Dhruv Kalaan

Director of Engineering

Gurgaon, Haryana, India15 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in cybersecurity leadership roles.
Expert in developing security frameworks and incident response.
Strong background in vulnerability management and risk mitigation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in security engineering and incident response.

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Skills

Core Skills

Information SecurityCybersecurityIncident ResponseRisk ManagementSecurity Architecture DesignVulnerability ManagementSecurity MonitoringPenetration TestingSecurity Engineering

Other Skills

AWS CloudFormationAWS SecurityAmazon Web Services (AWS)Application SecurityCloud ComputingCloud SecurityCloud ServicesCommunicationContent FilteringCyber Security TrainingDLPDarktraceDatabase SecurityFraud InvestigationsGlobal Security

About

I believe in application of my practical skills to help the growth of my surroundings and myself.

Experience

15 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Rea india

Director - Cybersecurity & IT

May 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Times internet

Head of Information Security

Dec 2023 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

Developed and implemented comprehensive security frameworks, policies, and procedures to mitigate risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
Led efforts in incident response and risk management to proactively identify, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents.
Oversaw threat detection programs, vulnerability assessments, and security monitoring to protect against evolving cyber threats.

Information SecurityCybersecuritySecurity Engineering

Olx group

2 roles

Engineering Manager - Information Security

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Led a high-performing team of security engineers at OLX Group, driving innovative security solutions and fostering continuous improvement.
Oversaw risk management and incident response, minimizing business impact and ensuring quick recovery from security incidents.
Implemented advanced monitoring systems and vulnerability management frameworks to proactively defend against cyber threats.

Incident ResponseOWASPSecurity Architecture DesignCommunicationPresentationsVulnerability Management+21

Technical Lead Information Security

Aug 2020 – Mar 2021 · 7 mos

Designed and implemented robust security frameworks to safeguard OLX's digital assets.
Led efforts to detect and respond to security incidents, minimizing risk and ensuring rapid recovery.
Proactively identified vulnerabilities and developed mitigation strategies to stay ahead of cyber threats.

Incident ResponsePenetration TestingOWASPCommunicationPresentationsVulnerability Management+19

Makemytrip

5 roles

Lead Information Security

Promoted

Apr 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

Incident ResponsePenetration TestingOWASPCommunicationPresentationsVulnerability Management+17

Assistant Manager Information Security

Apr 2017 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs · Gurgaon, India

Incident ResponsePenetration TestingOWASPCommunicationPresentationsVulnerability Management+16

Senior Information Security Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2015 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Using the knowledge of big data and applying it to the field of Cyber Security.
Currently handling complete defensive security using Appliances, Proprietary Tools, Developing Open Source Tools and Scripts

Incident ResponsePenetration TestingOWASPVulnerability ManagementNetworkingContent Filtering+13

Software Developer

Jul 2014 – Mar 2015 · 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Handling ETL pipelines using Big Data technologies such as python for automation scripting, Hadoop, Apache Spark, Splunk, Kafka, Flume.
I was responsible for automation scripts for analyzing and making meaningful sense out of data.