Feb 2019 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore, India

• Data science and AI

Mar 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• + Lead the Cyber Security Centre of Excellence for Capgemini Product & Engineering Services.
• + Key Focus is on identifying the security challenges of Connected Automotive, Medical Electronics, Industrial Automation and IoT and providing solutions to them.
• + Exploring, researching and applying Machine Learning in the areas of cyber security.

Aug 2016 – Dec 2016 · 4 mos · Bangalore

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Spearheaded the complete engineering and research for the company which is reckoned as one of the few silicon valley start-ups to provide end-to-end enterprise data warehouse platform on Hadoop.
• + Provided leadership for the Automation drive effecting product stabilisation; defined scalability for optimum business excellence.
• + Groomed the big data team at Silicon Valley & represented the organisation in Strata+Hadoop conference in New York.
• + Created technology IP in the area of integrating Machine Learning with ETL pipeline via drag-n-drop interface.
• + Represented as a member of board.

Apr 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Lead technology transformation from legacy systems to Next Generation GRC.
• + Created Security CoE from scratch, led creation of highly secure system with end-to-end architecture.
• + Chosen as a part of Technological Architectural Governance Team and played lead role in the Management Committee.
• + Amplified productivity, bug reduction; Introduced engineering measurement matrices.
• + Lead customer advocacy for product fitment validation, adoption and related solution design.
• + Devised cloud strategy where the legacy platform and products were adapted for cloud-hosted GRC service.
• + Expanded the research capability in the area of machine learning; played leading role in creating a patent in text classification using natural language processing techniques.
• + Evangelised MetricStream products across the globe.

Sep 2012 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Changed the large environment of the large scale start-up with Technology Transformation initiative as business scaling got arrested in a monolithic architecture.
• + Initiated the Information Security governance, achieved ISO & Security certifications; played the role of virtual CISO.
• + Spearheaded solely security assurance for all 16 products and the underlying platform.
• + Created technology blue print for next 5 years by leading Strategic Technology Management effort.
• + Developed Information Security governance from the scratch.
• + Created framework for secure software development and created and managed processes and assessment to ensure that the security quality targets are achieved.
• + Lead Strategic Technology Management effort in which created technology blue print for next 5 years.
• + Directed technology advisory role for complex customer projects across the globe.
• + Evangelized MetricStream products across the globe with large enterprises.
• + Customer advocacy and expectation management.

Aug 2010 – Sep 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore, India

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Acted as a founder member; reckoned as first Security company in the world to build Cloud based Penetration Testing SaaS product.
• + Transformed the organization from its local start-up root to the one that can grow to support thousands of clients world-wide.
• + Directed technology innovation and development, delivery process transformation, team building, increasing operational efficiency, IT infrastructure rationalization, System availability, Capex and Opex reduction, increasing system availability, enhancing user experience and improvement of customer satisfaction.
• + Created new product suit (Service Delivery Platform, Web Application Scanner and Automated Pen Testing workflow management system), building Platform As A Service (PaaS) for Security Testing services and developed new security-testing capabilities.
• + Implemented the first Security Programme that includes green-field development of complete ISMS and security architecture using open standards.
• + Led the complete technology, product development & engineering for security assurance tools and SaaS platform.
• + Managed and progressed technology innovation.
• + Implemented the first Security Programme within organisation i.e. green-field development of complete ISMS.
• + Created light weight PMO, introduced Agile SCRUM
• + Evangelized the product in the industry across globe.

Apr 2006 – Jul 2010 · 4 yrs 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Accounted to grow Security Consulting CoE by creating new technology and delivery capability in the areas of Identity and Access Management, Security Architecture and Design.
• + Provided Strategic leadership in creating security architecture, IAM solutions for a number of large customers in telecom and BFSI segment in Europe, USA and APAC.
• + Provided technical leadership to a number of large scale RFPs which assisted the organization to win a few multi-year, multimillion dollars transformation projects.
• + Managed engagements with senior level stake-holders and customer organizations.
• + Collaborated with sales in pre-sales organization that includes presenting to customers, evangelizing technology solution and capabilities.
• + Provided technology solutions in cross-functional areas e.g. solution design of Telecom Network OSS, NGN Service Design, Enterprise Application Integration, transformation to Service Oriented Architecture.
• + Created security architecture for very large scale systems, understood challenges of transformation while keeping business running, articulate difficult decisions, win support among stakeholders, orchestrate work with different organizations with different cultures that spread across different geographies and time-zones, financial impact of technology solutions.
• + Learnt the challenges of positioning security requirements due to the apparent conflict of corporate view point whether they are ROI or a cost of doing business.
• + Customized Agile methodologies in large scale projects to reduce the risk of later stage failure.
• + Utilised the importance of effective use of Open Source, Social Computing and Collaboration tools.

