SATHISH KUMAR V
Head Of Information Security
Coimbatore
Summary
As DGM – Information Security and Head of Infosec at Ramraj Cotton, I lead the organization-wide Information Security strategy, governance, risk management, and cybersecurity operations. I am responsible for strengthening the organization's security posture across IT infrastructure, applications, endpoints, networks, and business operations, with a strong focus on NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, cyber risk management, vulnerability management, incident response, and ransomware resilience. I work closely with business, IT, infrastructure, application, and leadership teams to embed security into business processes and technology initiatives. My focus includes SOC/SIEM, email and network security, data protection, security policies, compliance, security awareness, and continuous improvement, ensuring a risk-driven and business-aligned approach to protecting critical information assets and maintaining cyber resilience.
Overview
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Certificate
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Languages
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years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy General Manager Information Security
Ramraj Cotton
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
09.2026 - Current
- Lead organization-wide Information Security, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance initiatives across IT, infrastructure, applications, and business operations.
- Drive implementation and continual improvement of NIST CSF 2.0 and ISO/IEC 27001-aligned security practices, including current-state assessment, target-state definition, risk management, control implementation, and maturity improvement.
- Lead enterprise-wide security gap assessments and risk assessments, translating identified gaps into prioritized remediation roadmaps and measurable security improvement plans.
- Strengthen ransomware resilience, endpoint security, network security, email security, identity & access management, backup/DR, vulnerability management, and security monitoring capabilities.
- Coordinate with internal IT, infrastructure, application, business, and external security partners for security assessments, remediation, validation, and compliance activities.
- Drive SOC/SIEM and security monitoring initiatives, including incident detection, response readiness, escalation, and security-event visibility.
- Establish and enhance Information Security policies, standards, procedures, control frameworks, and governance mechanisms.
- Support data privacy and regulatory compliance initiatives, including implementation of applicable requirements under India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) framework, ISO 27001 etc.
- Develop management-level security reporting, risk dashboards, remediation tracking, KPIs/KRIs, and cybersecurity improvement roadmaps.
- Provide strategic direction for strengthening the organization's overall cybersecurity posture, business resilience, and information security maturity.
Senior Manager Information Security
Impelsys Pvt Ltd
08.2025 - 09.2026
- Spearheaded end-to-end security architecture for enterprise clients, including BPL Medical Technologies, ensuring total protection of critical healthcare data.
- Decreased organizational cyber incidents by 20% through the design and enforcement of rigorous security policies and governance frameworks.
- Directed multi-framework alignment with ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, and Cyber Essentials, successfully passing audits with zero major nonconformities.
- Engineered a comprehensive cloud security posture (CSPM) and container security strategy, significantly hardening runtime environments and application lifecycles.
- Collaborated with the SOC to fine-tune SIEM correlation rules, reducing false positives by 33%, and accelerating Mean Time to Respond (MTTR).
- Orchestrated the transition to a Zero Trust model for Impelsys and BPL Medical, effectively eliminating unauthorized lateral movement across the network.
- Managed the evaluation and procurement of enterprise-grade security tools, and curated high-impact training programs to elevate the organization's security culture.
- Led and umpired large-scale Red Team versus. Blue Team exercises, utilizing findings to patch critical vulnerabilities, and refine incident response playbooks.
Cyber Security Manager (SOC)
Indian Air Force
05.2023 - 06.2025
- Achieved an 85% compliance rate for endpoints.
- Decreased cyber incidents through the implementation of organizational policies and procedures effectively.
- Collaborated with IT departments to deploy security measures and protocols effectively.
- Developed and implemented robust cyber security policies and procedures, aligning with industry best practices.
- Delivered training sessions on cyber security awareness for staff at all organizational levels.
- Analyzed incident reports and logs to pinpoint security breaches, and prevent future occurrences.
- Identification of security tools and training courses for purchase and training.
- Participated in and Lead Blue team in internal exercises.
- Enhanced overall security by conducting comprehensive risk assessments and implementing tailored security plans.
Lead IT Auditor
Indian Air Force
New Delhi, New Delhi
06.2018 - 05.2023
- Streamlined audit processes through adoption of automated tools, increasing productivity and accuracy to more than 90%.
