Arul Thurairajalingam
Summary
Experienced leader with a strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for a collaborative approach and unwavering commitment to excellence. Adept at fostering a positive work environment that encourages teamwork and innovation. Proven track record of driving successful outcomes through effective communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Continuously seeks opportunities for professional growth and thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager – Cyber Security Engineering & Automation
M Health Fairview
05.2021 - Current
- Digital Identity Access Management
- Privileged Access Management
- PKI and Certificate Lifecycle Management
- Cloud Access & Federation, Active Directory
- Cloud Security
- Security Tools - EDR, SIEM, Single Sign on, etc
- Purple Team exercise
- Cybersecurity Risk Management
Manager – Cyber Security Engineering
Lumen Technologies
04.2017 - 05.2021
- Manage administratively and lead technically the Cyber Security Team
- Work with the Director to develop delivery metrics, product engineering/evolution and operational delivery roadmaps to enable delivery excellence
- Hire and transform employees to high performers
- Manage Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack mitigation Platform
- Manage and provide support to Adaptive Threat Intelligence (ATI) product/operations
- Write engineering and training documents
- Provide consulting services to the customers on their security needs and help new customer come on board
- Work with various levels of upper management from different teams to integrate DDoS protection to protect company's internal assets
Sr Information Security Engineer
Lumen Technologies
04.2014 - 03.2017
- Service lead engineer for DDoS mitigation product for CenturyLink
- Define the DDoS engineering team and train them
- Provide consulting services to the customers on their security needs and help new customer come on board
- Write engineering and training documents
- Security Operations Center
Information Security Engineer II
Lumen Technologies
01.2011 - 03.2014
- DDoS mitigation – Perform complex mitigations/test attacks/DDoS (Arbor) infrastructure upgrades/Escalation point
- Support Government project MTIPS (Manage Trusted Internet Protocol Service) using TIC 2.0 (Trusted Internet Connection)
- Support Network Base Security (NBS)
- Vulnerability Scanning – Change management/Plan and execute scans/Detection analysis and notification/Remediation
- Firewall Support – Install and manage firewall/Policy updates/Policy audits/SSL – IPSEC VPNs/Firewall upgrades/Escalation point
- Event analysis via SIEM (ArcSight)
- Security Operations Center
Sr. Operations Tech
Lumen Technologies
01.2007 - 12.2010
- Troubleshoot, isolate and repair layers 1 to 3 on the OSI model for WAN, Ethernet, L2VPN, MPLS, MLPPP, Internet port and VPN networks
- Troubleshoot and configure BGP and static routing
- IP Network Operations Center
Technology Support Analyst – Incident Management
United Health Care
01.2006 - 12.2006
- Managing Incidents in a manner that coincides with ITIL processes and maintain communications
- Performing advanced troubleshooting, escalation, and assist with facilitating Incident restoration
Tech Support Agent
USBank Corp.
01.2003 - 12.2006
- Provide Technical support to the Retail Branch Servers, Networks, Routers, Printers, Workstations, Bank Applications, and Lotus Notes
Personal Banking Service Banker
Bank of Montreal
01.2000 - 12.2003
Education
Executive Leadership Program -
Cornell University
04.2019
BS Degree - Management Information Systems
Metropolitan State University
AAS degree - Computer Network Administration
Hennepin Technical College
Skills
- Leadership / Team Building
- Cybersecurity Engineering / Operations / Cyber Defense
- Strategic planning / Road map
- IT / Network
- Vendor mgmt / Incident mgmt / Problem mgmt
- Project mgmt
Certification
- ITIL V3, Information Technology Infrastructure Library
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Member
Accomplishments
- Nominated for The CTL Leadership Experience (2017)
- First one in Lumen to introduce Operations Engineering Team concepts in operation and built a new team
- Implemented Privilege Access mgmt at Fairview
- Expanded Engineering team capacity and capabilities at Fairview
Timeline
Manager – Cyber Security Engineering & Automation
M Health Fairview
05.2021 - Current
Manager – Cyber Security Engineering
Lumen Technologies
04.2017 - 05.2021
Sr Information Security Engineer
Lumen Technologies
04.2014 - 03.2017
Information Security Engineer II
Lumen Technologies
01.2011 - 03.2014
Sr. Operations Tech
Lumen Technologies
01.2007 - 12.2010
Technology Support Analyst – Incident Management
United Health Care
01.2006 - 12.2006
Tech Support Agent
USBank Corp.
01.2003 - 12.2006
Personal Banking Service Banker
Bank of Montreal
01.2000 - 12.2003
Executive Leadership Program -
Cornell University
BS Degree - Management Information Systems
Metropolitan State University
AAS degree - Computer Network Administration
Hennepin Technical College
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