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Induja Maramraj

San Francisco,CA

Summary

With six years of professional experience in security and program management, I thrive on tackling complex challenges and am passionate about meticulously planning, executing, and successfully delivering cross-functional programs. I excel in translating technical requirements and strategies into actionable plans, leading teams to overcome unforeseen challenges, and consistently achieving results. My unique blend of technical program management and cybersecurity expertise has proven instrumental in contributing to organizational success.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Technical Program Manager - Trust

Brex
06.2022 - 01.2024
  • Worked on company-wide rollouts of new security solutions, such as phishing-resistant MFA, adoption of AuthZ library, and migrations away from legacy systems, including their depreciation.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams (xfn) and v-squads, comprising of engineering, product, and design teams from various organizations, to manage projects from planning, resourcing, milestone creation/tracking, stakeholder communication, risk identification/mitigation, pilot testing, metric tracking to launching new features for customers.
  • Led planning and OKR creation for the Trust org, encompassing Platform Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Ops, and GRC, and tracked them through completion.
  • Ensured privacy law compliance by understanding the flow of personal data and creating workflows to execute GDPR data subject requests.
  • Developed company-wide training for Privacy best practices.
  • Created a Slackbot using automation for security reviews and vulnerability tracking for product teams.
  • Revamped the Bug Bounty Program, improving payouts and expanding the scope.
  • Advocated best practices in project management, including Agile practices and regular status updates, increasing adaptability in dynamic environments and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Led the vendor selection and management process for program initiatives.

Projects:

  • Improved customer authorization by launching a centralized AuthZ library, deprecating old AuthZ mechanisms, launching resource-aware authorization, implementing new default admin roles, and enabling role customization.
  • Implemented phishing-resistant MFA for Brex employees.
  • Conducted GDPR data mapping and data deletion initiatives.
  • Enhanced the Secure Product Lifecycle.

Technical Program Manager – Third-Party Security

Adobe
03.2018 - 06.2022

• Reviewed third-party SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS providers for their security controls and assessed their security posture.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to formulate strategies and workflow integrations to build strong security.

• Communicated identified or foreseeable internal and external risks to business owners and stakeholders.

• Supported the incident response team with third-party related incidents.

• Negotiated with business owners and vendors to work on reducing risks based on security best practices.

• Developed risk reports and dashboards and presented them to stakeholders and senior leaders.

• Identified gaps within the existing Vendor Security program at Adobe and drove process improvements.


Projects:

• Optimized the vendor security review process by classifying vendors into buckets and implemented effective solutions like auto-approvals.

• Developed a tool to verify the implementation of SSO for third-party vendors’ web applications.

• Worked with procurement to migrate the vendor security workflow from an old tool to an integrated procurement tool.

• Collaborated with a group of 20 individuals to plan and execute Adobe’s global Security Summit.

IT Security Analyst I

Stanford University
07.2017 - 10.2017

• Managed and drove remediation efforts related to information security – remediation from vulnerability scans

• Trained users to ensure system security and improve server and network efficiency

• Implemented incident response procedures to accommodate security requirements and reported violations

Education

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
05.2017

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

GITAM University
Hyderabad, India
04.2015

Skills

  • Program Management: Cross-functional Collaboration, Strategic Planning and Execution, Large-scale Initiative Management, Stakeholder Communication, Reporting and Dashboard Creation, Risk Analysis and Communication, Agile Project Management, Jira Standardization, Dashboarding/Reporting/Alerting
  • Security: Identity and Access Management, Security Development Lifecycle, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing, Cryptography, Threat Modeling, Privacy and Information Security Standards SOC 2, PCI DSS, NIST Framework, GDPR, Compliance Readiness, Security Standards and Guidelines Development

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/indujamaramraj/

Timeline

Lead Technical Program Manager - Trust

Brex
06.2022 - 01.2024

Technical Program Manager – Third-Party Security

Adobe
03.2018 - 06.2022

IT Security Analyst I

Stanford University
07.2017 - 10.2017

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

San Jose State University

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

GITAM University
Induja Maramraj