About

Varun Ranipeta is a seasoned Security Engineer with over 9 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity. He is currently working at Jobber, a software company for mobile services, as a Security Engineer. In this role, Varun is responsible for ensuring the security of the company's software products by performing web application pen tests, mobile app pen tests, static code analyses, and architectural risk analyses. Prior to Jobber, Varun worked as a Security Consultant at Synopsys, where he performed over 50 manual and automated penetration tests on web applications, mobile applications, and thick clients for clients in various industries including finance, banking, retail, and healthcare. He also delivered more than 10 instructor-led trainings on software security topics such as Foundations of Software Security, Attack & Defense, Defensive Programming for Java and .NET, Mobile Security, and DevSecOps. Varun's efforts resulted in nearly C$800,000 in revenue for the company. Before Synopsys, Varun worked as an Associate Consultant at Cigital, where he collaborated in the roll-out efforts for SAST offerings and tools to a large retail client. He also provided subject matter expertise to client teams for secure practices in areas such as database interaction, authentication methods, encryption, entitlement systems, logging, input validation, secure storage, etc. and recommended remediations. Varun's ability to translate technical risks uncovered during assessments into business risk concepts and present them in a report made him a valuable asset to the company. Varun holds a Master's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. He also holds a Certificate of Intermediate Board of Education in Physics, Maths, and Chemistry from Narayana Junior College and an SSC from All Saints' High School, Hyderabad. Varun's tech stack includes expertise in mobile, web, and Java technologies. He is a "cyber" security pragmatist who has worked with various clients to help them achieve their software security objectives. Varun's extensive experience and expertise in the field of cybersecurity make him an excellent candidate for any security-related roles.