Mahesh T.

🔐 Certified Penetration Tester | AWS & Azure Cloud Security | Incident Response Expert 🔐 I’m a results-driven cybersecurity specialist with 14+ years of experience securing cloud infrastructure, web applications, and enterprise environments. I help companies prevent breaches, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance through advanced security architecture and real-world offensive security skills. 🎯 What I Do: ✔️ Cloud Security Hardening – AWS (IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Route 53) & Azure (VNET, NSGs, Azure Security Center, Defender) ✔️ Penetration Testing – Full-scope internal/external pentests, web/app/API testing, business logic abuse, OWASP Top 10 ✔️ Vulnerability Assessments – Nessus, OpenVAS, Nmap, custom exploit validation, CVSS scoring & prioritization ✔️ Threat Detection & Response – Wazuh setup, real-time event correlation, SIEM deployment, log analysis ✔️ Security Architecture – Designing scalable, secure cloud solutions with strong IAM, encryption, and DR practices ✔️ Cloudflare Optimization – Harden DNS, implement WAF rulesets, rate-limiting, Zero Trust setup ✔️ Incident Response – Triage, forensics, log collection, remediation and recovery plans (NIST, MITRE ATT&CK aligned) 📌 Security Tools I Work With: - **Offensive Security**: Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Hydra, SQLmap - **Defensive Tools**: Wazuh, AWS GuardDuty, Azure Sentinel, Nessus, Suricata - **Languages/Scripting**: Bash, PowerShell, HTML/JavaScript (for attack emulation & automation) - **Frameworks/Standards**: OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks 🛡️ Certifications: - AWS Certified Security – Specialty - Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate - Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) | Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT) - CEH, CCSK 📈 Highlights: - $300K+ earned, 100% Job Success on Upwork - 11,500+ hours across 110+ successful projects - Trusted by startups, fintechs, and regulated industries (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2) I’m known for delivering real-world, **actionable security results** — not just checkbox audits. If you’re looking to **secure your infrastructure, detect threats faster, or simulate real-world attacks**, let’s connect!