Piyush Basant
Senior Manager - Systems
Summary
Experienced IT Security Professional with 13+ years in Cyber Security and Risk Management. At FIS, led a team responsible for the security of 98k servers, achieving a 12% increase in vulnerability closures and an 18% reduction in costs through automation. Skilled in executive communication, managing critical stakeholder relationships, and developing scalable and efficient remediation processes. Prior experience at Tech Mahindra and Capgemini involved leading global teams, boosting server delivery efficiency by 75%, and managing complex IT infrastructure projects. Dedicated to team growth and continuous improvement in security practices.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager – Systems
FIS
11.2017 - Current
- Supervised the Central Patching and Security Vulnerability remediation department with clear direction and guidance to execute key initiatives and projects
- Managed 4 critical Line of Business stakeholder relationships consisting of hundreds of 99.9% SLA revenue generating applications by: Providing simplified communication of complex technical topics for Executive Leadership
- Lead briefings on detected security weakness and threat assessment to Executive Leaders
- Establishing a ServiceNow CMDB to precisely associate vulnerability ownership to exact products and stakeholders
- Define and maintain a knowledge base of well defined, repeatable, and automated remediation processes
- Customizing and communicating remediation plans that ensure business continuity
- Conduct 800+ configuration, remediation, and patching changes each month; within a support scope of over 98k servers
- Managed endpoint tooling and compliance for: BIT9, Cortex, Global Trust, Nexpose, Splunk, Black Duck & Bigfix
- Improved year over year vulnerability closures by 12%, ending 2023 with 24+ million remediated vulnerabilities
- Acquired 30k+ dissimilar IT platforms into compliance with FIS Cyber Security Management
- Led Audit response for FFIEC, SOX, PCI compliance and findings
- Streamlined Year over year cost and staffing improvements through process efficiency and automation (SOAR), reducing overall budget by 18% in 2 years
- Identified, documented, and recommended action plan for “False Positives” vulnerabilities using through research of the scan results
- Developed operational and organizational performance metrics, standards, and business rules with real-time dashboard (PowerBI) reporting to promote awareness
- Promoted a culture of growth and development for team members through comprehensive mentoring and performance management.
Support Lead
Tech Mahindra
03.2017 - 11.2017
- Led a geographically dispersed team responsible for on-premises and cloud infrastructure provisioning
- Innovatively developed and executed a strategy that resulted in a 75% increase in server delivery ahead of schedule, delivering over 3000 servers every week
- Built strong relationships with stakeholders by actively listening to their concerns and coordinating with the team to find effective solutions
- Anticipated future project and server requirements through regular forecasting and proactive planning.
Senior System Engineer
FIS
05.2013 - 03.2017
- Crafted and executed a comprehensive patching plan to maintain system security and stability
- Compiled and analyzed detailed status and activity metrics to track the delivery of IT services, including any outages resulting from patch management activities
- Expertly led a team responsible for the security and vulnerability remediation of 15,000 Windows servers.
Associate
Capgemini
08.2011 - 05.2013
Technical Support Officer
HCLTech
06.2010 - 05.2011
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Integral University
Lucknow, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Strategic Planning
Talent Development
Operations Management
Resource Allocation
Budget Oversight
Automation and Process Improvement
Vulnerability Management
Infrastructure & Endpoint Security
Patch Management
Cybersecurity
ITSM
Compliance and Audit Management
Technicalskills
Linux; AIX; UNIX; All Windows Server and Desktop based OS; Azure; AWS; AD; DNS; File and Print Services; Spotlight; IIS (FTP, SMTP, NNTP and HTTP/HTTPS), SSL; Microsoft Office 365 Environments, Excel, Service Now, Cortex, ServiceNow, BigFix, BIT9, SOAR, Black Duck, Vormetrics, Nexpose, Splunk.
Languages
Hindi (Native), English (C1)
Timeline
Senior Manager – Systems
FIS
11.2017 - Current
Support Lead
Tech Mahindra
03.2017 - 11.2017
Senior System Engineer
FIS
05.2013 - 03.2017
Associate
Capgemini
08.2011 - 05.2013
Technical Support Officer
HCLTech
06.2010 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Integral University
04.2001 -