Leading a team of Information Security Architects & Engineers in Global Cyber Security driving cybersecurity transformation initiatives.

Leading a team of Sr.InfoSec Engineers & Sr.managers across a global team. Responsibility includes driving strategic security engineering initiatives to build roadmap, implement and run security tooling. Act as an advisor to the senior management team on matters related to security engineering and security operations across all brands of Gap Inc (Gap, Banana Republic , Athleta, Old Navy)Delivered Ransomware table top for executive and technical teams to improve incident response across the organization in collaboration with legal, privacy & infrastructure teams.Developed SecOps tooling strategy to improve effectiveness of SOC tools and improve detection and response meantime. (SIEM + SOAR)Migrated from on-prem Splunk to Splunk cloud with redesigned forwarding infrastructure leveraging Cribl.Designed and Implemented SOAR automation capabilities in Splunk Cloud.Designed and Implemented Cribl Infrastructure & pipeline reducing noisy data volume by 25% in a year.Optimized several SIEM use cases that improved meantime to detect by 20% and meantime to respond by 25%. Delivered consolidation of EDR reducing significant cost and complexity from 3 to 1.Reduction of Critical Exploitable vulnerabilities by 50% and increased patching velocity Collaborate and drive PCI DSS compliance initiative build policies and guidelines to meet Information Security Standards Additionally have leadership and team management responsibilities that includes managing the team's budget and resources.Recruiting, hiring, and training team members, and providing ongoing coaching and development opportunities.

Head of the Security Crew for Service Provider. Responsible for overall contractual deliverables, managing overall Security program which includes Continuous Security Monitoring(SIEM), Vulnerability Management, CSIRT (Incident Response) & Network Security & Endpoint Security Architecture & Engineering, Information Protection, Industrial Controls Security teams. Over 30 FTEs across NA, EMEA & APAC.. Managing multiple security transformation projects(Next Gen Firewalls(Palo Alto, Panorama),VPN, Global Protect,EDR, SIEM Migration, Firewall Assurance, Cloud Security Migration, Endpoint Security consolidation, Symantec Endpoint Protection, SEE Encryption, Symantec WSS cloud security, FireEye NX, FireEye HX, Proofpoint, RSA Netwitness, DLP, CASB, Cloud SOC, Titus,etc)..

Responsible for managing enterprise wide Palo Alto Firewalls. Asses, recommend and implement best practices. Engage and assist operational issues. Develop Architectural documentation and review with ARB.Lead and assist offshore engineersProjects Engaged :Deploy/Implement AWS Palo Alto VM instance firewalls for securing AWS cloud computing instances.Deploy/Implement secure hybrid connectivity with Azure for office 365 and other compute instances.Perform High availability testing across Enterprise firewalls.Implement SSL Decryption using MS Internal Certificate AuthorityAudit and optimize firewall rules Standardization of FW operating systems - Implementing multiple PAN-OS upgrades from 6.1.X to latest 7.1.X versions..

Held Various R&R: Service Delivery Manager, Security Operations Lead, Security ConsultantClients : Covance, Becton Dickinson, iBasis, AmerisourceBergen.Senior security Consultant, leading the security controls team for a managed service provider. Responsible for managing the security operations,SIEM & architecture for multiple global customer includes Fortune 500 companies.Involved in Information Security Governance, Risk Assessment, Information Security Operations, Security Architecture, Security Transformation, Security Transition, Team Management, Liaison / Client Management, Escalation Management, Service ManagementResponsible for leading support function - Firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection & encryption, vulnerability assessment, wireless controls and SIEM..Including Managing operational incidents and changes to consistently meet SLA complianceConducted & Managed Security Audits & Assessment, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, critical perimeter upgrades. Provding Continuous Improvement Services and security service transition & transformation. Managed and re-engineered global security infrastructure including Perimeter Firewalls, Proxy, Remote Access VPN Service, Endpoint protection and SIEM with better controls for enhanced security posture. Documented security architecture and provided KT to offshore support teamsMy role also involved working with Global Security Operations Center leading Security Incident response team and handling support escalations. Involved in technical recruitment for hiring security consultants for HCL MSS.Technology Exposure: Palo Alto NG Firewalls, Panorama, NetScreen, ASA, SRX, Checkpoint, Juniper SA, Mcafee EPO, RSA Envision, RSA Security Analytics, HP ArcSight, Splunk, QRadar, Gigamon, Bluecoat SG, Aruba WLC, Cisco ACS

Managed Security Operations and performed security gap assessments for continual service improvement and remediation of risks.Managed operational incidents and changes to consistently meet SLA compliance.

Responsible for handling security operations for GSOC customers as track lead of various accounts. Worked as Level 3 engineer in Global Security Operations Center resolving technical operational issues and handling support escalations.

Managed and monitored highly reliable secure telecommunication systems for enterprise customers and working with 3rd line engineering to deliver new hybrid cloud network solutions for connectivity to any location in the world.

Provide technical support for remote access solution, enterprise WLAN infrastructure support to globalcustomers.• Member of core technical team to assist and manage high business impacting customer issues.• Liaising with engineering team to report and resolve product bugs and fixes.