Dashrath Patil
Pune
Summary
Overall experience with 9+ years of progressive experience in Information Security, Risk Management, Internal Audit, SOC Audits, PCI DSS, GDPR, and IT General Controls Audit at various organizations to ensure effective security governance, strong client relationships, and continued business growth.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Security Specialist
Cognizant Indipvt.Ltd.
Pune
03.2020 - Current
- Performed internal information security assessments following ISO 27001/SOC1/SOC2 standards.
- Coordinated with various support teams to ensure seamless execution of audit tasks.
- Conducted risk assessments to pinpoint information security risks affecting operations, assets, and personnel.
- Closed identified gaps to mitigate risks and ensure policy adherence.
- Informed stakeholders of information security risks and remedial actions.
- Evaluated external Audit reports and provided essential recommendations for final publication.
- Gathered data to fulfill information security standards.
- Assisted in completing customer security questionnaires.
- Regularly conducted awareness-raising activities and commissioned information security training.
- Assisted IT departments with implementing endpoint-related control updates.
- Supported the resolution of security incidents effectively.
Associate Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
02.2018 - 03.2020
- Executed admin-level task logging for source integration.
- Constructed network hierarchy and handled log and flow data sources.
- Conducted offence monitoring, reporting, and detailed investigations for enhanced security measures.
- Verified legitimacy of user activity during offence analysis.
- Downloaded and prepared Weekly/Monthly Scan Reports.
- Follow up on the patching process.
Security Engineer
Saint Gobain India Ltd.
Mumbai
08.2016 - 02.2018
- Offence monitoring, reporting, and investigation.
- Report creation for top attackers and destinations that attacked (weekly or monthly) and publish.
- Collaborated with support team to monitor logs and publish analytical reports on Saint Gobain-Web portal.
- Determined source machine details during investigation.
- Verified whether offending attempts were legitimate or unauthorised.
- Downloaded and prepared weekly scan reports.
- Delivered monthly scan reports to business stakeholders.
- Provided a clear impact analysis of detected vulnerabilities to stakeholders while emphasizing remediation strategies.
- Integrated assets including servers, virtual hosts, and applications into Qualys Guard for vulnerability assessments.
- Implemented Schedule scans and Monthly scan Calendar for tracking weekly/monthly scans.
IT Officer
HDFC Bank Pvt Ltd.
10.2015 - 08.2016
- Scanning of the servers using the Qualys Guard Tool.
- Remediated identified vulnerabilities from various scans in a timely manner.
- Conducted remediation activities and audit preparations.
- Performed regular internal audits to verify adherence to compliance procedures.
- Performed environmental audits to maintain compliance with regulations.
- Documented compliance-related processes and activities.
Education
B.E. - Computer Engg.
North Maharashtra University
Jalgaon01.2014
Diploma - Computer Engg.
MSBTE
Mumbai01.2011
H.S.C. -
Gandhinagar Board
Gujarat01.2008
S.S.C. -
Vadodara Gujarat Board
Gujarat01.2008
Skills
- Information security audits
- Risk assessments, ISO 27001, and SOC control designs
- Control objectives for information and related technologies framework
- Payment card industry data security standard compliance
- General data protection regulation compliance
- Application Security
- Security compliance
- Security awareness training
- Assessment of Security Policies
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Remediation
- Qualys Guard Tool, Nessus, Tenable 10
- Incident Management
- SIEM, IBM QRadar
Awards
- Awarded for working as one and Dedication to achieving PCIDSS Compliance for client, Cognizant
- Certification of Recognition and Outstanding performance and lasting contribution, Capgemini
Personal Information
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Single
Timeline
Senior Security Specialist
Cognizant Indipvt.Ltd.
03.2020 - Current
Associate Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2018 - 03.2020
Security Engineer
Saint Gobain India Ltd.
08.2016 - 02.2018
IT Officer
HDFC Bank Pvt Ltd.
10.2015 - 08.2016
B.E. - Computer Engg.
North Maharashtra University
Diploma - Computer Engg.
MSBTE
H.S.C. -
Gandhinagar Board
S.S.C. -
Vadodara Gujarat Board
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