Niru Ragupathy

Niru Ragupathy is a highly experienced security professional currently working as a Staff Security Engineer (Tech Lead Manager) at Google.1 She specializes in web application security and is particularly focused on offensive security and red teaming.12

Career Progression

Niru has had an impressive career trajectory at Google:

• Started as a Security Engineer in September 2015
• Promoted to Tech Lead in April 2018
• Became a Senior Security Engineer in July 2019
• Advanced to Senior Security Engineer (Tech Lead Manager) in June 2020
• Currently holds the position of Staff Security Engineer (Tech Lead Manager) since May 20211

Professional Experience

Before joining Google, Niru worked in various roles:

• Associate in IT Security, Privacy & Risk Advisory at PwC
• Graduate Student Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology
• Security Engineer at eBay1

Education and Certifications

Niru holds an Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification, obtained in June 2012.1 She completed her education at Georgia Institute of Technology, where she also worked as a Teaching Assistant and Student Web Developer.1

Skills and Expertise

• Web application security
• Red teaming
• Offensive security
• Managing security teams25

Languages

Niru is proficient in multiple languages:

• English (full professional proficiency)
• Tamil (native or bilingual proficiency)
• Hindi (limited working proficiency)1

Personal Interests

Outside of her professional life, Niru describes herself as a foodie, anime fan, and gamer.3 She has also given presentations on topics such as "Red Teamer's POV: How We Break Things" at security conferences.4