Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Software
Affiliations
Timeline
Pawanjeet Ahir

Pawanjeet Ahir

Summary

Strategic Information Technology Manager with 16 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. Highly adept in request for proposal development, technology needs assessments and staff training. Accustomed to driving efficiency and effectiveness by developing, delivering and supporting strategic plans.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
Certificate

Work History

Client Delivery Manager

NTT DATA, Inc.
01.2020 - Current
  • Conducting periodic reviews and audits with internal stakeholders and clients to ensure adherence to agreed services and SLA agreements
  • Managing delivery of cybersecurity services for 10+ large clients, improving their overall security posture by 30%.
  • Leading team of 20 cybersecurity professionals, achieving a 95% team satisfaction rating
  • Leading teams responsible for the operations of SIEM and Anti-APT solution deployments
  • Managing teams that handle data center solutions and network deployments
  • Demonstrating a strong understanding of global standards such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and others
  • Supervising bug scrub activities and other checks to ensure the right software is in place for adequate feature provision and monitoring in all required areas
  • Developing risk management strategies based on assessments of service delivery, compliance, and operational risks
  • Procuring security-related supplies, equipment, and technology
  • Assessing risks to mitigate potential incident consequences and developing response plans
  • Formulating budgets for security operations
  • Preparing reports and delivering presentations on internal investigations, losses, and violations of regulations, policies, and procedures
  • Involvement from Pre-sales stage till Billing of any customer
  • Storytelling with data, has strong data drawing technique
  • Analyzing and evaluating security operations to identify risks and opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, and assessment
  • Identifying, investigating, and resolving security breaches.

Project Manager

NTT DATA, Inc.
01.2016 - 01.2020

• Successfully managed 20+ projects of $25M budget from inception to completion of diverse nature.
• Reduced project costs through effective budget management and resource allocation.
• Improved stakeholder communication, resulting in 20% increase in stakeholder satisfaction and achieved 95% client satisfaction rating for consistently delivering high-quality solutions.
• Serves as primary liaison to customers, other vendors, and various Lines of Business within organization associated with project
• Tasked with working on various Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Tenders
• Facilitates joint meetings with customers and vendors to monitor project implementation and ensure no schedule overruns
• Delivers project plan in accordance with scope, timescales, and budget by tracking all activities against plan and all actual costs against budget
• Maintains repository for status reports, work plans, proposals, change requests, and more
• Standardizes project management processes, tools, documentation, and templates
• Monitors project portfolio to ensure timely updates and adherence to performance reporting process
• Provides executive management with up-to-date portfolio-level status reporting
• Conducts financial analysis and manages portfolio 'what-if' scenarios
• Publishes periodic forecasts and reports on portfolio performance.

Team Lead- Network & Security

Dimension Data
08.2013 - 01.2016
  • Recommended information security enhancements to Client
  • Performed root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve central issues
  • Identified, investigated, and resolved reported security vulnerabilities
  • Analyzed and evaluated security operations to identify risks and opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, and assessment
  • Ensured efficiency and quality of Network & Security operations
  • Supervised subordinate security professionals, assigned work, and evaluated performance.

Senior Engineer- Networks & Security

Dimension Data
01.2010 - 08.2013
  • Troubleshooted security and network problems
  • Conducted security assessments and made recommendations for disaster recovery, remote access, network appliances, servers, and directory services security
  • Provided detailed technical documentation, including network diagrams, process flow charts and procedural guidelines
  • Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.

Engineer- Telecom & Networks

Wipro
08.2007 - 01.2010
  • Troubleshooting Network & Telecom issues of the client
  • Configuring MGX/IGX for data & voice implementations
  • Troubleshooting of MGX/IGX voice & data issues
  • Preparing shift updates, day to day operation reports
  • Perform functional testing and user acceptance testing.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India
06.2006
  • Ranked in top 5% in the Class
  • Final Grade:72 %

Diploma in ECE - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

SBTE & IT, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, India
06.2003
  • Ranked in top 1% in the University
  • Final Grade: 76%

Skills

    Techno-Functional

    Service Level Agreements

    Operational Efficiency

    Security Controls

    Security Consulting

    Internal Audits

    Pre-sales support

    Operations Management

    Stakeholder Management

    Project Planning and Management

    Budgeting and forecasting

    Scope and Risk Management

    Contract Management

Certification

· Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), ISACA, Certification Number: 221981607

· Certified in Cybersecurity, ISC2, Certification Number: 1124691

· Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Amile Institute, Certification Number: 91071982737424320998

· ITIL V4 Foundation, AXELOS Global Best Practice, Certification Number: GR671055854PA

· Apex One Certified Professional, Trend Micro,

· Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Training.

· Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts, LinkedIn

· Ansible Essential Training, LinkedIn

· Learning Secure Payments and PCI, LinkedIn

· PCI 4.0 First Look, LinkedIn

· What Is Generative AI , LinkedIn

· Ethics in the Age of Generative AI, LinkedIn

· Generative AI for Business Leaders, LinkedIn

· Atlassian Agile Project Management Professional Certificate

Software

Service Now

Oracle SAP

Workday

MS-Office tools

Affiliations

  • ISACA
  • ISC2

Timeline

Client Delivery Manager - NTT DATA, Inc.
01.2020 - Current
Project Manager - NTT DATA, Inc.
01.2016 - 01.2020
Team Lead- Network & Security - Dimension Data
08.2013 - 01.2016
Senior Engineer- Networks & Security - Dimension Data
01.2010 - 08.2013
Engineer- Telecom & Networks - Wipro
08.2007 - 01.2010
Punjab Technical University - Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
SBTE & IT, Chandigarh - Diploma in ECE, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Pawanjeet Ahir