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Soumendu Banerjee

Soumendu Banerjee

Architecture Specialist
Chennai

Summary

Information Security professional with 9+ years of relevant experience in IT cyber security industry. Experience in working in multiple cyber security domains with a sound understanding of the holistic security landscape and defense in depth security controls. Practical understanding of the industry wide Governance frameworks and its adoption within the organization through appropriate tooling and automation. Certified in ITIL Foundation & Azure.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

Architecture Specialist

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
06.2020 - Current
  • Security Architecture - Played a critical role in defining the strategic priorities of an Architecture Governance Forum for a significant Cyber Security function within the Bank
  • Architecture Standards & Governance - Defined Architecture Governance Framework for new as well as existing security solutions in line with the Enterprise Architecture frameworks like TOGAF, AWS Well Architected etc. Also managed to integrate internal Bank standards/processes into the framework for a seamless adoption by the consumers
  • Architecture Documentation - Designed many Architecture templates e.g. Reference Architecture, Logical Architecture, Guardrails & Constraints etc. to drive standardization within the function
  • Architecture Guild - Managed Architecture Review Forum meetings for service design, solution review , template approvals, etc.
  • Capability Maturity Assessment - Managed Capability Maturity Assessment for all security services. This included definition of a standard assessment framework , scoring methodology and then evaluation of Technical, Process and People maturity criterions to arrive at a quantifiable maturity index
  • Governance Framework Tooling & Automation - Enforced and implemented the Architecture Governance Framework through an internally developed tool for consistent Architecture reviews and better documentation of Architectural decisions
  • Team Scrum - Coordinated and facilitated best of Scrum practices to ensure team objectives delivery

Information Security Specialist

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
04.2018 - 05.2020

Email Security Policies (Implementation & Support) - Coordinated with business stakeholders to implement/manage Enterprise wide email security policies e.g. Enforced TLS, Policy Based Encryption, Blacklisting/Whitelisting etc.

Enterprise Email Policy Governance & Recertification - Managed Annual Recertification exercises of existing security policies

Standard Operating Procedures Documentation - Played a critical role in documenting process SOPs in line with internal documentation standards

Tooling & Automation - Built an internal tool to track/automate recertification activities within the function

Incident Management (only for email) - Coordinated with all relevant stakeholders within and outside the organization during any incident

Senior Information Security Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
11.2016 - 03.2018

Mobile Device Management Security Policies (Implementation & Support) - Coordinated with business stakeholders to implement/manage Enterprise wide mobile security policies e.g. Containerization, Secure Web, Secure Email, Custom MDM profiles etc.

Enterprise MDM Policy Governance & Recertification - Managed Bank wide iOS version upgrades for more than 25K mobile users

Tooling & Automation - Worked with more than 50 local country support teams to streamline iDevice provisioning within the Bank

Information Security Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
06.2013 - 10.2016

Access Management - Performed access administration for over 400 internal applications

Security Matrices - Managed yearly recertification of application security matrices

Toxic Access Remediation - Coordinated and remediated Toxic Access within applications

Orphan Account Discovery & Remediation - Project Lead for Orphan accounts discovery and remediation

Team Lead (Mailbox, Application Onboarding etc.) - Managed central mailbox of Access Administration Team. Was also responsible for onboarding new applications to the central pool after appropriate vetting of prerequisite controls

Technical Support Specialist

HyperQuality
Gurugram
10.2012 - 06.2013

Same roles and responsibilities as mentioned below for Tecnova as our client swapped it's outsourcing partner from Tecnova to HyperQuality in October 2012 inducting complete team in the new organization

Technical Support Specialist

Tecnova India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
07.2011 - 09.2012

• Access Management

• Server Monitoring

• Quality Assurance

• Management Reporting

• Service Desk

• Team Lead (Book of Work, Training, Roster etc.)

Process Associate

GENPACT
New Delhi
08.2010 - 06.2011

• Access Management

• Quality Assurance

• Service Desk

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Information Technology

Priyadarshini College of Engineering
Nagpur, India
05.2006 - 05.2010

ISC -

Bishop Johnson College
Allahabad, India
04.2005 - 04.2006

ICSE -

Bishop Johnson College
Allahabad, India
04.2003 - 04.2004

Skills

Information Cyber Security

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Certification

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Timeline

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

07-2020

Architecture Specialist

Standard Chartered Bank
06.2020 - Current

Information Security Specialist

Standard Chartered Bank
04.2018 - 05.2020

Senior Information Security Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
11.2016 - 03.2018

ITIL V3

02-2015

Information Security Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
06.2013 - 10.2016

Technical Support Specialist

HyperQuality
10.2012 - 06.2013

Technical Support Specialist

Tecnova India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2011 - 09.2012

Process Associate

GENPACT
08.2010 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Information Technology

Priyadarshini College of Engineering
05.2006 - 05.2010

ISC -

Bishop Johnson College
04.2005 - 04.2006

ICSE -

Bishop Johnson College
04.2003 - 04.2004

Reference

  • Reference will be provided on request

Declaration

  • I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true
Soumendu BanerjeeArchitecture Specialist