Akhil Mahendra — DevOps Manager

I have over a decade of experience in security, with the past seven years dedicated to building and scaling security programs in high-growth fintech startups. As a former member of Team bi0s, India’s #1 ranked Capture the Flag team since 2016, I have won national and international cybersecurity contests. I have also worked with the team to organize India’s national and international editions of InCTF, mentoring upcoming talent and helping develop the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. At CRED, I joined as the first security engineer and, with leadership’s support, built product security, devsecops, security engineering, and software supply chain security from the ground up. Over the years, I expanded the security function by growing a 10 member team, managing AOP and OKRs, and collaborating with product, engineering, SRE, data, legal, and compliance teams to successfully complete various regulatory audits and embed security into core business and engineering workflows. I launched security champions programs across 10+ pods and ran developer training and org-wide CTFs, eliminating recurring bug classes and promoting a security-first culture trusted across the company. At Scapia, I’m building the security function, creating secure-by-default frameworks that fit naturally into how engineering ships software. I have built and open-sourced security frameworks in devsecops and software supply chain security that help engineering teams secure their SDLC without adding friction. I have shared my approaches and learning at security conferences like Black Hat and Nullcon. Outside of work, you will find me in the mountains skiing, chasing fresh powder, and still perfecting my carving turns.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Security Engineer with extensive experience in building security frameworks and teams.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 11 yrs 3 mos