Senthilkumar Murugan
Senior Manager Security
Dubai,DU
Summary
Certified Project Management Professional with 18 + years of experience focused on Global IT and ICT Large and Complex Cyber security Projects and Operational Management and leading high-impact projects. Looking forward to apply my knowledge and experience in Project, Program and Operational management and learn new techniques.
Experienced with overseeing multifaceted projects and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Utilizes effective communication and team coordination to drive project success. Track record of implementing risk management strategies and optimizing resource allocation.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Project Lead
Allianz Technology
Trivandrum, India
05.2025 - Current
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clearly defined milestones, enabling accurate progress tracking and driving success.
- Conducted regular project status reviews to monitor progress against objectives while identifying areas for improvement or course correction as needed.
- Established a culture of accountability among team members by setting clear expectations and providing regular feedback on individual contributions towards shared goals.
- Managed stakeholder expectations, fostering strong relationships and maintaining clear communication channels throughout the project lifecycle.
Technical Project Manager- Cyber security
GPSSA(Federal)
Abu Dhabi
12.2022 - 04.2025
- Expertise in Security domain technologies and services, project implementation (IAM, DLP, VAPT, SIEM, SOC)
- Familiar with ISMS and ISO 27001, NIST, standards & terminologies.
- Responsible for managing Cyber security Project developments and Building plans as per the business requirements.
- Design, develop, and manage project plans in a complex dynamic environment, revising needs to meet changing requirements Conduct requirement gathering & site visits with business users as assigned.
- Following up with multiple vendors on the development progress of the applications services/ enhancements
- Responsible for managing the applications technical support to provide highest levels of systems performance and availability in accordance with the SLA.
- Identify and communicate key risks and impediments, and problem solve obstacles for key initiatives
- Lead highly strategic and complex cybersecurity initiatives with passion
- Partner with project clients to provide strategic and tactical thought leadership to effectively drive project delivery
- Accept accountability, displaying ownership over work and the impact it has on the success of the business
- Familiarity of frameworks such as ISO 27001/002, ITIL, HIPAA, TDRA regulation and NIST
- Work and coordinate with cyber security vendors managing and supporting IT Applications.
- Provide project coordination for Cyber security projects as assigned.
- Prepare RFP, BOQ, Business Case & analysis.
- Adoption of IT related tenns and processes to comply with IT policies and frameworks in order to maintain security and governance.
- Expertise with various infrastructure technologies such as VM’s, storage, databases, cloud environments (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS).
Project Manager - Cyber security
Cognizant Technology
Bangalore
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Manage multiple security projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
- Work with IT, security teams, and business units to implement security initiatives.
- Coordinate incident response and disaster recovery planning.
- Design and implement a comprehensive cybersecurity program.
- Align security initiatives with business objectives and risk appetite.
- Develop roadmaps and KPIs for cybersecurity improvements.
- Develop and enforce cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
- Establish governance frameworks for security operations.
- Ensure policies are reviewed and updated regularly.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (CIO, CISO, IT, legal, compliance).
- Implement organization-wide cybersecurity awareness programs.
- Ensure employees understand and follow security best practices and Familiarly with (Windows, Windows Server, Linux, Unix, Red Hat)
- Plan and manage cybersecurity program budgets.
- Allocate resources effectively to support security initiatives.
- Participated in development of roadmaps and participate in the standards process for Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.
- Managed the strategy and roadmap implementation for Identity and Access Management Platform Tools
- Managed identity and access management support to business and technical teams in the design of standardized products and customized solutions.
- Developed roadmaps and participate in the standards process for Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.
- Hands-on architect and developer of a comprehensive IAM system that addresses the challenges of a very complex development and production environment.
Project Manager - Data Center Security
Bhawan cybertek P Ltd
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Oversees cybersecurity projects from initiation to completion.
- Identifies and mitigates cybersecurity risks.
- Ensures adherence to regulatory and security standards.
- Acts as a bridge between technical teams, executives, and clients.
- Promotes cybersecurity best practices within the organization.
- Understood and refine a Role Based Security framework. Produce schema designs and operational plans to enforce and maintain identity management workflows
- Participated in development of roadmaps and participate in the standards process for Identity and Access Management (JAM) solutions
- Ensures that the SIEM implementation complies with relevant industry standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR).
- Promoted effective teamwork, mentor employees, and evaluate individual performance
- Managed the strategy and roadmap implementation for Identity and Access Management Platform Tools
- Managed identity and access management support to business and technical teams in the design of standardized products and customized solutions
- Developed roadmaps and participate in the standards process for Identity and Access Management (JAM) solutions
- Hands-on architect and developer of a comprehensive JAM system that addresses the challenges of a very complex development and production environment
Senior Project Manager - Security
Larsen & Toubro Limited
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Routine audit review and reporting
- Integrated innovative technology to improve data collection and analysis for strategic alignment with a security monitoring strategy
- Aware of standard Cybersecurity best practices (NIST, etc.) and integration of all tools to increase overall security posture
- Experienced with tools sets or comparable security implementations to include: Services Management, Websense, Firewalls Took Kit, Imperva, Netwitness, FireEye, Security Center 5, Nessus, Tipping Point IDS, Sophos, Symantec EndPoint (SEP 12), etc
- Promoted and educate stakeholders on the use and value of optimized security technology and architecture
- Provided technology and security architecture guidance, support, and share decision ramifications to technology, business and other enterprise architecture teams
- Participated in risk management process, change control, corrective and preventative actions
- Maintained a strong client focus by understanding the client's business needs while developing productive working relationships with client personnel in order to accomplish project objectives
- Knowledge of Federal Cyber policies, leadership, and tools
Project Specialist - Cyber Security
Ericsson India Global Service
08.2011 - 07.2017
- Define and execute on the service roadmaps for all components of IDaaS
- Led role a large, geographically dispersed team of 70 IT professionals
- Responsible for budget planning and management
- Ensuring delivered services are competitive with external prices and meet the service levels expected from the firm
- Strategically manage vendors
- Build and maintain relationships across all functions of IT and ERICSSON globally
- It also has a matrix approach with other teams like Information Security and Operations
- Demonstrated skills in developing actionable roadmaps and implementing these efficiently
- Strong understanding of key performance indicators relevant to the role
- Extensive experience in financial management (such as budgeting and cost comparison) for the relevant services
- Have worked at a global level is a large multi-national organization
- Identity Management: PK.I, RSA, CA Siteminder, Federation services, Group and List management platforms.
