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SARATH HARIDAS

SARATH HARIDAS

Ottawa,ON

Summary

CISSP certified Cybersecurity Architect with 17+ years of experience across network security, security architecture & design, security solutions implementations, security operations & transitions.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Cyber Security Architect

WIPRO LTD
Ottawa, ON
06.2019 - Current
  • Worked for Innovapost supporting Canadapost crown corporation (Logistics & Postal services industry) and Leggett & Platt (Manufacturing industry) as customers of Wipro.
  • Developed, implemented and maintained security policies, procedures and best practices to protect the organization's information systems.
  • Solid understanding of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. Practical experience in implementing these across enterprises.
  • Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and potential security risks across systems, networks, and applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business units to understand their security needs and translate them into effective security solutions
  • Develop technical recovery procedures for security components and participate in the annual DR testing, handling recovery of security devices
  • Create and maintain infrastructure standards which include software and hardware lifecycle, configuration management and policies
  • Review and audit the existing network infrastructure for performance, scalability, security and availability.
  • Conducted periodic vulnerability scans to identify potential risks and weaknesses in system configurations.
  • Design and help with the deployment of various security solutions based on business needs.

Security Operations Lead

WIPRO LTD
Cochin, India
11.2016 - 06.2019
  • Lead the setup of Security Operations Center (Cyber Defense center) in one of the Wipro location.
  • Develop, maintain and implement SOC processes and procedures including use cases, indicators of compromise, run books
  • Develop security requirements for End-points including mobile devices, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), routers, firewalls, application firewalls, wireless network and related security and network devices
  • Establish security Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all team operations.
  • Setup the BCP plan for security operations center and participate in the yearly simulation test.
  • Creating and maintaining vulnerability management policies, procedures, and training. Using vulnerability scanners to scan devices for vulnerabilities.
  • Implement various security components including firewalls, proxies, DDoS, Honeypots and SDWAN across customer networks.
  • Responsible for hiring and training SOC staff, in charge of defensive and offensive strategy.

Senior Technical Specialist

AT&T
Bangalore, India
09.2014 - 11.2016
  • Worked as L3 Senior Technical Specialist supporting the firewall infrastructure for multiple clients
  • Supporting the security infrastructure for 500+ critical clients like Royal Dutch Shell, Macquarie Bank, and IBM
  • Implement and manage security tools including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention technology, threat and vulnerability management tools, data loss prevention tools, filtering technologies, traffic inspection solutions and reporting technology.
  • Respond to escalated incidents and work on critical changes impacting business.
  • Provide feedback to management on performance of tier-2 engineers and plan for future technology expansion.

Technical Consultant

HP LTD
Bangalore, India
12.2012 - 08.2014
  • Supported efforts in designing the network and provided technical solutions/designs as per the requirements given by the client - Bank of America, reporting to the Retail Banking Head in the US
  • Working on various firewall platforms like Juniper – SRX and ISG, Checkpoint – Nokia and Crossbeam and Cisco ASA firewalls
  • Working on other security products like F5 LTM load balancers, McAfee Vulnerability Manager.
  • Coordinated software and hardware upgrades across multiple sites.
  • Working on configuring and troubleshooting various routing protocols like RIP and OSPF
  • Carrying out various infrastructural changes for the client which requires business downtime after consultation
  • Accountable for the assigned projects and ensuring that the implementation is completed properly by the implementation team.

Senior Network Engineer

VOLVO IT
Bangalore, India
08.2010 - 11.2012
  • Handled and resolved Level 2 tickets for network and security.
  • Worked with the users to troubleshoot network issues related to firewall policies and configurations
  • Conducted vulnerability scans using automated tools, such as Nessus and McAfee.
  • Analyzed data from security testing tools to identify potential vulnerabilities in systems and applications.

Education

Master of Science, Computer Applications -

IIBM Institute of Business Management
Delhi, India
12-2012

High School Diploma -

NTTF
Bangalore, India
06-2005

Skills

  • Security Architecture & Engineering
  • Communication & Network Security
  • Risk Management
  • Network Segmentation & Zero Trust
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • AWS Cloud Security
  • Incident Response
  • Security Operations
  • Vulnerability Management

Certification

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate
  • Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)
  • CompTIA Security+ Certification
  • Google Cloud Digital Leader (Google – CDL)
  • Zscaler Zero Trust Certified Architect (ZTCA)
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals (MS-900)
  • Netskope Cloud Security Administrator
  • Skybox Certified Assurance Expert

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

RemoteHybrid

Timeline

Cyber Security Architect

WIPRO LTD
06.2019 - Current

Security Operations Lead

WIPRO LTD
11.2016 - 06.2019

Senior Technical Specialist

AT&T
09.2014 - 11.2016

Technical Consultant

HP LTD
12.2012 - 08.2014

Senior Network Engineer

VOLVO IT
08.2010 - 11.2012

Master of Science, Computer Applications -

IIBM Institute of Business Management

High School Diploma -

NTTF

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