Draw.io Confluence SharePoint Google Docs

Education & Certifications

Continuous learning and professional development

On-going Certifications

CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional

ISC2

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Advanced cloud security certification covering architecture, design, operations, and compliance.

Certifications

CC – Certified in Cybersecurity

ISC2

CompTIA Security+

Optum Corporate Training

Agile Scrum Master 6.0

SAFe Scaled Agile

Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)

Optum Corporate Training

Google Cloud Fundamentals for Core Infrastructure

Optum Corporate Training

Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate 104

Skillsoft

SDLC Models

Udemy

ITIL 4 and ITSM

Udemy

System Security Plan (SSP) for NIST 800-171

Udemy

Technical Writer Journey for SSP Document Writing

Skillsoft

Master's in Digital Marketing

Delhi School of Internet Marketing

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Location

Bloomington, Chicago, Illinois

Response Time

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