May 2004 – Mar 2006 · 1 yr 10 mos

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Privileged to work in BT Innovation and Design team for BT 21CN, one of the largest transformation project in the telecom world aimed at complete transformation of BT's telecom network and associated technologies to Next Generation Network (NGN), transforming BT from a telecom company to ICT company.
• + Worked in technical design and architecture roles in a number of key projects that includes Platform Design, Central Data Repository, Common Authentication Capability, B2B Gateway, Security Platform, Test and Diagnostics.
• + Got extensive exposure in the area of designing and implementation of very complex and large scale Identity Management and Authentication.
• + Designed authentication capability that provided "Identity as a Service" to both internal BT and customer organization by allowing service API based integration.
• + Contributed as lead Technical Architect for IAM and Security Solution design for Telecom Networks and Value added services.
• + Worked extensively in the area of Applied Cryptography.
• + Developed a number of key modules.
• + Worked as an architect in the area of System Integration.
• + Worked extensively with EAI tools and workflow algorithms.
• + Extended experience on frameworks (J2EE, ESB, Middleware).
• + Worked on COTS products (Clarify, Siebel, Geneva, Crammer, Oracle servers, Novel Directory, CA IAM, BEA suits, IBM messaging).
• + Dealt with data engineering; applied the use of data services to progressively bond different systems.
• + Owned up the rollout & deployment decisions.
• + Used industry standard engineering methodologies in different situations.
• + Targeted quick wins and accumulate them to achieve the final target.
• + Modelled a telecom end-to-end service framework for NGN products.

May 2003 – Apr 2004 · 11 mos

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Associated with BT Labs in developing security technology in the area of strong authentication.
• + Worked in the selection of cryptographic algorithms, key exchange protocol, designing modification of some of the cryptographic protocol to suite the environment, design of provisioning and assurance system, modification of open source crypto library to suit the need.
• + Developed a concept into a product, get buy-ins from stakeholders to build a product inside a service company.
• + Developed native apps in mobile platform due to variation of constraints and the challenges of testing the apps.
• + Dealt effectively with outsources KPO service providers.
• + Led OSS Solution Design in the area of data networks and large complex consulting projects.
• + Developed security technology in the area of Strong Authentication while serving with BT Labs.
• + Spearheaded the design team that developed a mobile device based One Time Pad (OTP).
• + Involved into Web application, large scale distributed system architecture and design.

May 1999 – Apr 2003 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Extended leadership to a number of CRM rollouts for BT customers; evolved CRM into eCRM solutions.
• + Spearheaded in designing of computer telephony integration, ICT solutions and e-enablement of legacy systems.
• + Worked in customizing and rollout of Service CRM, Clarify. Developed major extensions of Clarify which later became part of the core product.
• + Provided leadership to a number of CRM rollouts and its associated solution design for BT customers.
• + Contributed in design and development of Computer Telephony Integration solutions, ICT solutions and e-enablement of legacy systems.
• + Extended technical leadership to evolve CRM into eCRM solutions.
• + Developed a multi-geography multi-vendor team.

Feb 1996 – Mar 1999 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Executed the role of programmer and research engineer in different projects related to telecom network.
• + Implemented software for data switches, satellite communication protocols, network management systems, field engineering scheduling and monitoring systems.
• + Served in BT London System Engineering Center in building OSS systems for PSDN X.25 network.
• + Integrate configuration and control of communication network to make it driven by application. Learnt about mature engineering.

May 1991 – Jan 1996 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Kolkata Area, India

• KEY ATTAINMENTS:
• + Started with just a x286 PC (it was pre-internet days in India that time) and armed with some C and Assembly language programming knowledge.
• + Built a decent company with three products and a number of customers who were well known in Indian business scenario.