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Nikhil Bhujade

Hands-on CISO | Tech-Rooted | Business -Savvy | Compliance-Focused | Data Privacy

Poonawalla Fincorp

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Experience19+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

A hands-on CISO who grew from the ground up, strong understanding the IT ecosystem end- to- end. With deep technical expertise and clear business insight, sound in defining security strategies that are both visionary and executable. backed by 19+ years of experience(Pure in Cybersecurity). Ensure organization compliance with regulatory requirement (RBI,SEBI,CERT-IN,DPDP and etc) and address the legal dimensions of cyber security to safeguard business resilience.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Poonawalla FincorpCurrent
    Oct 2020–Present· 5 yrs 11 mos
    • Chief Information Security OfficerCurrent
      Jul 2023–Present
    • Vice President, Lead Information Security
      May 2022–Jul 2023
    • Associate Vice President -Technology Security
      Oct 2020–Apr 2022
  • Lentra
    Dec 2019–Sep 2020· 9 mos
    • Senior Consultant - Information Security
      Dec 2019–Sep 2020
  • ReBIT | Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
    Dec 2018–Dec 2019· 1 yr
    • Senior Manager - Security Operation Center
      Dec 2018–Dec 2019
  • Idea Cellular Ltd
    Apr 2015–Nov 2018· 3 yrs 7 mos
    • Senior Manager, Information Technology Security
      Apr 2015–Nov 2018
  • Tata Consultancy Services
    Jun 2014–Apr 2015· 10 mos
    • I.T. Analyst
      Jun 2014–Apr 2015
  • IBM
    Jun 2011–May 2014· 2 yrs 11 mos
    • IT Security Specialist
      Jun 2011–May 2014
  • Softcell Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
    Mar 2007–May 2011· 4 yrs 2 mos
    • Technical Engineer at Softcell Technologies
      Mar 2007–May 2011

Education

Post graduate diploma in advance computing (CDAC)

CDAC Pune

Bachelor of computer Science

Amravati University

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Nikhil Bhujade
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

18 of 18 skills
Microsoft ExchangeSecurity Information and Event Management (SIEM)FirewallsInformation SecurityVulnerability AssessmentActive DirectoryIPSBackup ExecMcAfeeSymantec Endpoint ProtectionSecurity projectSecuritySystem DeploymentSecurity Incident & Event ManagementDNSDisaster RecoveryTechnical SupportDHCP