Talk to sales Try for Free
Pranav Karakavalasa

Pranav Karakavalasa

Cloud Developer Intern

Followers of Pranav Karakavalasa811 followers
location of Pranav KarakavalasaBirmingham, England, United Kingdom

Connect with Pranav Karakavalasa to Send Message

Connect

Connect with Pranav Karakavalasa to Send Message

Connect

  • Timeline

  • About me

    An avid problem solver & a cyber security enthusiast | Google Certified Cyber Security Professional | DevSecOps Engineer | M.Sc. in Cyber Security

  • Education

    • Birmingham City University

      2024 - 2025
      Master of Science - MS Cyber Security Distinction

      Master's program included- Advanced Ethical Hacking- Digital Forensics- Information Security Governance (ISO/IEC, UK laws and GDPR)- Applied Machine Learning- Cyber Physical System Security- Research and Project Management- Dissertation project: CodeSec: Enhancing vulnerability analysis in DevSecOps using Large Language Models (LLMs)

    • Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management (GITAM) University, Visakhapatnam

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information Technology Distinction

      Activities and Societies: 2017 – 2018 = National Cyber Safety and Security Standards (NCSSS), India Associate committee member Student committee member 2016 – 2018 = Mozilla Corporation Campus Club Leader 2014 – 2016 = GITAM University Science and Activity Center (GUSAC), India Worked for GUSAC, GITAM (deemed to be) university as a Graphic Designer Final year project: Secure smart home using Internet of Things (IoT)Research paper: Data leakages and detection of guilt agents

    • Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg

      2019 - 2023
      Master of Science - MS (research) Cyber Security

      Discontinued. Open to explain in an interview or over a cup of coffee.

  • Experience

    • Aspire Vision Technology

      May 2017 - Jun 2017
      Cloud Developer Intern

      • Developed a personalised web live-streaming platform• Trained on Microsoft Windows Server OS, virtualization, and Microsoft Azure Cloud• Achieved Microsoft Azure certification

    • Tata Consultancy Services

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
      Assistant System Engineer

      • Focused on administration of Microsoft Exchange Servers • Offered Level 4 IT Infrastructure Support for Yara Chemicals, working in a hybrid environment (cloud and physical servers)

    • IHP

      Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
      Scientific Assistant - Working Student

      • Developed an Android application for Parkinson's disease patients, communicating with sensors• Utilised Bluetooth Low Energy models for app development

    • UP42

      Nov 2021 - Mar 2023

      • Acquired hands-on training in IaC (Terraform), Kubernetes, and GCP• Supported security standards implementation and maintenance in infrastructure• Contributed to SOC-2 certification efforts• Designed Bug Bounty program workflows • Managed IT infrastructure, specialising in Apple and Google administration and environments• Administered devices using Jamf (MDM tool) and controlled access via OneLogin tool (SSO)• Played a pivotal role in achieving SOC-2 and ISO27001 certifications for internal IT security

      • Cyber Security Intern

        Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

      • IT Working Student

        Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

    • Birmingham City University

      Oct 2024 - now

      • Part-time• Teaching labs for under gradution and post graduation students in Cyber Security.• Modules: Cyber Security Essentials (UG); Advanced Ethical Hacking (PG) • Part-time• Demonstrating for Undergrad and Postgrad students in IT and Cyber Security respectively.• Modules: Introduction to Programming (UG); Advanced Ethical Hacking (PG); Applied Machine Learning (PG).

      • Visiting Lecturer in Cyber Security

        Feb 2025 - now

      • Visiting Demonstrator in Cyber Security

        Oct 2024 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications