Rohini Anikkath
Cloud Security Senior Manager
Summary
Encouraging and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent stakeholder relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Senior Manager, Cloud Security
Temenos
04.2024 - Current
- Led and managed a 14FTE Cloud Security Operations team, instilling a culture of best practice and commitment to our SaaS clients for safe and efficient operations.
- Delivered effective cloud security governance and oversight for Cloud Command Centre infrastructure access requests, ensuring compliance with relevant policies.
- Collaborated with Cloud Security Regional Engineering teams across different regions (Americas, EMEA, and APAC) to deliver technical and operational security assistance for cloud security initiatives.
- Participated in the SaaS Security Working Group and played a vital role in the leadership team.
- Led and organized the reporting of Cloud Security KPIs for upper governance committees, such as the SaaS board and Security and Privacy committee.
- Provided security control reviews for projects against the Azure cloud infrastructure
- Provided Level 3 security incident response for Cloud Security incidents, collaborating with the Security Operations Centre, Cloud Operations teams, and liaising as needed with Cloud Security Regional engineering teams.
- Managed and oversaw the operation of CloudFlare as a perimeter security platform.
- Maintained and operated DigiCert as a CA provider of SSL certificates.
- Provided support and maintenance for Delinea PAM platform, allowing access to production cloud infrastructure via Cloud Command Centre.
- Management of Azure PIM requests.
- Supported exception management and non-standard request handling.
- Supported internal and external audits to ensure compliance with various standards.
- Supported internal and external standards while ensuring compliance audits.
- Established and maintained SOPs for cloud security operations processes.
Program Manager, GRC and Cybersecurity
Freshworks
6 2022 - 04.2024
- Leveraged project management processes and tools to define and execute projects
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments
- Established milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders
- Ensured smooth transition of programs by developing dashboard, report on program health and success metrics
- Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals
- Facilitated workshops and conducted one-on-one training to educate team members
- Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives
- Led cybersecurity team through the full program lifecycle by defining scope/success criteria, setting expectations, establishing timelines, implementing solutions and measuring success and lessons learned
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
Security Engineer Associate Manager
Accenture
05.2013 - 06.2022
- Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance and implementation of information security standards, procedures and guidelines
- Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed system security designs
- Led teams of up to 5 in developing and implementing security systems, resulting in 80% fewer threats
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management
- Performed and reviewed technical security assessments of Application and Infrastructure to identify points of vulnerability and non-compliance with established information security standards and recommend mitigation strategies
- Provided consultation and technical services on all aspects of information security
- Developed, implemented and documented security programs and policies and monitored compliance across departments
- Developed security metrics and technical analysis to give insight to performance and trends
- Regularly maintaining and verifying CDP control compliance and managing security risks across accounts.
Application Developer
Accenture
01.2015 - 04.2015
- Primary role is to develop according to the needs of clients using the latest technologies
- Participated in design and planning exercises for future software rollouts
- Worked across Service Delivery Lifecycle to analyze, design, build, test, implement and/or maintain multiple system components or applications for Accenture or our clients
- Oversaw 2-3 major new enhancements to existing software systems
- Played a major role in layout modifications to improve functionality.
Application Support Associate
Accenture
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Delivered Application maintenance work as per proper timelines and standards, by following project processes and reporting statuses frequently
- Successfully completed release and configuration maintenance without any escalations
- Interacted with SMEs from different teams and applications regarding environment set up and clarifications
- Provided 24/7 support for web- and client-based applications, file and data feeds and batch processes to prevent impact to business
- Analyzed and troubleshot integration issues related to system configuration, data, maps and workflows
- Interacted with clients to resolve issues and answer software-related questions
- Developed and maintained effective client communications to guarantee client satisfaction and improved client retention.
Education
Bachelor's of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
KCG College of Technology
06.2009 - 05.2013
Post Graduate Professional - Advanced Cybersecurity
Standford University-Online
09.2021 - 05.2022
Skills
Program Management
Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability Assessment
MS Azure Security
AspNet MVC
Python
HTML5
AWS Security
MS Azure
Defender for Cloud
Cross-functional collaboration
Strategic planning
Troubleshooting and problem resolution
Documentation and reporting
Reporting oversight
Certification
12/01/22, FOUNDATIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Accomplishments
- Implemented automation for proactive vulnerability remediation and received Accenture Wall Of Fame Award.
- Engineering Final Year Project was funded by Government of India for the innovativeness.
Timeline
Senior Manager, Cloud Security
Temenos
04.2024 - Current
Post Graduate Professional - Advanced Cybersecurity
Standford University-Online
09.2021 - 05.2022
Application Developer
Accenture
01.2015 - 04.2015
Security Engineer Associate Manager
Accenture
05.2013 - 06.2022
Application Support Associate
Accenture
01.2013 - 12.2014
Bachelor's of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
KCG College of Technology
06.2009 - 05.2013
Program Manager, GRC and Cybersecurity
Freshworks
6 2022 - 04.2024