- Conducted follow-up audits to assess progress on previously identified issues, ensuring long-term improvements.
- Analyzed audit findings, preparing detailed reports to present to senior management with actionable insights.
- Identified key areas that required better protective action in the company's security policy.
- Participated in Tri-Services (Army, Navy, Air Force) Hackathon and secured second place.
- Participated in Red and Blue team during internal exercises.
- Assisted in developing disaster recovery plans, ensuring critical systems could be rapidly restored following a catastrophic event.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Bharathiyar University
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu01-2018
Diplamo - Fire and Industrial Safety Engineering
Andhra University
Visakhapatnam, AndraPradesh 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bharathiyar University
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu01-2010
Skills
Risk & Compliance
ISO 27001:2022
ISMS
ITIL4
NIST CSF
COBIT
SOC2
HIPPA
ISO 42001:2023
Vulnerability Assessment
Tenable Nessus
Qualys
Tred Micro
Acunetix
Burp Suite
IBM Appscan
VMRay
Binalyzer
SIEM,SOAR,EDR,DLP
IBM QRadar
Forcepoint DLP
Boldon James Classifier
Forcepoint EDR
Trellix EDR
MECM
THREAT INTELLIGENCE
MITRE ATTACK
Cyber Kill Chain
SCRIPTING & AUTOMATION
Python
Powershell
Bash
CLOUD SECURITY
CSPM
Runtime
Container
APPLICATION SECURITY
SAST
DAST
SDLC
CI-CD pipeline
ISO 27001:2022
AWS (Solution Architect Associate)
Dell Vmware
Dell VxRail
EC Council
Security automation with ansible
Hands on JavaScript for Ethical Hacking
Troubleshooting slow network with wireshark
Fortigate Manager & Analyser(NSE5)
IW exercises
Tri services Hackathon
IAF Blue & Red team exercises
Certification
Applied AI & ML Essentials - 2026, ISACA certified CISM – 2025, IBM SIEM Foundation-2024, EC council certified Ethical Hacker – 2019, ITIL4 Foundation- 2025, ISO/IEC 27001 - 2025, ISO/IEC 42001 - 2026, CRTOM - 2026, CPPS – 2026
Timeline
Deputy General Manager Information Security
Ramraj Cotton
09.2026 - Current
Senior Manager Information Security
Impelsys Pvt Ltd
08.2025 - 09.2026
Cyber Security Manager (SOC)
Indian Air Force
05.2023 - 06.2025
Lead IT Auditor
Indian Air Force
06.2018 - 05.2023
Diplamo - Fire and Industrial Safety Engineering
Andhra University
04.2001 -
Master of Science - Computer Science
Bharathiyar University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bharathiyar University
Accomplishments
- Recognition from Hon. Prime Minster of India for innovation in Cybersecurity Audit and compliance Automation.
- Migration of all endpoints to MECM architecture with zero downtime. Migration of endpoints without vendor support and achieving 100% migration of endpoints. Resulting in increasing compliance percentage from 75%-93%. By reducing the vendor payment in crores. Designing LLD & HLD for all the projects.
- Recognition from Central Audit Team (DASI) for best in Trade and Proficiency.
- Runner-up in Tri Services Hackathon-2019.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Languages Known: English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam
Work Availability
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Interests
Playing Football and Cricket, Exploring places, Gardening, Gym
Skills
Risk & Compliance
- ISO 27001:2022
- ISMS
- ITIL4
- HIPAA
Vulnerability Assessment
- Tenable Nessus
- Acunetix
- Burp Suite
- IBM Appscan
- VMRay
- Binalyzer
SIEM,SOAR,EDR,DLP
- IBM QRadar
- Forcepoint DLP
- Boldon James Classifier
- Forcepoint EDR
- Trellix EDR
- MECM
Threat Intelligence
- MITRE ATTACK
- Cyber Kill Chain
Scripting & Automation
- Python
- Powershell
- Bash
- Ansible
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 01/06/87
Sex: Male
Awards
- Recognition from Hon. Prime Minster of India for innovation in Cybersecurity Audit and compliance Automation.
- Recognition from Central Audit Team (DASI) for best in Trade and Proficiency.
- Runner-up in Tri Services Hackathon-2019