Vijay Ramasubramanian
San Francisco
Summary
Experienced cybersecurity professional with a strong background in protecting vital systems and networks. Demonstrated success in leading teams to identify vulnerabilities, address misconfigurations, and implement effective security solutions. Recognized for collaborative spirit and adaptability in fast-paced and ever-changing environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer
Workday
12.2021 - Current
- Spearheaded the Vulnerability and Configuration Management program for both on-prem and cloud infrastructures (AWS and GCP) to enhance security posture.
- Collaborated with cross-functional security teams to define technical security requirements for cloud configurations and OS-level configurations for hosts.
- Partnered with service teams to successfully onboard Qualys agents/scanners, ensuring comprehensive scan coverage across environments.
- Collaborated with the remediation team to collect requirements and create automated pipelines for enhancing data and generating reports in Splunk.
- Partnered with the Infrastructure team to implement a "shift-left" approach, minimizing vulnerabilities and misconfiguration issues in the production environment.
- Partnered with teammates to develop automation solutions, including creating an internal product for triaging vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, deploying Qualys agents using Terraform, and integrating with Jira and Splunk to enhance workflow efficiency.
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
03.2015 - 12.2021
- Led the design, development, and implementation of the Secure Configuration and Vulnerability Management program.
- Developed policies based on NIST and CIS Benchmarks to enforce technical security requirements.
- Created scripts to validate and enforce security configurations across 14 middleware technologies at VISA.
- Automated vulnerability and configuration findings collection for 10,000+ target assets.
- Developed automation to report vulnerability findings to Operations and Infrastructure teams for remediation.
- Collaborated with product teams to address middleware security findings and achieve zero data breaches.
- Worked with internal and external audits to ensure compliance with industry regulations and reduce security risks.
- Mentored new hires and interns on foundational information security principles.
Associate Software Engineer
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
06.2012 - 03.2015
- Developed end-to-end modules and features for a secure portal selling SSL certificates to enterprises.
- Implemented the web application using microservices and the Spring MVC framework.
- Designed and built a dynamic user interface using JSP.
- Identified, analyzed, and resolved security vulnerabilities in the web application.
Security Developer Intern
CORSEC SECURITY INC.
01.2012 - 05.2012
- Validated cryptography modules of security devices
- Affirmed FIPS compliance for the cryptography modules
- Developed test interfaces for a custom testing tool using JAVA, C
Education
MS - Information Security and Assurance
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Fairfax, VA 08.2010 - 05.2012
MSc - Software Engineering
SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
Chennai, India 08.2005 - 03.2010
Skills
Configuration management
Vulnerability assessment
Wiz
Qualys
Python
Team collaboration
Websites
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Timeline
Google Cloud Certified - Associate Cloud Engineer
03-2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
02-2025
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer
Workday
12.2021 - Current
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
03.2015 - 12.2021
Associate Software Engineer
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
06.2012 - 03.2015
Security Developer Intern
CORSEC SECURITY INC.
01.2012 - 05.2012
MS - Information Security and Assurance
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
08.2010 - 05.2012
MSc - Software Engineering
SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
08.2005 - 03.2010
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