Sameer Mehra

As a Security Delivery Specialist at Kyndryl, I am an integral part of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) team, dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the mainframe and hybrid cloud security of our healthcare client, HCSC (Health Care Service Corporation). This project operates under stringent HIPAA compliance, ensuring top-tier data protection and privacy standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT, security, and compliance to align IAM practices with business objectives and regulatory needs.

• Utilize SailPoint IIQ for identity governance and administration to ensure secure and efficient access control.

• Manage user provisioning and de-provisioning, implementing identity lifecycle policies.

• Investigated and resolved IAM incidents via ServiceNow, conducting root cause analysis to enhance security posture.

• Ensured continuous HIPAA compliance and introduced SOPs for improved team efficiency.

• Leverage global IAM best practices to enhance overall identity security posture.

• Support and maintain mainframe security within the provisioning team.

Achievements:

• Successfully maintained continuous HIPAA compliance across IAM operations.

• Reduced incident response times by streamlining processes and team collaboration by 30%.

• Improved IAM protocols and governance, leading to a more

secure and auditable environment.

• Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.

As a Software Development and Cloud Migration Strategist Intern, My role involved developing secure and scalable web applications aligned with IAM best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessed cost and feasibility of migrating systems to the National Cloud, ensuring alignment with performance and compliance goals.

• Developed web applications with integrated OAuth-based authentication to enforce access control.

• Built tools to convert structured data into XML and PDFs, optimizing backend data processing.

• Designed a job portal with secure access controls allowing vacancy search and application based on advertisement IDs.

Achievements:

• Delivered cost-efficient cloud migration plans enabling a smooth and secure transition to government cloud.

• Improved data handling efficiency with a robust XML-to-PDF conversion pipeline.

• Streamlined public sector hiring workflow through user-centric application portals.