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Shrinivas Patil
The Cyber Security Consultant, Pune
श्रीनिवास पाटील
सायबर सिक्युरिटी कन्सल्टंट पुणे

Hello there ..

I am ..

  • Passionate Cyber Enthusiastic
  • Focused Software Tester
  • Avid Reader
  • Patient Listener
  • Spontaneous Speaker
  • Trustworthy Friend
  • Dependable Colleague
  • Choosy Foodie
  • ... Much more ...

I know ..

  • End to End Functional Validations
  • Zero Trust Architecture based products
  • Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) products
  • Enterprise End point Management products
  • Mobile Application & Web site solutions
  • Desktop Anti-Virus products
  • SAP Access Violation Management products
  • Web Application Security products
  • ... Much more ...

I do ..

  • Observe
  • Listen
  • Ask
  • Understand
  • Explore
  • Validate
  • Implement
  • Adapt
  • ... Much more ...

Few Recognition's ..

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
Certified Ethical Hacker v9
Certified Ethical Hacker v9
Certified ScrumMaster
Certified ScrumMaster
ISTQB Foundation Level Tester
ISTQB Foundation Level Tester

I enjoy doing ..

Keeping up to date with latest in Cyber Security



I like reading, understanding and explaining things in cyber space.
With intent to protect the obvious, I take my efforts with acquired knowledge in this space.

Discussing Software Testing methodologies



With more than a decade experience in this area, I enjoy uncovering the unknowns while ensuring known things are exactly as they were intended to be.

Networking with like minded people


I enjoy being in the company of people who inspire, challenge, care, collaborate, and laugh together.
I like learning and implementing new things.

It's been an awesome ride ..

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Security Posture Analysis & Security Consulting
90%
Antivirus, EDR, Zero Trust Products Efficacy Testing
90%
Software Testing & Test Strategy Consulting
85%
Desktop / Web / Network Security Consulting
90%
Windows / Linux Debugging & Troubleshooting
95%

SOFT SKILLS

Critical Thinking & Collaboration
90%
Communication & Problem Solving
90%
Leadership & Teamwork
95%
Persuation & Adaptability
95%

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Now ..

Qualys Inc, Pune

LEad QA Engineer

~2 years

Y2BSecure Cyber Security Solutions, Pune

Founder & Principal Consultant

► Create awareness around various Cyber Security Tools for Personal & Professional usage patterns.
► Interact with Businesses and Individuals to Understand, Define and Implement best Cyber Security Practices.
► Audit implemented practices using homegrown framework to provide detailed reports around current gaps in Cyber Security
► Recommend best suited Cyber Security, Business Continuity Solutions as per need of clients.
► Implement Productivity Boosting techniques and provide simple to follow tips.

~ 1 year

Qualys Inc, Pune

Lead QA Engineer

► Define Test strategies & validate Endpoint Security Product ( Including Anti Virus Solution ) on Windows platform.
► Cross team co-ordination for EDR solutions Efficacy testing in contained environment.
► Validate Back-end components from Anti Virus telemetry & event data storage perspective.
► Validate Integration of Anti Virus definitions and effectiveness of it's core scanning capabilities with configured options.
► Research, Compare and Find best integration validation strategies for Anti Virus Solution in EDR solutions.
► Performance & Functional validation of EDR with Anti Virus Solution on Windows desktop & server operating systems platform.

~1 year

Quick Heal Technologies India, Pune

Quality Assurance Architect

► Discuss, Discover & Implement POC's around a Product on EDR & Zero Trust security model.
► Contribute in Feature design, Integration planning, Design reviews.
► Contribute in Designing Agent and Back-end components to collect, store, correlate and search the data.
► Create Mind Maps for better understanding of Complex logic, Implementation details, Testing ideas along with Environment setups.
► Guide Teams to plan Test Strategies, Performance monitoring and overall validation roadmap.

~ 2 years

Greenlight Technologies India (Now Pathlock), Pune

Senior Test Engineer

► Lead team of QA Engineers while working on SAP Access Violation Management products.
► Define Test strategies & Test Estimations along with Release Deployment strategies on Private clouds using scripts.
► Identify Deployment issues and fine tune product by interacting with Client & Development Teams.

~ 1 year

Mobisoft Infotech, Pune

Asst. Project Manager

► Requirement gathering by discussing with clients for Mobile Application and Website.
► Co-ordinate with 20+ engineers & Client to ensure product scope is understood and deliveries are on track.
► Create Mind Maps for better visualization of Application and Website flows.
► Involve with Management to ensure scope of deliveries and time-lines remain on track.

~3 years

Quick Heal Technologies India, Pune

Test Lead

► Functional Validation of core scan engine module of Quick Heal Anti Virus products by leading team of 14 talented engineers.
► Define, discuss and finalize Test strategies for Functional, Performance and Regression Tests around Quick Heal Anti Virus products.
► Define and help execute release plans for critical fixes, patches, false positive updates around Quick Heal Anti Virus products.
► Competitor Analysis to determine feature effectiveness, implementation methods and approaches for Anti Virus and remediation solution.
► Validate Integration of Anti Virus definitions and effectiveness of it's core scanning capabilities with configured options.
► Compare other leading AV Vendors and determine best methods for real world performance tests from Certification point of view.

