Aparna Mukherjee

DevSecOps Engineer with 2+ years of experience specializing in IAM, with hands-on experience in secure CI/CD pipeline engineering and incident response for Tier 1 enterprise applications, along with PKI/cryptography. Experienced in the maintenance and support of an internal SailPoint-based access governance tool, along with PowerShell automation, Microsoft Entra ID, SSO/SAML/OIDC, and Denodo data virtualization.

DevSecOps Engineer – Cyber IAM - Intel Corporation - Bengaluru, Karnataka

(2024-07 - 2026-07)

• Designed and executed automated workflows using PowerShell and Rundeck for scheduled task processing, minimizing manual intervention and ensuring consistent execution.
• Designed and maintained secure GitLab CI/CD pipelines with integrated security checks, enabling faster and safer deployments across enterprise systems.
• Worked with Denodo Virtual DataPort to create and manage logical views and data virtualization layers; configured caching strategies to optimize query performance and reduce load on source systems.
• Developed PowerShell modules to automate integration with IAM Web Services and Microservices APIs, enabling programmatic access management and optimizing identity operations across enterprise systems.
• Supported incident response during regular and critical business hours for enterprise solutions, ensuring minimal MTTR through end-to-end ownership of the response cycle — from initial triage and troubleshooting through to mitigation and resolution.
• Developed a strong understanding of access governance concepts — including identity lifecycle management, access certifications, and role-based access control (RBAC) — through hands-on experience with enterprise workflows built on SailPoint, gaining familiarity with its core IAM capabilities and processes.
• Applied foundational knowledge of cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to support secure communication, certificate lifecycle management, and identity verification within enterprise security workflows.

Graduate Engineer Intern – Cyber IAM - Intel Corporation - Bengaluru, Karnataka

(2023-11 - 2024-06)

• Designed and executed automated test suites using Selenium (Python) and Katalon Studio, improving regression coverage for internal security tooling.
• Contributed to secure web application development using ASP.NET and C#, supporting access-request and identity management workflows.
• Implemented automated password reset functionality using Selenium (Python), enabling end-to-end self-service password reset workflows and minimizing manual IT intervention.
• Gained hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID and Azure AD, configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations using SAML and OIDC protocols to enable secure federated authentication across enterprise applications.
• Automated testing, validation, and reporting pipelines, reducing manual QA effort and enabling faster release cycles.

MTech - Computer Engineering - KIIT University (2022-09 - 2024-05)

BTech - Computer Science & Engineering - Technology Campus, Calcutta University (2018-09 - 2021-06)

B.Sc (Hons) - Computer Science - Narasinha Dutt College (2015-08 - 2018-06)