Mahesh Vijapure
Brussels
Summary
14+ years experienced IT professional with expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and CyberArk Privileged Access Management. Skilled in implementing robust security solutions, managing Linux systems, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Seeking a challenging position that provides opportunities for learning and growth, allowing me to utilize my knowledge and contribute to the organization’s success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant
DEF
04.2018 - Current
- Ensure continuous operation and maintenance of cybersecurity applications within the security operations framework
- Work with Splunk SIEM tool (version9.2) and manage upgrades to the latest versions
- Administered CyberArk Privileged Access Management platform, ensuring secure access control for critical systems
- Manage secrets with CyberArk Conjur for cloud and DevOps environments
- Collaborate on onboarding new applications to SailPoint IdentityIQ for identity management
- Ensure all integrated tools and data sources are functioning correctly to help security teams maintain an effective and efficient security posture using Cortex XSOAR
- Monitor data sources, pipelines, routing, filtering on the Cribl platform
- Operations to maintain a secure and efficient certificate management environment using the Venafi platform
- Perform regular health assessments on production servers utilizing specialized monitoring tools
Technical Lead
ABC
02.2016 - 04.2018
- Provided L3 support for SUSE Linux and RHEL environments
- Managed incidents through ITIL processes including Incident/Problem/Change Management
- Conducted root cause analysis for major incidents and implemented corrective actions
- Developed health check scripts in Bash for daily server monitoring
Senior Systems Engineer
GHI
03.2014 - 02.2016
- Installed and configured Linux servers while managing production support
- Administered VMware ESXi servers including VM deployment and snapshot management
- Monitored server health metrics (CPU, Memory, Disk space)
Solution Engineer
GHJ
11.2010 - 02.2014
- Deployed virtualization products at customer locations and conducted product demos
- Managed VERDE desktop virtualization solutions using KVM as the hypervisor
Education
Master of Science - Software Engineering
MGM College,
Nanded, Maharashtra IndiaBachelor of Science - Computer Science, Statistics , Physics
Science College
Nanded, Maharashtra, IndiaSkills
- Operating Systems RHEL (5,6,7,8), SLES (11,12), CentOS (5,6), Ubuntu (2004)
- Virtualization RHEL KVM, VMware ESXi, OpenShift Container Platform
- SIEM Tools Splunk Enterprise
- Log collection Syslog-ng, rsyslog
- PAM & Secret Management CyberArk PAM, Conjur Solution, SailPoint IdentityIQ
- Open-Source Applications Ansible, Groundwork, SAMBA, SQUID, GIT
- Programming/Scripting Shell Scripting
Certification
- Red Hat Certified Engineer on RHEL5 (Certification Number xyz)
- Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix XenDesktop5 (Certification Number abc)
- VMware Certified Professional5 - DC Virtualization (VCP550) (CN16113015-9D75-6A876C7DA088)
- SUSE Certified Administrator in Enterprise Linux - SLES12 (Certification Number10300218)
- Splunk Core Certified Power User
LNGG
Marathi(Native)
Hindi(Native)
English (C2)
Dutch (A1)
Additional Skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Adaptability to rapidly evolving security landscape
Timeline
Senior Consultant
DEF
04.2018 - Current
Technical Lead
ABC
02.2016 - 04.2018
Senior Systems Engineer
GHI
03.2014 - 02.2016
Solution Engineer
GHJ
11.2010 - 02.2014
Master of Science - Software Engineering
MGM College,
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Statistics , Physics
Science College
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