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Specializing in Cloud Automation, Compliance Engineering, and Systems Reliability.
📍 San Jose, California | 📧 suresh@echand.com | 💼 LinkedIn
- 💠 Led enterprise PCI DSS 4.0.1 certification — reduced audit evidence preparation time by 60%
- ☁️ Deployed Azure / AWS / OCI automation stacks — improved provisioning speed by 45%
- 🧠 Integrated AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) for audit documentation & log summarization
PCI DSS 4.0.1 · SOC 2 · NIST · CMMC · M365 · Linux Hardening
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| 🛡 PCI DSS 4.0.1 Certification Automation | End-to-end automation for PCI DSS evidence collection & audit prep |
| 🤖 PCI DSS Evidence Assistant (AI-Powered) | AI-driven documentation workflow — prompts, templates & tracker |
| 🏢 M365 Compliance Showcase | Read-only M365 evidence exports & posture checks (NIST/CMMC) |
| 🐧 Linux Secure Check & Hardening | Automated Linux baseline hardening scripts |
Azure · AWS · OCI · Terraform · Kubernetes · Puppet · VMware · Veeam
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| 🔧 Lab PC Infrastructure Migration & Azure Integration | Enterprise migration blueprint with Azure integration |
| 🪟 Secure Windows Baseline Framework | PowerShell-based Windows hardening & baseline enforcement |
| 🐳 WordPress + MariaDB (Docker) | Containerised deployment with secure config |
| ☸️ Kubernetes Cluster Deployment | Production-grade K8s cluster setup |
| 🔗 OCI API Gateway Demo | Public SSL gateway in front of a private backend (Terraform + OCI CLI) |
| 📊 IT Ops Control Center | FastAPI + Prometheus/Grafana unified ops dashboard (SOC 2 friendly) |
Real-world engagements — problem, approach, and measurable outcome.
| # | Case Study | Focus Area |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | PCI DSS Evidence Automation | Compliance · Audit Automation |
| 002 | On/Offboarding 1-Click | IT Ops · Identity Management |
| 003 | SOC Visibility (Wazuh + Prometheus) | Security Operations · Monitoring |
Cloud & Infra: Azure · AWS · OCI · VMware · Veeam · Puppet · Kubernetes · Terraform
Security & Compliance: PCI DSS 4.0.1 · SOC 2 · NIST · CMMC · Active Directory · Wazuh
Scripting & Automation: PowerShell · Python · Bash · FastAPI
Monitoring: Prometheus · Grafana
AI Tools: ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini (audit docs, log summarisation, evidence workflows)
I work with organisations on infrastructure architecture, compliance automation, and security engineering — both as a consultant and on contract.
- Consulting: Architecture reviews, PCI/SOC compliance programs, cloud migrations
- Freelance: Automation scripts, hardening frameworks, monitoring stacks
- Contract: Director/Head of IT, Infrastructure Lead roles
📧 suresh@echand.com | 💼 LinkedIn