Karunesh Baranwal
Mississauga,ON
Summary
Over 21 years of experience in cybersecurity as a Security Solution Specialist, with roles in network, enterprise, and information security, as well as independent implementation and consulting. Broad exposure in managing global security and operations teams. Experience includes cybersecurity business development across sectors such as manufacturing, high-tech, consumer, retail, media, banking, hospitality, and travel. Consistent focus on maintaining revenue growth through automation, technology upgrades, and project team efficiency. Recognized as a subject matter expert in security, network, IDAM, and UAM operations, with responsibility for managing and maintaining security devices, critical network equipment, and SIEM solutions. Strong understanding of cybersecurity tools, NextGen solutions, and information security standards, processes, procedures, and guidelines. Career progression from Network Security Engineer, developing expertise in security planning, implementation, consulting, and management. Experience includes program management across planning, building, and running security programs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
- Managing the Consulting, design and implementation of various security solutions and architectures like Security Information Event Management, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems, Endpoint Security solution (Anti-virus, Endpoint Encryption, Malware Protection), Vulnerability assessment solution, Routers and switches.
- Design and implement an Integrated Threat Management Solution
- Assessment, Planning, and implementation of various Cyber Security solutions.
- Design, implementation, and review of security (Log Management and Incident Management and Incident handling) and network architectures.
- Implementation of MSB (Minimum Security baseline Document) in various Network, Servers and Security devices.
- Performing Proof of Concepts of various Security solutions like RSA envision, HP Arc-sight, Sophos Endpoint suites, Symantec endpoint suits, Tenable VA.
- Establishment of Security operation centre, defining security processes, streamlining the BUA for security operations, prepared operation manual for security operation, implementing new security Enhancement, troubleshooting existing network and security issues, being one point of contact for technical escalations.
- Consult, design and Implement the Vulnerability management program
- Operation Management of Identity and Access Management Solution and Continuous Improvement
- Rich experience of handling Global Security operations with the help of 35-40 members of team
- Good analytical skills coupled with strong Communication, Presentation and Documentation
- Grooming team as per the Security operational requirement
- Organized and participated in several training and awareness events.
- Strong People and Program Management Skill.
- Strong understanding of Energy, Manufacturing Consumer, retail, and travel Security requirements
Practice Director – Sales
Wipro Technologies
07.2025 - Current
- Designing and implementing advanced core data and network security solutions for geographically distributed large enterprises.
- Developing client proposals, preparing both high-level and low-level documentation, and delivering presentations to stakeholders.
- Analyzing client requirements and challenges, providing optimal solutions through industry best practices, and enhancing overall enterprise security posture to mitigate risk.
- Forecasting industry trends and aligning strategies to maximize organizational benefits.
- Recommending marketing strategies to enhance customer targeting and advising on innovative, cost-effective solutions.
- Preparing bid documents, including cost and pricing structures for proposals.
- Identifying operational bottlenecks and introducing improved processes and policies.
- Documenting process flows and defining functional requirements for enhancements to drive user engagement.
- Gathering stakeholder feedback through interviews and surveys to inform continuous improvement.
- Generating new business opportunities via cold calling, personal visits, referrals, and social media networking.
- Responding to new requirements related to IT Security Solutions.
- Collaborating with sales executives to ensure alignment of company goals and tactics.
- Inspiring team members and junior staff to achieve high performance standards.
Cluster Head and Director – Cybersecurity and Risk Services
EMR /Canada Sector
11.2021 - 06.2025
- As the Cluster Head, I lead the overall business operations and drive growth for Cybersecurity and Risk Services in the Energy, Manufacturing, and Canadian sectors. I am responsible for end-to-end delivery of all cybersecurity projects within my portfolio.
- I have managed numerous programs, overseeing everything from solution design and deal structuring to contract finalisation. I supervise smooth transitions from project implementation to transformation, as well as ongoing managed services, supported by a highly efficient team.
- Currently, I oversee more than 21 projects across various clients, with 15 involving teams of over 20 members each. Overall, my portfolio includes direct leadership of more than 700 professionals.
- Accountable for delivery-led revenue growth ($250K–$400K/Qtr).
- Managing 41+% gross margin quarter-on-quarter.
- Responsible for $7.5 million revenue per quarter.
- Oversee escalation management, customer relationship management, and delivery excellence.
Operations Manager
IAM/UAM, Remote access Operations, Federations
01.2019 - 11.2021
- Managing identity and access management, remote access, federation operations, and collaborating with customers on business opportunities to meet new requirements and provide support.
