Prasad Gite
Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic Information Security Manager with a proven track record. excelling in risk management and compliance auditing. Expert in vulnerability assessment and security governance, I drive organizational resilience through effective incident response and security awareness training, fostering a culture of compliance and proactive risk mitigation.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager,Information Security & Risk Governance
-Transunion
Mumbai
05.2024 - Current
- Executed governance and compliance activities, including firewall rule reviews, user access reviews, risk register maintenance, and exception management, ensuring adherence to security policies and minimizing risk exposure.
- Led vulnerability management, incident response, and infrastructure monitoring to enhance organizational security posture.
- Data Privacy Governance & Audit -Conducted end-to-end reviews of PII collection, processing, storage, retention, and deletion controls, identified gaps in handling practices, recommended corrective actions, and aligned privacy controls with DPDPA governance frameworks.
- Conducted internal process and policy reviews to align with governance frameworks and regulatory standards, ensuring effective implementation and compliance across the organization.
- Facilitated business continuity planning and audits, including internal/external member audits, along with penetration testing exercises, enhancing organizational resilience and compliance posture.
- Reviewed member RFI checklists prior to onboarding and assessed MSA/SOW agreements to ensure contractual and regulatory alignment.
- Delivered security awareness training and contributed to security council meetings, fostering a culture of security and informed decision-making among employees.
Consultant
IAFA-Protiviti Global
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Teamed with top Indian commodity exchange to perform system audit in accordance with SEBI guidelines, enhancing regulatory adherence.
- Collaborated with leading Middle East E-commerce client to conduct ITGC and datacenter audit, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.
- Worked along with the leading global customer experience management solution provider for end-point security audit.
- Facilitated implementation of change management and user access processes, improving client governance and operational security.
- Tested Security controls, Business continuity planning (BCP-DR), and Datacenter controls.
- Tested the General IT controls i.e., access Management, change management, program development, and computer operation.
Consultant
-Saksoft
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Led initiatives at India's first and foremost credit information bureau, enhancing industry standards.
- Performed server security audit, STAT Audit, SOX Audit, Cybersecurity audit, BCP-DR, DATA Centre audit, Network security audit & ITGC.
- Evaluated security controls, business continuity planning (BCP-DR), and data center controls to enhance compliance and risk management.
- Reviewed and tested the General IT controls i.e., Access Management, Change Management, Program Development, and Computer Operation.
- Support management through risk identification, process improvement procedure & control testing.
- Coordinated engagement activities between internal auditors and external auditors to ensure alignment and compliance.
- Published monthly compliance dashboard for IT leaders, providing an overview of compliance status for change management, VAPT, HR exit, and GRC training.
- Executed migration of the entity per RBI instructions.
Business Analyst
Acidaes solution PVT.LTD.
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Facilitated client requirements gathering and development for the Liabilities domain of a leading Indian private sector bank.
- Worked on 5+ CRs end to end for the CASA domain (Current Account Savings Account) and supported the team on 10+ CRs by providing the required support.
- Documented functional specification documents and release notes for client change requirements to ensure clarity and alignment.
- Managed stakeholders to execute frontend activities, including field creation, parameter mapping, and migration script development, while consolidating and sharing final outputs with clients.
- Received appreciation from the client for smooth production deployment.
Business Analyst
Travassa
01.2019 - 12.2021
- Gathered requirements, elicited stakeholder insights, and collaborated with PMs on capacity and agile sprint planning.
- Prepared FSD and workflow diagrams, wrote user stories by breaking features into epics to ensure clear project direction.
- Executed end-to-end implementation of workflows for website and mobile applications in the travel industry, enhancing user experience.
- Facilitated grooming sessions with development teams, clarified user stories to enhance feature understanding and alignment.
- Collaborated with QA team during UAT testing, ensuring workflows were implemented bug-free.
- Preparation of a user manual to help customers while using the features.
Education
SSC -
Madhyamik Vidyalaya
NashikHSC -
K.V.N.Naik Junior college
NashikB.Tech -
Sardar Patel Institute Of Technology
MumbaiSkills
- Security Governance
- Risk Management
- Regulatory compliance
- Compliance audits
- SOX Audits
- ISO 27001 audits
- SOC 2 Type II
- Cloud Security
- Data privacy audits
- Privacy impact assessment
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Incident responses
- Patch Management
- Vendor Management
- Security Awareness Training
Certification
- Professional Google Cloud Security Engineer
- Exemplar Global-Information Security Management System-ISO/IEC 27001:2022
- Exemplar Global-Artificial Intelligence Management System-ISO/IEC 42001:2023
Accomplishments
- Transunion-Quarterly Award for Q4'2025
- Saksoft SPOT Award - For demonstrating a high level of commitment and deep skills in all the engagements assigned, and ensuring smooth project closure (10/22).
- Participated in Maharashtra U-19 cricket team.
Extracurricular Activities
- Part of the ROBOCON team of SPIT for 3 years.
- Organized the fundraiser Marathon in association with the Rotary Club of Bombay(W).
- Captained the college & University cricket team.
Timeline
Manager,Information Security & Risk Governance
-Transunion
05.2024 - Current
Consultant
IAFA-Protiviti Global
07.2023 - 07.2024
Consultant
-Saksoft
07.2022 - 07.2023
Business Analyst
Acidaes solution PVT.LTD.
12.2021 - 07.2022
Business Analyst
Travassa
01.2019 - 12.2021
SSC -
Madhyamik Vidyalaya
HSC -
K.V.N.Naik Junior college
B.Tech -
Sardar Patel Institute Of Technology