Akshita Pradhan

Technical Expertise

Linux/Windows Administration:

Managed 100+ Linux (RHEL/SUSE) and Windows Server VMs in Azure/OCI

Automated patch management and security updates across hybrid environments

Created Bash/PowerShell scripts for system maintenance (30% efficiency gain)

Managed Active directory and DNS.

Networking & Security:

Deployed OCI Load Balancers with health checks and traffic rules

Configured VCNs, Security Lists, and Network Security Groups (NSGs) for secure network architectures. Managed SSL certificate renewals

Implemented Web Application Firewall (WAF) for securing applications.

Managed encryption at rest and in transit using OCI Vault.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE): Monitored endpoint behaviour, investigated alerts, and

supported threat remediation on Windows servers.

Qualys: Executed regular vulnerability scans across OCI and Azure workloads, analysed

CVEs.

Tanium: Identified and resolved patching gaps in real-time across enterprise endpoints.

Performed compliance checks and security baseline.

Splunk: Configured and used Splunk to analyze cloud logs, detect threats, and create

alert-based dashboards for proactive monitoring.

Investigated real-time endpoint threats and suspicious user behaviour using CrowdStrike

Falcon.



DevOps & Cloud Automation:

Built CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps) reducing deployment time by 40%

Assisted in containerizing applications with Docker and deploying to Azure Web Apps & AKS.

Used Terraform for infrastructure as code in OCI and Azure environments.

Created PowerShell script for AD user management

Monitoring & Troubleshooting:

Set up Azure Monitor/Prometheus alerts improving incident response by 25%

Monitored and analysed OCI VCN flow logs to track user activities and detect anomalies.

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