Tata Communications

• Developed and implemented long-term information and cybersecurity strategic forecasts, planning, and roadmaps to safeguard the company and its customers against potential threats and minimize risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to provide guidance and assessments aimed at strengthening Enterprise IT, core network, and cloud solution security. • Oversaw Global SOC operations, engineering practices, threat management, vulnerability and penetration testing, and risk management processes. • Provided strategic direction and leadership to the security engineering team, promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. • Accountable for defining and implementing talent attraction and retention strategies. • Managed audit support and ensured compliance with security standards, frameworks, and regulations such as NIST, ISO, PCI, SOC, DOT, and CERT-IN. • Conducted periodic assessments of technology tools, platforms, and processes for gap analysis and recommended improvements. • Directed global technology implementation programs, including the deployment of security tools for perimeter security, monitoring & detection, endpoint security, data & information security, and identity & access management. • Presented security reports and KPI briefings to the board of directors, sponsors, and senior stakeholders.