Assistant Manager_ Cyber Security
Huawei Telecom India P Ltd
11.2009 - 08.2011
- Leverage data protection technology subject matter expertise to design, build, and implement tools to safeguard from cyber risks for data in use, in motion, and at rest.
- Analysis of the problem space, documentation of the approach, and working with architecture to identify a target state architecture.
- Executed a technical resolution program by closely partnering with cross functional teams across the organization.
- Maintained close ties to various stakeholders, developers, and engineers across the company, ensuring the services we create meet their needs as products evolve.
- Communicated extensively with Data Protection Product and engineering teams across the organization.
- Collaborated with partners in different teams to resolve the dependencies with data loss prevention products.
- Design, build, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure to meet the organization's requirements and ensure high availability.
Assistant Manager_Security
TATA Teleservices Ltd
08.2008 - 11.2009
- Led the development and implementation of cybersecurity architecture strategies, policies, and procedures.
- Design and oversee the implementation of secure architectures for network, infrastructure, and applications.
- Conducted threat modeling and risk assessments to identify security gaps and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Collaborated with IT and security teams to ensure that security controls are integrated into all systems and processes.
- Evaluated and recommend cybersecurity tools, technologies &practices to enhance the organization's security posture.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to cybersecurity and IT teams on secure architecture principles and best practices.
- Monitored the cybersecurity landscape to stay informed of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies.
- Communicated cybersecurity architecture strategies and progress to senior leadership and other stakeholders.
- Ensured compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices such as NIST, ISO, and GDPR.
Executive- Networks (Enterprises)
TATA Communications Limited
06.2004 - 06.2008
- Develop and maintain procedures necessary to manage the NOC effectively and ensure consistency and high performance across the Manage day to day operations including: ticketing, incident management, scheduling and time management
- Analyze KPI/SLA on delivery center performance to improve processes and improve delivery KPI/SLA's
- Provide detailed reports to management including metrics, staffing projections, root cause analysis
- Organizational Development - Recruiting, personnel management, goal setting, training, coaching, mentoring, etc.
- Mentors other managers in management and Organizational Best practices and Methods.
- Manages CSEs of all levels, geographies; generally responsible for a team of to 60+ people
Project Officer
Bharti Airtel Limited
04.2002 - 06.2004
- Planning of P2P,P2MP, MP2MP, VLAN's for Ethernet traffic on Cisco, ADVA,Tejas, ECI, EI/DS1/DS3/OC3/OC12/ OC48,STM1, STM4, STM16, STM64 Links.
- Provisioning and Trouble shooting of the Ethernet, SONET/SDH circuits using Tejas Site manager, Preside, Alcatel OMS, ECI Client, Cisco EMS/ NMS and Ciena EMS /NMS Tool.
- Handling Software related issues like check compatibility, Recommend correct software release for equipment and its components.
- Thru MAFOI Consulting Limited
Education
MCA -
Veer PranchaI University
Janapur, India 07.2017 - 06.2020
BBA - undefined
University of Madras
India 05.2000 - 10.2003
DECE (Honors) - undefined
Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic
India 04.1995 - 01.1998
Skills
Business Management
Solution Management
Service Delivery Management
eTOM, TM Forum Model
IT Governance Process
Program & Project Management
Strategy Planning
Managed Service Transformations Process
Business Analyst and Product Marketing
Supply chain & Vendor Management
Security Operations Management
Onshore & Offshore Delivery
CXO - Level management
Sales and Presales Process
Bid and Tender Management
Certification
PMP | PRINCE2 (Practioner)|||ISO 27001|||ITIL|CISM | Ericsson SIEM|NIST| Cyber IT, OT Threat modeling and Vulnerability| ISA 62443 RISK ASSESSMENT & DESIGN SPECIALIST | SCRUM and Agile Certified Professional |
Timeline
Senior Project Lead
Allianz Technology
05.2025 - Current
Technical Project Manager- Cyber security
GPSSA(Federal)
12.2022 - 04.2025
Project Manager - Cyber security
Cognizant Technology
06.2021 - 12.2022
Project Manager - Data Center Security
Bhawan cybertek P Ltd
06.2020 - 05.2021
Senior Project Manager - Security
Larsen & Toubro Limited
07.2017 - 06.2019
MCA -
Veer PranchaI University
07.2017 - 06.2020
Project Specialist - Cyber Security
Ericsson India Global Service
08.2011 - 07.2017
Assistant Manager_ Cyber Security
Huawei Telecom India P Ltd
11.2009 - 08.2011
Assistant Manager_Security
TATA Teleservices Ltd
08.2008 - 11.2009
Executive- Networks (Enterprises)
TATA Communications Limited
06.2004 - 06.2008
Project Officer
Bharti Airtel Limited
04.2002 - 06.2004
BBA - undefined
University of Madras
05.2000 - 10.2003
DECE (Honors) - undefined
Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic
04.1995 - 01.1998