Chenna V.

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Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Enterprise Cloud Security at Pearson

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

A senior cloud security and DevSecOps engineer with over a decade of experience in designing secure cloud-native platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP. His work focuses on secure-by-default infrastructure at enterprise scale, with expertise in Kubernetes and Terraform. Colleagues highlight his strong expertise and problem-solving capabilities.

His interests suggest a focus on continuous learning and the intersection of technology and high-level strategy, having engaged with content and programs from institutions like MIT and Harvard Business Review. He also holds an Executive Masters degree, underscoring a commitment to advanced education.

He is building an open-source project called NHInsight to help teams understand security risks from non-human identities like service accounts and automation pipelines.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

ROI Driven

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

Non-Human Identities
He is building an open-source project, NHInsight, to address security blind spots related to "robot" accounts in automation and CI/CD pipelines.
Cloud Platform Security
Specializes in security architecture for cloud and platform systems, including hardening Kubernetes environments and multi-account AWS security.
DevSecOps Automation
Focuses on building secure CI/CD systems and automation with Terraform, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions to reduce friction for engineers while improving security.

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Work History

11-2023
Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Enterprise Cloud Security at Pearson
4-2019 - 11-2023
DevSecOps Engineer - Product Security at Pearson
8-2017 - 4-2019
Security DevOps Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.
8-2016 - 7-2017
DevOps (Cloud) Engineer at UnitedHealth Group
8-2012 - 12-2014
DevOps (Automation) /Application Engineer at Crestron Electronics

Education

MIT xPRO - AI and Cybersecurity: Strategies for Resilience and Defense from MIT Professional Education
2017 - 2018
Executive Master's degree from University of the Cumberlands

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Insights For Selling To Chenna

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chenna is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chenna

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chenna move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Chenna take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Chenna

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