Hi, I’m
Arvind Kishore
CyberSecurity Expert
Greater Noida,UP
Summary
Seasoned Security Consultant with a proven track record at IBM, specializing in Identity and Access Management (IBM ISIM/SVG/ISAM/Ping Federate) and other Security tools like EDR,DLP,Firewall. Excelled in enhancing client security through advanced threat detection and vulnerability assessments, demonstrating exceptional leadership and technical expertise.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
2
Languages
3
Certificates
Work History
IBM
Security Consultant
08.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for enhancing the security posture of esteemed client by implementing robust security tools for e.g. Firewall/EDR/DLP/IAM and providing ongoing support to ensure their effectiveness.
- Designed and implemented secure deployments of IBM Security tools (ISAM, ISIM, ISVG) on OCP (OpenShift Container Platform) clusters, ensuring scalability and high availability.
- Collaborated with DevOps and platform teams to enforce security hardening and compliance baselines on OCP nodes using Ansible.
- Configured and administered Check Point Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) for secure enterprise network environments.
- Conducted firmware upgrades, patches, and hotfix management of CP Firewall, EDR , IAM to maintain system security and compliance.
- Implemented and managed security policies, NAT rules, and VPN configurations on Check Point firewalls.
- Integration of SAAS and other applications using IBM ISAM via various Authentication mechanisms like HTML Form based/Kerberos/OAuth/OIDC.
- Deploy SAML based solutions especially SAML 2.0 using ISAM as Identity Provider as well as Service Provide.
- Assessed security compliance, security program organization, policies, and procedures, general risks and vulnerabilities.
Deloitte
Team Lead
12.2021 - 08.2023
Job overview
- SSO Implementation using Ping Federate.
- Installing, configuring, upgrade of PingFederate.
- Extensive experience in deploying SAML based solutions especially SAML 2.0 using Ping Federate as Identity Provider as well as Service Provider.
- Developed custom adapters and connectors in ISVA/ISAM and IGI to integrate with on-premises and cloud applications.
- Worked on Ping ID for multi-factor authentication and generate SSL certificates/ SSO encryption certificates renewal.
- Developed REST/SOAP API integrations to enable IAM services with enterprise systems.
- Monitored logs, performance, and audit reports to identify anomalies and enhance system security.
- Integrated PingFederate with enterprise applications using SAML 2.0, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect protocols.
IBM
Senior Consultant
06.2019 - 10.2021
Job overview
- Build solution design, architectures, and roadmaps for implementation of IBM ISIM, ISAM, IGI, Ping Federate products.
- Integrate, support client applications integrations with IBM ISAM, IGI, Ping.
- Configure SSO on Web Application Servers to use Radiant Logic Directory server for authentication.
- End to end deployment of IGI solution for different clients.
- Configure/Install out of the box Ping Federate adapters to integrate with applications like Crowd strike (Falcon), Mercer, etc.
- Handle Ping Federate complete administration for e.g. SAML based SSO partnership configuration, OAuth client , writing Policies as per requirements, certificate management.
- Responsible for server logs rotation, amendments in properties file for Ping to adjust the notification emails and related settings.
- Engage with other technical support Teams and provide knowledge, skills of IAM products.
- Provide subject matter expertise through delivery of workshops, as a member of consulting engagements, an as leader on solution design and deployment projects.
- Provide support for the IBM products and Ping Federate.
Wipro Technologies
Senior Project Engineer
01.2019 - 05.2019
Job overview
- Creation of webseal junctions, groups, users, application deployment using WebSphere.
- Application of Web SSO to maintain single sign on different applications and managed services.
- Handling L3 issues related to IBM Security Access Manager and Security Identity Manager.
- Performance Tuning for IBM SAM components.
- Design form, schema and attributes management IBM SIM.
- Setting up SP and IDP initiated flows for SAML integrated applications.
- Creation of scripts to automate installation of ISAM components to reduce human efforts.
- Application of latest fixpacks, upgrading ISAM and ISIM components.
- Server management, maintenance and enabling monitoring of ISAM and ISIM components.
- IBM Security Identity Manager, IBM Security Access Manager, IBM Privilege Identity Management Installation, Configuration and providing Administration and Operational Support.
- Solution Design and Implementation of Identity and Access Management.
- Project client deliverables like Project documentation, create runbook.
Accenture
Senior Security Analyst
12.2015 - 12.2018
Job overview
- Team handling and knowledge transfer to new members, clients.
- Troubleshoot reoccurring issues in ISIM, ISAM and find problem solution and RCA to avoid business impact.
- Enhancing capabilities of IBM Security Identity Manger and Access Manager as per business requirement.
- Custom Form development, data reconciliation, synchronization, LDAP Backup, TDS backup. Authentication and Authorization management through ISIM Access Control Items, ISIM Roles and Provisioning Policies.
- Management of ISAM Webseals, Access Provisioning Policies, user's synchronization with ISIM. Applications integration with ISAM to provide coarse grain authorization and Single Sign On via SAML integration.
- ISIM, ISAM SSL Certificates Management and Renewal to keep SSL communication on between client and IAM applications. ISIM, ISAM and PIM Servers maintenance as per recommended IBM guidelines including reboot of servers, taking snapshots of appliance. Authentication and Authorization management through ISIM Access Control Items, ISIM Roles and Provisioning Policies.
HCL Technologies
Senior Analyst
08.2013 - 12.2015
Job overview
- L1/L2 Support for IBM Identity Manager to business users.
- Administration of ITIM Design organization tree structure, Create provisioning and de-provisioning policies, implementation of id policies, password policies, ACI, Password Synchronization and Workflows.
- Provisioning users with access to the right systems, applications and data providing centralized control over environment where multiple native interfaces are used. Responsible for automatic reconciliation of user data from different repositories such as resources databases and enterprise directories.
- Test and maintain Tivoli Identity Manager and all adapters including provisioning services, and provisioning policies for multiple sync targets.
- Provide support for Web Portal Infrastructure focusing on Security utilizing Tivoli Identity Manager(TIM), Tivoli Directory Server(TDS), Tivoli Directory Integrator(TDI). Responsible for second-level support for all server related issues.
- Enable and rescind user access rights from a single control point, helping to manage environment as to take on new business initiatives and expose critical applications, systems and processes to the extranet.
Education
Lovely Professional UniversityPunjab
B.Tech from Computer Science And Engineering
04.2001
Skills
Vulnerability Assessment (Nessus)
Certification
Google Cloud Certified Professional Security Operations Engineer
Timeline
Google Cloud Certified Professional Security Operations Engineer
09-2025
Arcon | PAM - Associate Certificate
11-2024
Security Consultant
IBM
08.2023 - Current
Team Lead
Deloitte
12.2021 - 08.2023
Senior Consultant
IBM
06.2019 - 10.2021
Senior Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
01.2019 - 05.2019
Senior Security Analyst
Accenture
12.2015 - 12.2018
Senior Analyst
HCL Technologies
08.2013 - 12.2015
Lovely Professional University
B.Tech from Computer Science And Engineering
04.2001