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Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Develops and provides appropriate guidance on solutions to mitigate risks and enhance system security• Build and facilitate technical risk assessment exercise• Conduct ongoing security testings to ensure appropriate risks are adequately mitigated• Prepare and present risk findings to technical audiences within Splunk• Focus on developing and improving security processes, both within the technology and business organizations

Pune

• Strengthening information security governance for off-network subsidiaries by enhancing their compliance with the NIST Cyber-Security Framework (CSF) and CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC), and employing the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for assessing maturity levels• Ensuring the execution of penetration tests on the off-network subsidiaries, and validating the remediation of identified findings• Collaborating with various cybersecurity enterprise teams to implement new controls in subsidiary environments, such as SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)• Enhancing business intelligence by developing and implementing four real-time dashboards for monitoring third-party risk management processes, which provides accurate visibility and generates actionable insights to assist in achieving goals and SLAs

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Enhanced the third-party risk management process through continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing questionnaires, and ensuring alignment of controls• Conducted peer QA reviews of work papers completed by Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to maintain quality standards, and facilitated effective stakeholder participation in the process• Defined security baselines for newly scoped technologies and conducted reviews of existing solutions in coordination with respective solution owners as part of infrastructure riskmanagement; conducted assessments against approved baselines to ensure compliance for the respective technologies• Created and moderated threat intelligence podcasts to keep employees informed about currentattack situations, and conducted phishing demos to enhance user awareness; co-led efforts forthe cybersecurity awareness month initiative across the India entity

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Orchestrated project management activities for a Fortune 100 company and Deloitte UK, ensuring thetimely delivery of assessments within defined SLAs• Implemented accurate reporting mechanisms and effectively handled escalations; developed Excel macros for Johnson & Johnson, streamlining the report drafting phase of assessments and enhancing the quality of final assessment reports• Conducted Third Party Risk Assessments and performed Quality Assurance on deliverables• Demonstrated expertise in information security governance by preparing a Security Annexure for a Fortune 100’a planned B2B application• Aligned controls with EU country-wise requirements and ensured compliance with ISO 27001 and ISO 27799 standards

Hyderabad Area, India

• Executed comprehensive project management activities for a Fortune 100 company, including dataaggregation and cleaning for assessment schedules, proactive follow-up with business units and third parties, and preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly dashboards• Maintained meticulous daily trackers and facilitated coordination among assessors from various domains to ensure assessments were conducted within defined SLAs• Collaborated with clients and Deloitte developers to ensure that newly implemented Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) solutions met design and technical requirements• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for every change implemented in the tool

Hyderabad Area, India

• Conducted comprehensive assessments on vendors for Fortune 500 clients, which covered key domains such as Information Security, Data Privacy, and Anti-Corruption & Bribery• Worked as part of a high-performance team to design and implement the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program at a Fortune 500 Life Sciences client; executed the program effectively and later facilitated onsite workshops with this client to support the seamless transition of newly implemented TPRM operations to their internal teams

Hosur Area, India

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Analytics

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Automobile Society