Principal Security Engineer · Raleigh, NC

Ajay Venkata Nyayapathi

Security leader with 18+ years architecting and engineering security capabilities across cloud and hybrid environments — from enterprise SIEM and detection engineering to incident command, threat hunting, and security automation at scale.

18+
Years in security & IT
10
Professional certifications
16
Global team led
3
Clouds secured

Areas of expertise

Where I spend most of my engineering and leadership time.

Cloud & Infrastructure Security

Security architecture, controls, and threat modeling across enterprise cloud platforms and hybrid estates.

Detection & Threat Hunting

SIEM engineering, parser development, CTI, purple team, and threat hunt programs.

Security Automation & SOAR

SOAR playbooks and integrations that cut MTTR and remove manual SOC triage.

Incident Response & Compliance

Incident command for high-severity events; FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS.

Security Architecture

Architecture-first security design, technical security reviews, and threat modeling for enterprise systems.

Security Advisory

Advising leadership and cross-functional teams on risk, strategy, security posture, and program prioritization.

Exposure Management

Identifying, prioritizing, and reducing attack surface across cloud, hybrid, and identity environments.

Securing AI Data Pipeline

Protecting data integrity, access control, and governance across AI/ML workflows and secure AI usage.