Ravindra Kumar M A

· A seasoned security (information security, cyber security, and cloud security) professional with 18+ years of expertise in optimizing cybersecurity for a global Fortune 500 company.

· A visionary leader who translates evolving industry risks into ambitious technology roadmaps and robust security programs. Excels at synergising the people, processes, and technology around proactive defense. Continually sharpen the company's security maturity, aligning solutions with cybersecurity frameworks.

· Assisted customers to secure the IT landscape/ecosystem built at on-premises and multi-cloud for industries such as communications, media & entertainment, manufacturing, banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), healthcare, and life sciences (Pharmaceutical), retail and consumer goods, energy and utilities, hi-tech, travel, transportation, hospitality and logistics, public sector and government, professional services, oil and gas, private equity and aviation.

· As an enterprise security architect applied in the security domain crafted to ensure availability, reliability, security, scalability, performance, and resilient architectures to address customers'/clients' business challenges and accelerate technology adoption to improve the products/services.

· Profound in designing, engineering, implementing, and managing the overall security posture of an organization, including Identityaccess management, asset security, communications security, identity management, network security, risk management, security assessment, security engineering, security management, security operations, security testing, and software development security.

· Advised and adopted the best practices for AWS/Azure/GCP cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service orchestration, including application security, architectural concepts, compliance requirements, data security, design requirements, infrastructure security, legal requirements, processes, and platform security.

· In-depth knowledge and experience with security solutions and HLD; architecture, simulation/proof-of-concept (POC), LLD, and BoM to guarantee availability, reliability, security, scalability, and performance; configuration and deployment; proactive and reactive operations; optimization of a massive enterprise campus, data center, and service provider infrastructure (on-premises and multi-cloud).

· Experience in global customer/clients interaction, team/people management (>20+), systems (several thousand), brownfield projects (migration/expansion/upgrade/refresh), greenfield projects (new setup), managed services (Day 1 and Day 2 support), service management and operations (ITSM - request, incident, change, problem), and Vendor Management (Negotiation).

· Familiar with various standards and regulations such as HIPAA, FISMA, SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO 27000 series (2700X), SOC, NIST, COBIT, and so on).

· Experienced in Analytics & Threat Intelligence, host and network-based next-generation firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems, Application Security Development, Advanced Malware Prevention, Mobile Device Management, Data Management Protection, Digital Forensics, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Cyber Safety (Secure Passwords, Malware, Privacy, Data Breaches, Safe Computing, Online Scams, Mobile Protection).

• Passport: Available and valid, provided upon request
• Reference: Provided upon request
• Date of Birth: March 1985.

· Pursuing Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

· Pursuing Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

· Government on Commercial Cloud (GCC) Foundation

· API Security Architect

· Cato Networks - SASE Expert Level 1

· Cisco Black Belt - SASE Presales Stage 1

· Trellix Data Protection Foundation

· Introduction to Trellix XDR

· Trellix XDR Foundation

· Nozomi Networks Level 1 Technical Certification

· AWS Partner: Security Governance at Scale (Technical)

· AWS Partner: Security Governance at Scale (Business)

· AWS Professional Services: Cloud Adoption Framework

· AWS Partner: AWS for Microsoft Workloads (Technical)

· AWS Partner: Building Your Business with AWS for Executives

· AWS Partner: AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

· AWS Partner: Foundations (Technical)

· Zscaler Certified Cloud Administrator - Internet Access (ZCCA-IA)

· OPSWAT Certified Cybersecurity Associate (OCCA)

· Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

· Introduction to Cybersecurity (Cisco Networking Academy)

· Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate (SFPC)

· International CyberSecurity Institute CyberSecurity Essentials (ICSI CE)

· Foundations of Operationalizing MITRE ATT&CK

· CyberArk Trustee Certification (Level 1) – Privileged Access Management (PAM)

· Aviatrix Certified Engineer - Multi-Cloud Network Associate (ACE MCNA)

