About

Kavitha Balan is a Senior Software Developer at Oracle Retail, with a focus on software security and serving as the Lead SPOC (Security Point of Contact) for Xstore. With over 4 years of experience in the industry, Kavitha is an expert in security engineering, Java coding, and bug fixing. She has a deep understanding of vulnerability prevention and remediation mechanisms, and regularly conducts security assessments for the products she works on. Kavitha is skilled in using security tools such as Fortify and OSS, as well as Jenkins and Tortoise SVN. Her experience also includes making third-party library decisions and knowledge of application security standards such as OWASP ASVS/Top 10 and CWE 25. She is able to communicate concerns and issues clearly with other teams, making her a valuable asset to any project. In her past roles at Oracle, Kavitha has owned library upgrades for patch releases and provided hotfixes for CPU releases. She has in-depth knowledge of OWASP10 and experience with widely used security tools such as SAST (Fortify, OSS), Contrast, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring tools. She is also well-versed in Agile software development practices and has hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins. Kavitha holds a Master of Engineering in Medical Software from Manipal University and a Bachelor of Technology in Bio-medical Engineering from KMCT College of Engineering. Her tech stack includes software engineering, Jenkins, Java, CI/CD, mobile, parts-of-speech, Spring, and backend development. With 4.77 years of relevant experience, Kavitha is a highly skilled and motivated professional who loves to connect with people from all walks of life.