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ANBARASAN KATHIRON G M
Security Governance Leader
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior Security Governance Lead directing security governance across globally distributed engineering, infrastructure, compliance, and product teams. Leads audit readiness, service framework assessments, and vulnerability governance while standardizing processes across cloud storage services. Strengthens executive decision-making through governance KPIs, dashboards, and documented operating playbooks.
Overview
8
8
Certifications
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Security & Compliance Focal
IBM Cloud
01.2021 - Current
- Security Governance Leadership
- Serve as the Security & Compliance focal for IBM Cloud VPC File & Block Storage, providing governance leadership, operational oversight, and strategic guidance across global engineering organizations.
- Served as Security & Compliance focal for IBM Cloud VPC File & Block Storage, providing governance leadership, operational oversight, and strategic guidance to enhance security across global engineering organizations.
- Partner with Product Engineering, Infrastructure, Architecture, Compliance, and Global Security teams to strengthen enterprise security posture.
- Product Security & Vulnerability Governance
- Coordinate governance of 100+ Critical and High vulnerabilities, collaborating with technical teams, product owners, and security stakeholders throughout the remediation lifecycle.
- Strengthened PCE/IRM governance through Integrated Vulnerability & Risk Management, enhancing ownership, prioritization, governance visibility, and tracking of remediation efforts.
- Drive proactive security governance through risk assessments, security reviews, and remediation planning.
- Security Compliance & Audit Readiness
- Lead Service Framework assessments, audit readiness initiatives, and security governance reviews supporting IBM Cloud Storage platforms.
- Improve infrastructure hygiene, inventory accuracy, and compliance reporting through governance reviews and operational improvements.
- Strengthen SOS/SOC tooling compliance across NG and NGDC environments through governance oversight.
- Drove Secrets Manager adoption and Secrets Lifecycle Governance, enhancing enterprise credential security.
- Automation & Digital Transformation
- Designed executive Power BI governance dashboards reducing manual reporting effort by approximately 50%.
- Streamlined governance workflows reducing manual stakeholder follow-up by an estimated 8–10 hours per week.
- Introduced governance KPIs supporting executive decision making and compliance visibility.
- Continuously identify automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency and governance maturity.
- Knowledge Management & Leadership
- Established centralized governance documentation, operational playbooks, and enterprise knowledge repositories.
- Delivered Reverse Knowledge Transfer (RKT) sessions improving onboarding and operational readiness.
- Mentor Security & Compliance team members through structured knowledge sharing and governance guidance.
- Recognized as a dependable point of contact for Security Governance, Compliance Administration, and cross-functional coordination.
Cloud Transformation | Security Governance | Project Leadership
IBM India
01.2015 - 01.2021
- Major Contributions
- Led planning, governance, and execution of enterprise cloud transformation initiatives supporting business-critical workloads.
- Coordinated multidisciplinary teams across infrastructure, application, security, and operations organizations.
- Conducted governance reviews, operational readiness assessments, and enterprise risk evaluations.
- Established executive reporting models to enhance transparency into risks, dependencies, milestones, and governance status.
- Strengthened project governance by creating documentation, lessons learned repositories, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
- Supported enterprise vulnerability assessments, customer compliance initiatives, and cyber security governance.
- Developed governance dashboards and reporting frameworks to support informed executive decision making through clear operational metrics.
Enterprise Operations | IT Service Management
IBM India
01.2009 - 01.2015
- Major Contributions
- Led Change Management, CAB Governance, Major Incident Management, Problem Management, and Root Cause Analysis activities.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler supporting enterprise healthcare workloads.
- Led change management, CAB governance, major incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis to enhance service reliability.
- Delivered technical mentoring and client enablement programs to empower users and optimize system utilization.
- Improved operational governance by standardizing procedures and implementing automation initiatives.
Security Operations Engineer
e4E Business Solutions
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Major Contributions
- Supported Symantec enterprise security research and customer support initiatives, enhancing product reliability through beta validation.
- Performed security operations, including firewall monitoring and security event management (SIEM), ensuring timely detection and response to potential threats.
- Assisted internal and external security audits aligned with ISO 27001.
- Contributed to incident response and governance, strengthening risk mitigation strategies and improving overall security posture.
- Developed knowledge base documentation improving issue resolution and operational efficiency.
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
University of Madras
Skills
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Kubernetes
Docker
Power BI
Security governance
Product security
Vulnerability management
Risk management
Security reviews
Security compliance
Audit readiness
CVE governance
PSIRT
GRC
Accomplishments
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP) (if certified)
Interests
Timeline
Security & Compliance Focal
IBM Cloud
01.2021 - Current
Cloud Transformation | Security Governance | Project Leadership
IBM India
01.2015 - 01.2021
Enterprise Operations | IT Service Management
IBM India
01.2009 - 01.2015
Security Operations Engineer
e4E Business Solutions
01.2006 - 01.2009
B.Tech - Information Technology
University of Madras