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Umesh C. Suvarna
Network and cybersecurity
Bhandup (West)
Summary
Highly accomplished and results-oriented Network and Cybersecurity professional with 28 years of progressive experience in designing, implementing, and managing complex network infrastructures and robust security architectures. Proven ability to lead and mentor teams, drive strategic initiatives, and mitigate critical cyber threats in dynamic environments. Expertise spans network engineering, security operations, risk management, compliance, and incident response. Seeking a challenging leadership role where extensive experience and strategic vision can contribute to organizational success and security posture.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1992
1992
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Resident Telecom Engineer for Client - Citibank
CMS Computers Ltd
- Responsible for maintaining Inter & Intracity Leased Data & Voice Circuits of Citibank at Bombay, Delhi, Madras & Calcutta.
- Monitored local faults and follow up with D.O.T. for remote faults; established contingency link.
- Effectively handled Fault Rectification and provided connectivity solutions for the Host Machines in X.25 protocol environment.
- Interfacing Standards handled: rs232, v.35, rs449 etc.
- Networking interfacing equipments handled: Gateways, Cisco Routers, Packet Assembler/ Dessembler under x.25 environment.
Vice President (IT INFRA & Cybersecurity)
KKR CONSULTANTS
04.2023 - Current
- Suoort Tally clients to setup infrastructure in cloud and support the infrastructure
- Provide support to clients in Capacity planning of Infrastructure
- Conduct high-level risk assessments and developed action plans that reduced critical vulnerabilities by 80%.
- Authored comprehensive threat intelligence reports, providing actionable insights that prevented multiple potential cyber-attacks.
- Led and facilitated cybersecurity workshops, boosting client knowledge and preparedness by 50%.
- Managed security compliance projects, achieving full regulatory compliance for 90% of client systems within designated timelines.
- Provided expert guidance on security architecture design, reducing clients' risk exposure by 70%.
- Advised on incident response strategies, which improved clients' response times by 40%.
- Raised the level of security awareness training for staff members, resulting in a 25% decrease in phishing attack success rates.
- Devised proactive monitoring strategies using SIEM tools, halting 85% of potential security breaches before they occurred.
- Performed forensic analysis on security incidents, resolving and remediating issues within two weeks.
Assistant Vice President (Network and security)
National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL)
03.1998 - 03.2023
- Manage overall operations, effectiveness and efficiency of all NSDL infrastructure (Network LAN/WAN Operations and Service Desk/Desktop Support /Systems Administration)
- Ability to understand the organization's IT strategy and to execute specific plans that ensure a cost-effective IT implementation and support structure
- Experience analyzing complex Network/Server infrastructures, including planning, designing, evaluating, and execution
- Establishing, running, and maintaining the configuration management and change control capability across the enterprise
- Capacity planning of the enterprise's data center facilities, server, networking, storage, and backup infrastructure and support
- Experience with, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions and processes
- IT equipment procurement / AMC requirement planning - RFP Preparation, Proposal reviews and conducting initial negotiations with Vendor's for Cost optimisation during IT equipment procurement and AMC renewal
- Preparation of Budget (Capital and Revenue), ensuring IT costs are below industry levels
- Hold vendors accountable for delivery and SLA terms.
- Prepare and deliver both technical and management oriented presentations.
- Keep abreast of innovations in technology practices; make recommendations on new systems and solutions.
- At least 15 years of experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work
- Industry specific knowledge of Telecom, PCs, IT Service providers, Server / Storage Providers, Network, Security and Cloud service providers Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, manage resolution and escalate issues appropriately
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a high stress environment
Education
Diploma - Instrumentation
VPM's Polytechnic
Skills
IT Infrastructure Management
Strategic Planning
Budgeting
Vendor Management
Capacity Planning
Disaster Recovery
Business Continuity
IT Governance
Cloud Technologies
AWS
Azure
Network Infrastructure
LAN
WAN
Wireless
Routing
Switching
Firewalls
Load Balancers
Server & Storage
Windows Server
Linux
Virtualization
VMware
Hyper-V
SAN
NAS
Data Center Management
Operations
Power
Cooling
Security
Cybersecurity
Security Policies
Risk Management
Threat Detection
Incident Response
end point security
IT Service Management
ITSM
Service Desk Operations
Incident Management
Problem Management
Change Management
Operating Systems
Leadership & Team Management
Team Building
Performance Management
Mentoring
Delegation
Project Management
Planning
Execution
Monitoring
Stakeholder Management
Certification
CISA (Certified Information System Auditor)
Personal Information
- Passport Number: M4875482
- Date of Birth: 08/21/72
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Interests
Accomplishments
Datacenter Migration
MPLS implementation
office 365 rollout
network optimisation
endpoint security
Timeline
Vice President (IT INFRA & Cybersecurity)
KKR CONSULTANTS
04.2023 - Current
Assistant Vice President (Network and security)
National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL)
03.1998 - 03.2023
Resident Telecom Engineer for Client - Citibank
CMS Computers Ltd
Diploma - Instrumentation
VPM's Polytechnic