I am a well-qualified Information Security and Data Privacy professional with 20 + years of rich and diverse experience across sectors like Financial Services, Telecom, Startups and tech companies of varying sizes.
In the past eight years I have helped fast growing startups navigate the complex security requirements in a leadership capacity. These include regulatory Cyber Security requirements like Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Master Directives for Non-Banking Financial Corporations, Pre-Paid Instruments licenses, SEBI's Cyber Security Directive for AMCs, PCI DSS Level 1 certification, GSMA's Security Accreditation Scheme, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)'s cyber security directives and more.
In my recent role as Senior Manager - Information Security, I led the Information Security charter at Navi Technologies Limited, one of India's fastest growing Fintech companies in the areas of Personal & Home Loans, Insurance and Mutual Funds.
Certifications:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Information Security Management Systems ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
- Diploma in Cyber Law
Technical Skills:
- Information Security Risk Management, Governance & Compliance
- Financial Industry regulations related to Cyber Security
- Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing
- Cloud Security - AWS, IBM Cloud, GCP
- GSMA eSIM security standards like SGP.02, FS.09, FS.18, FS.17
- DevSecOps, SAST, DAST & Threat Modelling
- Security Operations and Incident Response
- Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
- Encryption and Key Management
- Hands-on experience with devices like UTMs, Firewalls, IDS, IPS, WAF, DDoS, Antivirus, HIDS, Network Routers, ACL Reviews, HSM, Data Loss Prevention
- Well versed with Commercial as well as Opensource security tools and appliances
Operational Skills:
- Leadership, Project Management & Entrepreneurial experience
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with ability to interact at all levels of organization
- Excellent Stakeholder management and ability to develop partnerships & collaborations
- Experience of working with geographically dispersed virtual teams & International exposure
