Ujjwal Sinha — CEO
🌐 Cybersecurity & Application Security Leader | 8+ Years in Risk, Privacy & Compliance | Driving security at scale With 8+ years of experience across product security, regulatory compliance, and risk management, I currently lead Application Security at MoEngage — a customer engagement platform trusted by 1B+ users and processing billions of daily events. Previously at Nova Benefits, I served as Data Protection Officer and Lead Security Engineer, where I: 1. Built and launched Reco by Nova, an attack surface monitoring product 2. Transitioned the company to ISO 27001:2022 with zero non-conformities 3. Acted as vCISO across clients, aligning business, legal, and security teams 4. Drove security compliance across GDPR, DPDP, SOC 2, and IRDAI audits My journey started at VMock, where I focused on vulnerability management, secure coding, and ISO 27001 frameworks — building my foundation in application and infrastructure security. 🔑 My core strengths: • Application Security & Secure SDLC • Regulatory Compliance (GDPR, DPDP Act, ISO 27001, SOC 2) • Strategic Security Leadership & Governance • vCISO Consulting & Risk Assessments • Privacy Program Design & Audit Readiness 🎤 Recognized as an Emerging Cybersecurity Leader (2025) and featured speaker at Nullcon, BSides, and other industry forums. Ranked in the Top 200 Ethical Hackers globally. Always open to learning, collaborating, and solving hard problems at the intersection of scale, trust, and innovation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with a focus on Application Security and Regulatory Compliance.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 8 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Application Security
- Secure Sdlc
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Management
- Information Security
Career Highlights
- Led security compliance for 1B+ users.
- Achieved zero non-conformities in ISO certification.
- Ranked in the Top 200 Ethical Hackers globally.
Work Experience
MoEngage
Application Security Lead (11 mos)
Nova Benefits
Data Protection Officer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Lead Security Engineer (11 mos)
VMock
Sr. Security Engineer (10 mos)
Security Engineer (3 yrs 4 mos)
Education
Bachelor's and Master's degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Specialization : Cyber Security (DL) at University of Maryland
CBSE (12th) at Cambrian Public School, Ranchi
ICSE (10th) at Don Bosco Academy, Ranchi