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Smitha Kurup

Plano,TX

Summary

Experienced certified IT Auditor armed with a prolific record of performing internal audits and compliance management in company's virtual infrastructure. Proficient in assessing risk and devising solutions to mitigate them and conducting SDLC testing for a completely secured IT infrastructure within the company premises. Adept at evaluating the virtual businesses and technical tools for bug free performance and secured data operations as a part of delivering compelling business value. Proficient with observing, identifying and implementing changes to achieve better efficiency. Experience with IAM, Security operations, policy, governance, and access control provisioning.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Technology Operation Analyst (IT Audit )

Bank Of Montreal, BMO
Irving, TX
07.2022 - Current
  • Developing written documents,SOP's,and reports related to programs and operations.
  • Creating thorough audit reports with results, recommendations and conclusions.
  • Facilitating IT Audits and Assessments such as Data Maintenance & Governance, Lead the analysis and evaluation of technology-driven business processes and controls within the organization, such as Aveksa and User Entitlement.
  • Supporting Access Management unit which grants system access to all employees, contractors or vendors and provides oversight to ensure alignment with Information Security identity access management policies and procedures.
  • Working with internal compliance teams & provisioning teams to implement the EIAM standard (Enterprise Identity access management standard) for the customers.
  • Working closely with Technology and Information Security, product and software development teams to assess IAM security controls, alignment to standards and recommend solutions and remediation within the cloud environment.
  • Leading program-related activities and deliverables to ensure effective collaboration within team and across stakeholder groups.
  • Ensuring that initiatives are compliant with regulatory standards and corporate policies, as well as with understanding and quantifying potential impact on profitability and firm reputation of these projects.
  • Assisting process owners and control owners in identifying gaps in control design and control operating effectiveness of IT general controls and related remediation measures.

IT Business Analyst

Vams Global
New York, NY
11.2020 - 03.2022

Sr. Software Engineer (IT Audit)

Birlasoft
Irving, TX
04.2019 - 04.2020

Client Service Analyst (Finance Controller/Audit)

P&O Cruises
Southampton, UK
01.2010 - 11.2017

Support Analyst

WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
02.2005 - 01.2010

Skills

  • Security Standards & Frameworks -ISO27001
  • IAM policies and procedures
  • IAM technology implementations
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Multifactor Authentication (MFA) implementations
  • User rights Management, certifications, recertification
  • Cloud IAM roles (AWS)
  • Agile Methodology
  • Internal Audit
  • IT Security
  • ITGC Audit
  • Security Testing
  • Report Generation

Technical Skills

  • Frameworks: ITGC, SOX
  • Programming Languages: C++, Python
  • Databases: Oracle,SQL
  • Operating Systems: LINUX, Windows
  • Miscellaneous: Microsoft Office Suite ,Microsoft Visio,Jira,Power Bi,Outlook,Workday,Sharepoint
  • Source and Version Control: Git, GitHub,Bitbucket
  • Audit software tools: Security scripts and RSA-Archer application
  • CyberArk tool: Privileged Identity Management
  • Virtuliazation: VMware,Virtualbox
  • Pen-testing tool: Nmap,Metasploit,Wireshark
  • Ticketing tool: Service now

Education

  • Master of Computer Applications (Ongoing)
  • Diploma in Project Management (Jan2019 - Jul2019)
  • Master of Commerce: Business Management (Jun 2017 – Aug 2021)
  • Masters of Network Administration (Jan2015 - Mar2017)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Software Development (Jun2015 - Oct2016)
  • Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting & Auditing (Jun2014 - Apr2015)

Accomplishments

  • Pursuing CIA and AWS security Certification
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • CISA -Certified Information Systems Auditor
  • CAPM -Certified Associate in Project Management
  • CCNA -Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • Google IT Support
  • Salesforce Administrator
  • ISO27K Lead Auditor®
  • Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner
  • ITIL V3® Foundation

Affiliations

  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) - Dallas Chapter
  • Project management Institute (PMI)– Dallas Chapter
  • Toastmasters International – Dallas Toastmasters

Timeline

Technology Operation Analyst (IT Audit )

Bank Of Montreal, BMO
07.2022 - Current

IT Business Analyst

Vams Global
11.2020 - 03.2022

Sr. Software Engineer (IT Audit)

Birlasoft
04.2019 - 04.2020

Client Service Analyst (Finance Controller/Audit)

P&O Cruises
01.2010 - 11.2017

Support Analyst

WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2005 - 01.2010
Smitha Kurup