Technologically sophisticated IT management professional with over 15 years of experience in IT infrastructure management and IT security risk management. Thrives as a thought partner in guiding IT teams to maintain system certification and documentation processes. Adept at staying current with the latest technology trends and tools, recommends changes to senior leadership regarding new compliance and control initiatives for virtual and physical IT infrastructures. Excels in forging strategic relations with executives and vendors to drive network improvements across all organizational levels.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President – Lead Infrastructure Engineer
JP Morgan & Chase
05.2016 - Current
Provide high-level technical expertise and project management strategies to support the ongoing development and update of highly secure IT infrastructure, ensuring all operations comply with and adhere to define industry and company risk management protocols
Serve as technical risk advisor in reviewing and conducting risk and vulnerability review assessments, and recommend best practice changes to ensure technology control frameworks meet defined expectations
Interact with CTC, Enterprise Technology Teams, Information Risk Managers, and Technologists to mitigate risks
Establish strong vendor relations to deploy a risk management plan focused on implementing Cloud computing solutions
Serve as an SME in advancing research, design, and adoption of technology risk and control framework globally
Credited for initiating new Business Resiliency/Compliance strategy for implementation for key business lines
Act as POC in identifying and aggregating thematic risks and trends to support all remediation activities
As technical advisor, work closely with partners companywide to ensure risk management environment
Credited for establishing/maintaining cyber risk program management policies for all cross-functional projects
Driving force in assessing and recommending technology-based risk remediation technologies and products
Assist Product teams to develop product roadmaps, resolution strategies, and key investment programs.
Led team to analyzing technical infrastructure, manage Virtual Machines (VMs) and ESXi server operations, and performed complexity/dependencies analysis to troubleshoot/resolve issues and managed server backups
Worked closely with IT management to effectively identify/remediate critical security gaps in the IT infrastructure
Coordinated implementation of projects from inception to completion
Managed all privileged access management processes
Pulled and disseminated critical security/performance reports
Created monthly/weekly storage, memory, CPU usage, and VMs summary reports
Ensured timely resolution of hardware failures by working with vendors/DC to investigate/replace equipment
Instrumental in creating/managing User Accounts in Active Directory; troubleshot account lock-out issues
As Server Administrator, provided remote infrastructure support to clients and handled User Account issues
Earned a full-time position as an Associate for ACS following the successful completion of internship in 2009
Recipient of Xerox “Star Award” for exceeding client expectations (09/2013)
Exceled helping clients to assess system operations and develop strong relationship into a highly loyal client base
Won “Feather in Cap” award for professional performance in support of delivery, goals and objectives (10/2012)
Eagle Squad” Team Award for exceeding client expectations (03/2011).
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science -
MVJ College of Engineering
Bangalore, India
Skills
Windows Servers 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019
IT Risk/Vulnerability Management
Agile/Scrum Project Management
Data Architecture & Migration
Technology Roadmap Creation
Remote Infrastructure Management
Incident Management/Tracking
Vendor Relations Management
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
QA/Center of Excellence (CoE)
Analytical Thinker/Troubleshooter
Global IT Delivery Strategies
Infrastructure Management
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Document Generation
Team Leadership & Mentoring
Team Leadership
Relationship Building
Decision-Making
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem-Solving
Client Relationship Building
Business Development
Results-Driven
Operations Management
Coaching and Mentoring
Process Improvement
Risk Management
Presentations
Metrics Tracking
Corporate Communications
Operational management
Operational leadership
Certification
VMware Certified Associate (VCA) - Data Centre Virtualization, Atos (2016)
Standard American Dialect Programme (SADP) - Xerox in-house training
Keyskillsassessment
Team Leader – Utilized “hands-on” management style in forging solid relationships with strategic partners/cross-departmental teams to establish technical vision, address emerging threats, and position the firm for future growth.
Strategic Performer – Innovative risk taker; skilled at developing/implementing new information security and control solutions and best practices, guiding projects from initial planning phase to final implementation.
Project Manager – Directing multiple, concurrently running projects; interfacing with senior leaders and stakeholders to identify threats and devise strategies to drive IT operational improvements across all departments.
Accomplishments
Awarded Women on the Move for aspiring leaders of the future, focused on empowerment of women employees, Mar 2021
Maintained more than 50,000+ servers both physical and VM environment with 99% uptime
Won e-Card Award for end-to-end ownership of client delivery in JP Morgan & Chase
Xerox - Star Award (Sep 2013) | Feather in Cap Award (Oct 2012) | Eagle Squad Team Award (Mar 2011)
Client Services Specialist & Associate Banker at JP Morgan Chase & Chase BankClient Services Specialist & Associate Banker at JP Morgan Chase & Chase Bank