Ashish Kandari
Information Security Manager
Noida,UP
Summary
Insightful Information Technology Manager with 17 years of IT leadership experience including oversight of infrastructure, application support and security services. Dedicated to customer satisfaction with focused delivery of technical solutions. Proven leader in directing operations, maintenance and support of complex systems. Develops creative business solutions, leveraging diverse methodologies and delivering engineering solutions for leading organizations. Highly adept in request for proposal development, technology needs assessments and staff training.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Information Security Manager
Wipro Ltd
Noida, Uttarpradesh
07.2020 - Current
- Performed and reviewed technical security assessments of Network and Security solutions to identify points of risk and non-compliance with established information security standards and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Counseled senior-level management on current privacy and security trends and recommendations to mitigate risk.
- Provided consultation and technical services on all aspects of information security.
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
- Defined and documented technical support best practices for infra security solutions.
- Designed company-wide policies to bring operations in line with Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards.
- Executing vendor evaluation (POC/UAT), vendor rating calculation and necessary actions for under performance.
Manager Security Architect and Infrastructure
NISG
Delhi, Delhi
12.2014 - 05.2020
- Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment.
- Provided technical leadership focused on Network and Security Solutions
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Spearheaded Remote office program, defining necessary security parameters and designing complementary security deployments
- Selected and installed company-wide multiple security solutions like WAF, DDoS, Mail, MFA, DLP, Web Gateway.
- Oversaw development and implementation of improvements to support and Security operations.
- Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation.
Senior Associate- Cyber Security
Sapient Consulting Pvt. Ltd
Gurgoan, Haryana
11.2012 - 12.2014
- Manage, monitor and maintain Security of client applications, database and vulnerability assessment of devices in secure environment.
- Created plan of action to follow incidents or cyber attack, reviewing and updating procedures on timely basis.
- Monitored access of critical servers and regulated access to protect secure information
- Verified continuous update of systems and immediately patched vulnerabilities to prevent security issues.
- Performed review to identify gaps and suggesting mitigation strategies
- Firewall and IPS (SNORT) management for secure environment access and fine tuning of IPS rules.
- Investigated incidents and wrote reports.
Network Security Engineer
Orange Business Services
Gurgaon, Haryana
07.2010 - 11.2012
- Manage and monitor Security of Orange Business Services Internal Infrastructure under Process Provided.
- Managing and administrating Network Security devices which include Checkpoint and Cisco Firewalls, Netscreen, net Forensics, Symantec Enterprise Security Manager etc.
- Monitored data transfer security to detect and prevent intrusion attempts and respond to DDoS attacks.
- Performed troubleshooting for Sourcefire IPS, Cisco and packet analysis.
- Provision of Information Security Risk and Compliance Management
- Handling weekly meeting for incident happen.
Security Specialist
HCL Comnet Ltd
Noida, Uttarpradesh
04.2006 - 07.2010
- Managed various Information Securities, IT Security, Network Security and IT Infrastructure related projects for various clients
- Established company-wide security best practices and protocols to mitigate risk of data breach.
- Managing and administrating Network and Security devices.
- Investigated network breaches and patched flaws, preventing future infiltration.
- Monitored network capacity and performance to diagnose and resolve complex network problems.
- Managed information system regulatory compliance to meet updated guidelines.
- Consulted with team members to assess flawed root causes and plan for remediation.
Technical Associate
Sify Ltd
Delhi, Delhi
07.2004 - 04.2006
- Provided Tier 1 IT support to non-technical internal users through desk side support services.
- Management of Base Station Routers, Access Point (AP) and Subscriber Unit(SU).
- Providing technical support to Field Engineers
- Resolved diverse range of technical issues across multiple systems and applications for customers and end-users across various time zones.
- Resolved escalated issues by serving as subject matter expert on wide-ranging issues.
Education
Master of Computer Science - Computer And Information Sciences
Sikkim Manipal University
Distance Learning 08.2005 - 12.2007
B.E-Commerce (BCA) - Computer And Information Systems Security
Guru Gobind Singh Indiraprastha University
Delhi 08.2000 - 07.2003
Skills
Infrastructure Management
undefinedCertification
CISM - Certified Information Security Manager
Timeline
CISM - Certified Information Security Manager
10-2020
Information Security Manager
Wipro Ltd
07.2020 - Current
LUNA SA 7 Certified Engineer - HSM
11-2019
Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and Implementor
08-2019
Manager Security Architect and Infrastructure
NISG
12.2014 - 05.2020
Certified Payment Card Industry Security Implementer ( PCI-DSS V 3.0)
07-2013
Senior Associate- Cyber Security
Sapient Consulting Pvt. Ltd
11.2012 - 12.2014
Red Hat Certified System Administrator
11-2011
Cisco Certified Security Professional
10-2010
Network Security Engineer
Orange Business Services
07.2010 - 11.2012
Security Specialist
HCL Comnet Ltd
04.2006 - 07.2010
Master of Computer Science - Computer And Information Sciences
Sikkim Manipal University
08.2005 - 12.2007
Technical Associate
Sify Ltd
07.2004 - 04.2006
B.E-Commerce (BCA) - Computer And Information Systems Security
Guru Gobind Singh Indiraprastha University
08.2000 - 07.2003
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