Upal Kundu

Application Security | Cloud Security (AWS) | DevSecOps | SDLC | CS @ University of Idaho | OPT Eligible

OpenAIex-University of Idahoex-Alcon

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Upal is a Senior Computer Science major with a minor in Cybersecurity at the University of Idaho. He has been working across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), supporting different functions within Software.

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He loves the flexibility and learning curve in IT and values a collaborative environment where teams work together and he can ask for help. He loves joining Technical meetings and Demos! Progression: 2022-23: Worked freelance for 20+ Global clients in Finance, General Business, and delivered custom technical solutions leveraging APIs, Python, JavaScript, AWS, GCP - Delivering Data Analytics and Cloud-Based solutions. Summer 2023: Assisted 2 Software Teams securing Flask APIs, Conducting Static Code Analysis (Node JS) in SNYK and launching new version of mobile application with security (Storage and Login). Fall-Spring 2024: Launched K-12 multiplayer drone simulator application built in Node and Express JS, WebSocket Connectivity between web and mobile platforms and deployed on AWS. Summer 2025: Assisted CISO and Senior Security engineers implement and monitor security alerts in CrowdStrike utilizing SIEM, SOAR, Python for AWS monitoring. Fall-Spring 2025: Lead a team of 5 in implementing Remote Desktop Control solution. Implementation included: Task Management System in AWS (Lambda, SQS, API Gateway), AMD Server Connectivity (Spring Boot, EC2 Linux and Windows Server), Docker for virtualization. Summer 2025: Researched and implemented SDLC Security for FastAPI based micro services deployed with ISTIO on AWS EKS. Worked on connectivity of an array of services: GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jfrog, Xray, OKTA APIs and Mulesoft. Worked with 4+ teams across DevOps, DevSecOps, Software Engineering Micro services. Top Skills: Programming (Python, JavaScript, Java), AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, EKS, Lambda, SQS), Linux, IAM, Cloud Security, Application Security