Sandeep Reddy Chintapally is a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at Waste Management Inc. (WM) in Houston, Texas, specializing in cloud security, DevSecOps automation, and security engineering across AWS, Kubernetes, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Okta. He focuses on building scalable security workflows involving container image scanning, cross-account ECR access, AWS Lambda–based automation, Cloudflare firewall analytics, EKS logging pipelines, IAM/OIDC integrations, and Kubernetes policy enforcement using Gatekeeper.

Sandeep’s technical work on automated container security pipelines was selected by CrowdStrike for presentation at Fal.Con 2025 in Las Vegas, where he will speak on improving cloud and container security through automation.

In addition to his industry work, Sandeep actively supports cybersecurity education. He serves in advisory and curriculum-support roles for academic programs focused on cybersecurity, cloud, and emerging technologies, helping institutions align industry requirements with modern training programs.

He also participates as a judge and mentor for technology and innovation competitions, reviewing projects in cloud security, AI, DevSecOps, and software engineering.

Sandeep is currently pursuing graduate studies at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) in project management and business operations. His academic background also includes Master’s-level coursework in Computer Information Systems and Information Security.

He continues to focus on cloud security, automation, and workforce development, contributing through technical projects, advisory roles, and industry presentations.