~3 years

Symantec Software India Pune & Chennai

SQA Engineer

► Configuration of IIS, SQL servers for deployment of builds on Private clouds.
► Validation of Norton Bootable Recovery Tool and Norton Power Eraser with live viruses.
► Competitor Analysis to determine feature effectiveness, implementation methods and approaches for Anti Virus and remediation solution.
► Malware analysis and remediation verification in contained environments.
► Performance analysis against competitor products.

~1 year

 CGI Information Systems, Mumbai

Software Engineer - Testing

► Test Case preparation, review, execution.
► Test script execution using Test Complete tool.
► Work with team on Change list suggested by Client for Automation.
► Exploration of Tools like Jmeter for Automation of Web based projects.
► Reporting with detailed status to team leads.

~3 years

Microworld Software Services Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai

QA Executive

► Technical Support & Functional Testing for eScan Antivirus product.
► Adding definitions and checking compatibility of Spyware database with eScan Antivirus and toolkit.
► Competitor Analysis to determine feature effectiveness, implementation methods and approaches for Anti Virus and remediation solution.
► Testing against latest threats in the wild in controlled environment.
► Validate Integration of Anti Virus definitions and effectiveness of it's core scanning capabilities with configured options.
► Coordinating with various on field engineers during major Virus breakout situations.

LinkedIn Recommendations

Bharat Pawar Staff Software Developer at VMware

It was great pleasure to work with Shrinivas. He is a reliable, responsible and helpful team player. He had provided many quality deliverable within tight deadlines. Shrinivas will be an asset for any organization. I wish him all the very best for his future en-devour.

Abhijat Bhagwat Director at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Working with Shrinivas is a pleasure because he always goes beyond than what is expected. He always paints the entire scenario in his brain , analyze it and identify the bottle necks very quickly. Excellent team player and lead and a very hard-working person.

Arpit Gupta R&D Engineer SW Quality 3 at Broadcom Inc

I know Shrinivas when he joined CGI as a Software Tester. He was very curious from the beginning, he always wanted to learn and explore new things. And again we are working together but this time in Symantec and I can see the same things, He has still the desire to learn new things. As a person he is really nice and always try to help his friends. Certainly he is one of the most active , curious and smart colleagues I have ever worked with. He is always ready to accept new challenges which is his biggest strength. I wish he achieves what he want in his life. Best of luck for your future endeavors Shrinivas !!

Aparajita Tiwari Business Data Analyst at Arc Capital Group

Shrinivas has a zeal and potential to work under any circumstance with utmost precision. He is a simple and very focused person, who can successfully achieve his goal in any given project. I've had the pleasure of not only observing him in action, but also benefiting first-hand from a keen professional with the highest integrity. His willingness to go that "extra mile" for others is a rare trait that is to be both commended and envied. Showcasing humility and great insight, balanced with extensive experience, perspective and knowledge, which can be proven by his stability and ladder of success he climbed during past few years...I consider him a great person, colleague and peer and offer this recommendation with the greatest enthusiasm.

Siraj Attar Senior Test Engineer at Quick Heal

I am fortunate to have a mentor & lead like Shrinivas for 3+ years in Scan Engine Team (QA). He is very neat & managed professional who strives for "Quality" delivery. He has been a "goto" person for any technical queries. He is calm, open minded who respectfully listens to others. He is capable of handling critical tasks single-handedly. He is always keen on gathering information on trending technologies and share it within teams. As a Lead, he always ensured his team "learn > Use > Outperform". He always ensures "right testing at right time" He has a good habit of keeping all the required data available upfront & share pro-actively. His technical mindset, troubleshooting skills, reporting & communication skills, logical reasoning are few of qualities that I truly admire.

Sunil Patil Senior Member Of Technical Staff at Netanix

Shrinivas was my peer at Quickheal. He is a highly organized, goal oriented and hard working person. He strives for clear and deep understanding of whatever he works on. He is one of the best QA guy I ever met in my career.

Leigh Evans Senior QA Automation Engineer at Upp Technologies Ltd

Shrinivas is a pleasure to work with. He's a very dedicated and thorough test engineer with a genuine interest in learning and adding to his already extensive skill set. You can always rely on him to execute work to a very high standard.

Vishal Vetal Principal Quality Assurance Engineer at Qualys

Shrinivas has always been a great mentor. He is always ready to explain any query no matter how trivial it may be. He is a good leader and conveys all tasks and responsibilities in a courteous manner and diplomatic fashion. Shrinivas communicates with his team effortlessly and knows exactly how to aid a teammate perform tasks when they are faced with predicaments. His knowledge of the antivirus domain is unparallelled and he has a perspicacious mind for tackling and solving critical issues.

Rohit Kulkarni Senior QA Engineer at GS Lab

I have known Shrinivas for almost 3 years, we have worked together in Scan Engine Team at Quick Heal. Shrinivas more than my Team Lead was an inspiration in true sense. He is a very curious and passionate tester, a true 'Quality' engineer with attention to detail and exemplary technical skill set. His work ethics and standards define testing, ensuring timely delivery with highest quality. He has a good sense of people’s capacities and brings out the best in those around him. He looks out for his team but is not one to draw attention to himself deliberately – his work does that for him. Shrinivas has built a reputation as someone who has a broad vision and this vision is what will take him and the company places. Here’s to wishing you a successful career ahead!!

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