· Silver Peak SDWAN Professional - Deploying SD-WAN Technologies (SPSP DST)

· International CyberSecurity Institute Certified Network Security Specialist (ICSI CNSS)

· Influence of IT Components on Industrial Control Systems – Cyber Security

· Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert in Routing and Switching (CCIE R and S)

· Fortinet NSE 1 and 2 - Network Security Associate

· Juniper Mist AI Wireless and Location

· Open Networking Foundation (ONF) Certified SDN (Software Defined Networking) Associate (OCSA)

· Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 Foundation in IT Service Management

· Nozomi Networks Certified Engineer

· AWS Certified Security - Specialty (AWS CS-S)

· AWS Solutions Architect - Associate (AWS CSA-A)

· TOGAF 9.2 Certification

· AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS CCP)

· General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Awareness

· Red Hat Certified System Administration and Engineer (RHCSA and RHCE).

· Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)

· People and Project Management, Partnering for Client Success, Win-Win Communication, and Leading with Emotional Intelligence

· Amazon Web Services (AWS)

· Microsoft Azure

· Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

· Microsoft

· Aviatrix

· F5

· Micro Focus

· IBM

· Cisco

· Radware

· Imperva

· Zscaler

· Symantec

· Blue Coat

· Forcepoint

· Trellix

· McAfee

· CrowdStrike

· FireEye

· Trend Micro

· Nutanix

· VMware

· Palo Alto Networks

· Big Switch Networks

· Arista Networks

· Silver Peak

· Juniper and Mist

· Dell

· Ruckus

· Brocade

· Blue Coat

· Websense

· Balbix

· Check Point

· Fortinet

· Pulse Secure

· CA Technologies

· SolarWinds

· ThousandEyes

· Proofpoint

· SailPoint

· Duo Security

· CyberArk

· ARCON

· OPSWAT

· ServiceNow

· OneTrust

· Gigamon

· LogRhythm

· Splunk

· Ping Identity

· Okta

· Tenable

· Rapid7

· Thales

· Qualys

· AlienVault

· Beyond Trust

· Nozomi Networks

· Infoblox

· HashiCorp

· Tufin

· Meraki and Viptela

· Wireshark

· AlgoSec

· Skybox

· Nozomi Networks Certified Engineer

· AWS Certified Security - Specialty (AWS CS-S)

· AWS Solutions Architect - Associate (AWS CSA-A)

· TOGAF 9.2 Certification

· AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS CCP)

· General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Awareness

· Red Hat Certified System Administration and Engineer (RHCSA and RHCE).

· Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)

· People and Project Management, Partnering for Client Success, Win-Win Communication, and Leading with Emotional Intelligence

· Amazon Web Services (AWS)

· Microsoft Azure

· Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

· Microsoft

· Aviatrix

· F5

· Micro Focus

· IBM

· Cisco

· Radware

· Imperva

· Zscaler

· Symantec

· Blue Coat

· Forcepoint

· Trellix

· McAfee

· CrowdStrike

· FireEye

· Trend Micro

· Nutanix

· VMware

· Palo Alto Networks

· Big Switch Networks

· Arista Networks

· Silver Peak

· Juniper and Mist

· Dell

· Ruckus

· Brocade

· Blue Coat

· Websense

· Balbix

· Check Point

· Fortinet

· Pulse Secure

· CA Technologies

· SolarWinds

· ThousandEyes

· Proofpoint

· SailPoint

· Duo Security

· CyberArk

· ARCON

· OPSWAT

· ServiceNow

· OneTrust

· Gigamon

· LogRhythm

· Splunk

· Ping Identity

· Okta

· Tenable

· Rapid7

· Thales

· Qualys

· AlienVault

· Beyond Trust

· Nozomi Networks

· Infoblox

· HashiCorp

· Tufin

· Meraki and Viptela

· Wireshark

· AlgoSec

· Skybox