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Network & Security Engineer
building resilient, defensible systems.

I'm Neal Pandit — 8+ years across network operations, Azure infrastructure, and cybersecurity. I specialize in solving complex networking problems, automating infrastructure, and architecting secure cloud environments that balance performance, security, and scale.

8+
Years experience
MS+BS
Cybersecurity
15+
Certifications
Azure·AWS
Cloud platforms
~/ops/netsec — monitor LIVE
datacenter · packet flow
01About

I'm a Network & Security practitioner who's spent the better part of a decade keeping infrastructure fast, available, and hard to break. My day-to-day spans network operations, Azure architecture, and the front lines of technical support — translating messy real-world problems into clean, secure solutions.

I'm drawn to the security space because it rewards curiosity and discipline in equal measure. Whether it's tightening access with RBAC and MFA, hunting threats with Sentinel and Splunk, or codifying infrastructure with Terraform, I care about systems that are resilient by design — not bolted on after the fact. I hold both a BS and MS in Cybersecurity, and I'm always looking for the next hard problem.

02Projects

Secure Azure Architecture

Capstone design of a hardened cloud environment with least-privilege access, segmented networking, and continuous posture management.

RBACNSGsDefender for Cloud

Incident Response Lab

Simulated end-to-end IR workflow — detection, triage, and containment — mapped to adversary behaviors.

SplunkMITRE ATT&CK

CVSS Scoring Tool

Vulnerability prioritization utility that scores and ranks findings to focus remediation where risk is highest.

CVSSRisk Triage

Threat Hunting Dashboard

Interactive dashboard surfacing indicators of compromise and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.

IoCsTTPs

Encrypted DRP App

Disaster-recovery application for Synology NAS with integrated AES-256 encryption and SHA-256 integrity verification.

AES-256SHA-256Synology
03Technical Skills
Networking
TCP/IPBGPOSPFEIGRPIPsec
Firewall
Palo AltoAzure Firewall
Cloud Platforms
Microsoft AzureAWS
Security Tools
Defender for CloudSentinelSplunkMITRE ATT&CK
Security Concepts
RBACMFASIEMThreat ModelingVuln Management
Infrastructure as Code
PowerShellBashAzure CLITerraformAzure DevOps
Tools
WiresharkVMwareKustoVS Code
Operating Systems
WindowsmacOSLinux
04Certifications
SSCP
(ISC)²
CySA+
CompTIA
PenTest+ (PT0-003)
CompTIA
SecurityX
CompTIA
A+ Core 1 & 2
CompTIA
Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
Microsoft
Azure Network Engineer (AZ-700)
Microsoft
Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
AWS
CCNA
Cisco
CCNP
Cisco
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
CNCF
Terraform Certified Associate
HashiCorp
Linux Essentials
LPI
ITIL v4 Foundation
Axelos
05Education
M.S. Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT
B.S. Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT
B.Eng. Electronics & Communication Engineering
Tribhuvan University · Nepal
06Blog & Insights
FEATURED · CLOUD SECURITY

How I Built a Secure Azure Architecture

Lessons learned designing least-privilege access, network segmentation, and continuous posture monitoring from the ground up.

Read post
DETECTION · BLUE TEAM

Threat Hunting with MITRE ATT&CK

A practical walkthrough of turning TTPs into detections you can actually operationalize in a SIEM.

Coming soon
AUTOMATION · IaC

Codifying Security with Terraform

Why infrastructure as code is a security control, and how to keep your modules clean and auditable.

Coming soon

Let's build something secure.

Open to network, cloud, and security engineering roles. The fastest way to reach me is LinkedIn.