Varun Aswathappa

Security & Access Management: ->Designed centralized access control using Active Directory and IAM, strengthening security compliance and governance. ->Executed large-scale identity audits (1500+ accounts) eliminating orphaned access and strengthening security posture. ->Performed vulnerability assessments & penetration testing (SQLi, XSS) across applications and infrastructure. Cloud, Data & AI Engineering: ->Built an LLM-powered defect analytics assistant (Ollama, Phi-3) enabling natural language queryin

->Network Node Monitor: Engineered a Python (Flask) web app to parse XML data and visualize real-time S1 network node status — integrating REST APIs, HTML/CSS/JS to turn raw telemetry into actionable network insights. ->Velocity Project: Delivered MVP1 within an Agile team, driving end-to-end planning, API integration, and a clean user interface that moved the product from concept to working software. ->Incident & Change Management: Gained hands-on proficiency in Jira, Splunk, and RealVNC Viewer — managing

->Utilized Postman to test and validate RESTful APIs, ensuring seamless integration and system reliability. ->Designed detailed test plans, cases, and automation scripts, improving API accuracy and testing efficiency. ->Automated workflows and collaborated with developers to optimize the performance of a no-code platform.