Available for opportunities · Springfield, OH

Abinash Basnet

CISSP · Security Engineer

7+ years building resilient, secure infrastructure. From multi-cloud architecture to threat detection and incident response — engineering security that scales.

CISSP AWS SAA CompTIA Security+ CCNA Splunk Core ISC2 CC
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About Me

Engineer. Researcher.
Security Specialist.

Innovative and analytical IT engineer with an MSc in Information and Communication Engineering. I thrive on solving complex security challenges — from securing cloud-native architectures to designing threat detection pipelines and automating security operations at scale.

Former Assistant Lecturer and active researcher, with publications in AI and security across IEEE and Springer. I bring an academic rigour to every engineering challenge.

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Jul 2024 – Present
Security Engineer
Secured cloud architecture using IAM, SCP, GuardDuty, Defender, and Inspector. Enabled DevSecOps via Terraform, Lambda, and CI/CD. Deployed Zscaler CASB and conducted risk analysis of SaaS exposure. Built detection dashboards on AWS Security Hub and Splunk SIEM.
Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
Security Analyst
Configured and monitored SIEM and EDR tools for anomaly detection. Developed automated threat detection using Splunk, Sentinel, Python, and Bash. Enforced AWS cloud security through IAM policies and MFA.
May 2021 – Jun 2022
Network Security Engineer
Implemented firewall policies (Fortinet, Cisco ASA), IPS/IDS, and DDoS mitigation. Designed failover and disaster recovery plans. Automated security operations with Python, Ansible, and Bash.
Feb 2017 – Feb 2020
Network Engineer
Managed VLAN, Cacti, Nagios, and firewall infrastructure. Senior escalation point for cloud support. Authored network documentation and developed security monitoring solutions.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017
Assistant Lecturer & Researcher
Taught engineering courses and published papers in AI and security in IEEE and Springer journals. MSc in Information and Communication Engineering completed Jan 2016.
Technical Expertise

Tools & Technologies

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS ECS EKS Fargate Lambda GuardDuty CloudTrail Security Hub
Security Tools
Splunk SIEM Sentinel Zscaler CASB Rapid7 Fortinet Cisco ASA IDS/IPS EDR
DevSecOps
Terraform Docker Kubernetes Ansible CI/CD Git Linux RedHat
Programming & Data
Python Bash SQL Matlab Tableau DLP
Networking
VLAN BGP/OSPF Cacti Nagios Wireshark DDoS Mitigation
IAM & Governance
IAM Policies SCP MFA CVSS Risk Assessment Incident Response
Credentials

Certifications & Education

ISC2 CISSP Certification
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
CompTIA Security+
CCNA Certification
Splunk Core Certification
ISC2 CC Certification
AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
Linux Security & Hardening
IDS/IPS Course
Python Automation
MSc. Information & Communication Engineering (Jan 2016)
Selected Work

Portfolio

A curated selection of engineering projects — from network automation and cloud security to web development and data visualization.

01 — Network
Network Troubleshooting Automation with Wireshark
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02 — Data Viz
Network Traffic Flow Statistics Visualization
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03 — Backend
Flight Management System — Django REST API
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04 — Mobile
Security+ Quiz App (Flutter)
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05 — Security
Security Alert & Reporting Automation
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06 — Web
E-Commerce Website
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I'm open to senior security engineering roles, consulting engagements, and research collaborations. Let's build something secure together.