- Overseeing daily operations across multiple technologies and stakeholders
- Identifying client needs and offering risk-reducing security solutions through best practices
- Pursuing new business and development in the cybersecurity sector
- Representing Wipro to customers for service offerings and new engagements
- Coordinating with Risk and Cyber Security teams to safeguard identity data for all users
- Handling IAM and security escalations
- Leading planning and coordination for IAM operations
- Serving as the primary contact and escalation point for operational issues
- Managing a 26-member team across India, UK, USA, and Canada
Portfolio Manager/Business development Manager
Cyber Security
07.2018 - 12.2018
- Understanding client needs and problems and providing solutions through best practices & solutions and helping them reduce risk by improving overall enterprise security posture.
- Sought/sensing the business opportunity in Cyber Security space for more business and development.
Practice Manager – Cybersecurity & Risk Services
Wipro Limited, USA
04.2017 - 06.2018
- Designing and implementing various core data & network security solutions for large enterprises spread geographically
- Developing client proposals, drafting High Level and Low-Level documents and presenting at stakeholder meetings
- Understanding client needs and problems and providing solution through best practices & solutions and helping them reduce risk by improving overall enterprise security posture
- Forecasting future trends and orienting strategies to capture maximum benefits
- Proposing marketing strategy ideas to optimize targeting of customers and Consulting on New cost-effective solutions
- Preparing bids costing and pricing for proposals
- Identifying "bottlenecks" and implementing new and improved processes and policies
- Documenting process flows and developing requirements for functional improvements and enhancements to maximize user engagement
- Eliciting stakeholder feedback and input through interviews and surveys
- Generating new business for the firm via cold calls, in person visits, referrals from contacts and networking on social media
- Working on new requirements for IT Security Solutions
- Coordinating with sales executives to better align company goals and tactics
- Motivating team members and junior staff to exceptional performance
Principle Consultant – Cybersecurity & Risk Services
Wipro Limited, USA
03.2015 - 04.2017
- Worked as Program manager for one of the Consumer Customer, and responsible for Global Security operation, Security Projects, User access management
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of security technologies and Solution
- Managing the Security governance team for Vulnerability and patch management program
- Security technology assessment and Enhancement based on business requirement
- Actively working with CISO and CISO-1 for yearly Security Budgeting
- Consult, design and implement the security projects and manage the operations
- Supporting Business for their Audit requirements such as PCI and SOX
- Managing more than 45 people of team who all are supporting me to Plan, Build and Run the Client Cybersecurity Spec
Lead Consultant – ESRM
Infosys, Pune
10.2012 - 01.2014
- As an Enterprise Security consultant provide the consultancy to the clients for their security infra (Improvement, enhancement, and security compliance)
- Developing the SIEM capability for the client to manage GSOC for multiple clients in Host based and CEP model
- Project-1: Solution design and Reference Architecture
- As a part of Enterprise Architecture team (EAT), I am responsible for managing all the solution design for upcoming projects.
- Developing reference architecture for the client for the Architectural and IT Reference
- Managing the entire Architecture track with 5 specialist Architects
- Project-2: Security Operation Centre
- Assessment of Enterprise for Security requirement
- Design the Architecture of Security operation
- Design and Implementation of End point security suites (Anti-Virus solution, End point Encryption and compliance)
- Design, Implementation and operationalise the Vulnerability assessment solution
- Establishment of Security Operation centre, define new process, streamline the old process of security operation
- Prepared the Security operation manual for the reference of new resources, and BAU
- Apart from that also managing the IDS/IPS, Malware Protection, Firewall compliance, defining MSBs etc…
Consultant – Technology consulting
Accenture - Mumbai
05.2011 - 10.2012
- As a security specialist, designed security solution offering (Firewall, IDS/IPS and SIEM) for Accenture manage Security Operations
- Conducted POCs for firewall compliances and optimization tool (Tufin, Algosec, Skybox, FireMon)
- Conducted POCs for SIEM Tools (RSA envision and HP Arc-sight)
Security Specialist
IBM, Pune
03.2009 - 05.2011
- As a Security Specialist in IBM/Telco Client, responsible for day-to-day security operations issues and security project Implementations.
- End to end Planning and designing the Security operation centre for Multiple telecom companies
- Established the framework for Security operation centres
- Developed the playbooks based on the learning and day to day experiences
- Build the complete SOC program with the help of L1/L2/L3 24X7 support team
- Project-1: SIEM Solution (Building SOC)
- Integration of Network and security devices with RSA envision LS Box (Firewall, Juniper SSL, WLC, Proxy, AV, Spam gateway, AD Server, SCCM, Exchange Server, VMware ESX, Databases and ETC)
- Writing correlation rules and alerts generation.
