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Akash Purohit

Bengaluru

Summary

Accomplished Cyber Security professional with 15+ years of experience across Governance, Risk Management, Cyber Security Technologies, and AI Security.

Proven track record in shaping enterprise-wide security strategies, enhancing regulatory compliance, and embedding AI-driven approaches for threat detection, compliance automation, and risk mitigation. Recognized for strengthening organizational resilience, safeguarding critical assets, and driving long-term security transformation.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Manager - Cloud & Emerging Risk and Controls

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CBA
01.2025 - Current
  • Serve as a strategic risk advisor to the CTO, driving cloud governance across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Lead comprehensive security and AI risk assessments, enhancing the effectiveness of controls across hybrid environments.
  • Drive a security-first mindset across the organization by mentoring teams and collaborating with stakeholders to embed strong security controls within business operations.
  • Champion Agile delivery, leveraging JIRA and Scrum ceremonies to accelerate security initiatives and foster continuous improvement.
  • Utilize IBM OpenPages to execute high-impact risk assessments and automate compliance workflows.

Senior Security Risk & Compliance Strategist

Grab
07.2022 - 01.2025
  • Transformed GRC through automation in control testing, risk assessments, and compliance monitoring.
  • Embedded AI-driven frameworks into compliance, enhancing visibility and operational scalability.
  • Led customer assurance, vendor governance, and dashboard-based evidence reporting.
  • Managed compliance for PCI DSS, SOC 2, SWIFT, NIST, FAST across multiple business units.
  • Drove risk remediation, KRI reporting, and embedded controls within core product teams.
  • Mentored team members and coordinated with auditors to streamline audits and strengthen posture.

Enterprise Security Lead

Dhani Loans
02.2022 - 05.2022
  • Led IT security governance, endpoint protection, and enterprise DLP implementation.
  • Enforced IAM (MFA), MDM, and Zero Trust controls aligned with RBI cyber compliance.
  • Drove secure access and mobile security policies while enabling cross-team security collaboration.

Senior Information Security Engineer

Grab Malaysia
04.2019 - 02.2022
  • Strengthened data security using DLP, CASB, EDR and Proxy/DNS solutions.
  • Led Zero Trust initiatives and security assessments across cloud and network.
  • Developed governance controls for policy enforcement and threat mitigation.

Lead Cyber Architecture

The Bank Of New York Mellon Technology
10.2017 - 03.2019
  • Conducted network security architecture reviews and control assessments.
  • Defined and enforced network security standards and policies across geographies.
  • Governed implementation of risk-based controls using RSA Archer.

Network Security Engineer

Capgemini
09.2015 - 10.2017
  • Managed firewall, proxy, router configurations and hardened infrastructure.
  • Delivered customized security solutions and resolved critical network vulnerabilities.

Network Administrator

Tech Mahindra
03.2010 - 09.2015
  • Deployed and maintained Cisco network devices.
  • Implemented network security controls and ensured availability of production systems.

Education

Cyber Security For Leaders -

India School of Business

Bachelor of Science - Information Science

Ravenshaw University

Skills

  • IT Risk & Control Management GRC Automation

  • ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC, NIST

  • Regulatory Compliance Audit Readiness

  • AI Risk Assessments

  • Vendor Risk Management

  • Infrastructure & Cloud Security

  • Security Architecture Data Protection(DLP) Zero Trust

  • IAM Network Security Vulnerability Management

  • Endpoint Security

  • Agile Security Practices

  • Team leadership

Certification

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  • Indian School of Business- Cyber Security For Leaders.


Timeline

Manager - Cloud & Emerging Risk and Controls

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CBA
01.2025 - Current

Senior Security Risk & Compliance Strategist

Grab
07.2022 - 01.2025

Enterprise Security Lead

Dhani Loans
02.2022 - 05.2022

Senior Information Security Engineer

Grab Malaysia
04.2019 - 02.2022

Lead Cyber Architecture

The Bank Of New York Mellon Technology
10.2017 - 03.2019

Network Security Engineer

Capgemini
09.2015 - 10.2017

Network Administrator

Tech Mahindra
03.2010 - 09.2015

Cyber Security For Leaders -

India School of Business

Bachelor of Science - Information Science

Ravenshaw University
Akash Purohit