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SeniorSoftwareEngineer

Rakesh Gummadi

Snohomish,WA

Summary

I joined Microsoft in January of 2021 as a Software Engineer in C+E CFS SAP group. Since then, my role has expanded to cover the breadth of Microsoft Security offerings operating under the SAP group platform engineering.

18+ years of SAP, GRC & Cloud Security experience in the Information Technology, Energy, Consumer, Medical, Pharmacy, Oil & Gas, Energy and Power verticals. Designing, developing and implementing scalable, security architecture and solutions that enable business to operate securely and efficiently.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft
01.2021 - Current
  • Accountable for Supply Chain and Cloud Systems at Microsoft for all SAP Security work, responsible for planning, development, and deployment of business and IT features supporting more than 250 functional team members impacting multi-million-dollar businesses to operate securely.
  • Responsible for configuring and maintaining Cloud (SaaS) systems IBP, Ariba, Concur, CI/DS to GRC, using IAG connector with IAS for authentication using AAD in BTP for seamless access using SSO
  • Successfully delivered SAP GRC solutions, implementing Access Control (AC), Process Controls, ensuring robust governance and compliance
  • Improved security posture with single pane glass view of security health across SAP eco systems and alerting violations/thresholds through incident, reduced operational cost, provided capability for engineering, compliance teams to extract various reports independently accelerating business features delivery
  • Self-serve solution, enhancing user experience, reducing 70% of repetitive user admin activities
  • Streamlined IAM by implementing 'One click' Entitlement Management workflow
  • Integrate SoX, GDPR (PII), ISO27001 regulations in security controls & controls automation
  • Collaborated on integrating SAP and Microsoft Sentinel for Alert monitoring and Microsoft Defender - for Webservices (REST API'S), DevOps and SQL using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Advisory Cyber Security Senior Consultant

Deloitte
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Accountable for SAP Security and GRC advisory for client 'Energy Transfer', to design, develop secure, sustainable and scalable role design and implement business friendly model with GRC Business Roles for S4 HANA, FIORI, BW/4 HANA, BPC, GRC, SLT, SOLMAN, HANA DB Systems
  • GRC Access Control - Configured and implemented ARA, ARM, BRM, EAM for SAP Applications, Fiori and Hana Database
  • GRC Process Control - Created data sources and business rules for SoX controls to enable CCM
  • License Audit - Performed system measurement, user classification for SAP Application systems and Hana Database

Senior Software Engineer

Lodestar Systems
07.2017 - 01.2021
  • Accountable for Leading SAP Security team for client 'SC Johnson', implementing GRC AC, S4 HANA, FIORI and BPC Systems, worked with Offshore team to deliver project activities, BPC Upgrade from 7.5 to 10.1

Assistant Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services
01.2012 - 07.2017
  • Worked for client 'Johnson and Johnson' as SAP Security Lead managing a team of 10 from TCS to JnJ Consumer, JnJ Pharmaceuticals, JnJ Medical, working in Green field and Brown field implementation and production support projects, from UK, Singapore, China, India locations

Application Consultant

IBM
12.2010 - 12.2011
  • Worked for client 'British Petroleum': as SAP GRC and Security Administrator, Configured GRC Access Control 5.3, and supported user access requests

Software Engineer

Satyam Computers Services Ltd.
10.2006 - 12.2010
  • Worked for client 'General Electric' and 'Microsoft' as SAP Basis and Security Administrator, Responsible for L1 support

Education

Master of Computer Applications - Information Technology

Osmania University
Hyderanad, India
07-2006

Skills

  • Security Skills : ECC, S4 Hana, Fiori, GRC AC, GRC PC, GRC RM, BPC, MDG, S4 Hana on Rise, GRC on Rise, BTP, IAG, IAM, IBP, Ariba, Concur, BW, HR
  • Security 3rd party tools : Xiting, CP GRC, CSI Tools, Onapsis, SMC, SUT, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Azure ELM, My Source, CAP

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft
01.2021 - Current

Advisory Cyber Security Senior Consultant

Deloitte
01.2019 - 01.2021

Senior Software Engineer

Lodestar Systems
07.2017 - 01.2021

Assistant Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services
01.2012 - 07.2017

Application Consultant

IBM
12.2010 - 12.2011

Software Engineer

Satyam Computers Services Ltd.
10.2006 - 12.2010

Master of Computer Applications - Information Technology

Osmania University

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