- Generating relevant reports to meet client requirements based on Industry std and their feedback.
- Defining SOC policy and escalation matrix for day-to-day activity
- Project-2: Global Security operations Lead
- As a Global Security operation Lead responsible for 24X7X365 to manage all the security Infra and uptime of those solutions
Consultant – Enterprise Security Solutions Practice
Wipro Technologies, Gurgaon
07.2006 - 02.2009
- As a Security Consultant for Enterprise Security Solutions Practice responsible for providing security solutions in Managed Security Services. This includes system study of customer’s infrastructure, understanding customer requirements, providing security solutions to the customer, implementation of recommended security solutions and managing the same.
- Project-1: NSM Implementation and Firewall Integration
- Implemented network security manager and integrated more than 1500 Firewalls so manage from Single console
- Project-2: Vulnerability & Patch Management
- Implementation of Patch management system for one of manufacturing company based out of 25 locations around the world. Improve existing patch status update procedure by suggesting and developing central Patch deployment report. Manage all patch management activities from an offshore Security Operations Centre (SOC).
Consultant – Network Security
Maples ESM Technology, Kolkata
10.2005 - 07.2006
- Project: Managing Network Operation Centre
- Managing one of the Telecom Company Technical Network (LAN & WAN), include various Models of Routers, Firewall and switches at Multiple Location.
Network Engineer
netCusotmer, Noida
09.2003 - 10.2005
- Project: Juniper Tach Support
- Troubleshooting of Network Firewall and security Related Problem. Simulating Customer’s various Network scenarios for troubleshooting Purpose.
- This Includes Configuration of IPsec VPN, Dialup VPN Using Security Polices.
- Providing the solution related to Attack Detection, NAT Behaviours.
- Log analysis and VPN Monitoring.
Education
Bachelor's - computer science
Masters - computer application
Skills
- Security Products/Applications:
- Firewalls and FW compliance Tool: Check Point, Palo Alto Juniper, Algosec, Skybox, Tufin, fireMon
- SIEM / SIM Solution: RSA Envision, HP Arc-sight, Q-Rader, Sentinel CrowdStrike
- Assessment Tools: Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7
- IPS/IDS: ISS-IBM, IBM Proventi, Sourcefire, Palo Alto
- Endpoint Suites – Symantec, Sophos, McAfee, Cybereason EDR, tripwire, CrowdStrike
- Email Security: Symantec Brightmail gateway, Proofpoint, Cisco Ironport
- CRM Tools: Clarify and BMC Remedy, Service Now
- Web security: Websense and Blue-coat, Z-scaler
- Threat Management: Exa beam, Vectra, Intsight
- Database /File Encryption: SafeNet, Vormetric, Veronice
Certification
- ISO27001 Lead Auditor
- ITIL V3 (Information technology infrastructure library)
- CCSA (Checkpoint certified Security Associate)
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
Awards and Recognitions
Start performer of the Year (IBM)/ITD PIN (IBM), Idea Innovation Award (Infosys), Client recognition award for SOC establishment (IBM), Customer excellence award -Wipro, Catalyst Award for operation management - Wipro
Timeline
Practice Director – Sales
Wipro Technologies
07.2025 - Current
Cluster Head and Director – Cybersecurity and Risk Services
EMR /Canada Sector
11.2021 - 06.2025
Operations Manager
IAM/UAM, Remote access Operations, Federations
01.2019 - 11.2021
Portfolio Manager/Business development Manager
Cyber Security
07.2018 - 12.2018
Practice Manager – Cybersecurity & Risk Services
Wipro Limited, USA
04.2017 - 06.2018
Principle Consultant – Cybersecurity & Risk Services
Wipro Limited, USA
03.2015 - 04.2017
Lead Consultant – ESRM
Infosys, Pune
10.2012 - 01.2014
Consultant – Technology consulting
Accenture - Mumbai
05.2011 - 10.2012
Security Specialist
IBM, Pune
03.2009 - 05.2011
Consultant – Enterprise Security Solutions Practice
Wipro Technologies, Gurgaon
07.2006 - 02.2009
Consultant – Network Security
Maples ESM Technology, Kolkata
10.2005 - 07.2006
Network Engineer
netCusotmer, Noida
09.2003 - 10.2005