Ashish Kumar S.
SVP - Api Security Engineering Lead - Tech Lead - Cloud and Api Security Engineering @Citi
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WORK HISTORY
SVP - Api Security Engineering Lead - Tech Lead - Cloud and Api Security Engineering @Citi
At Citibank, I lead efforts to build top-tier API security foundations across gateways, service meshes, and runtime environments. I provide technical leadership to security engineering teams, fostering engineering excellence and driving scalable solutions. I work with Citi’s developer community to promote modern security practices—shifting security left and enabling frictionless development. My role spans project planning, R&D oversight, and creating secure, developer-friendly service foundations that evolve with the security landscape.Key achievements:* Crafted API Security Framework: Delivered a flexible security controls roadmap for Citi’s APIs, aligned with enterprise standards, focusing on APIGEE Edge but applicable across gateways.* Integrated Security Solutions: Embedded a third-party API Security Solution into the SDLC for APIs and APIGEE Proxies (GCP Hybrid), enabling DAST, runtime protection, and shift-left practices.* Designed Enterprise Controls: Built APIGEE Shared Flow Controls with Rego-OPA for CI/CD gating and implemented controls on Service Mesh, Kubernetes, and cloud using DevOps principles.* Automated Security Enforcement: Rolled out firm-wide API security automation with packaged controls, leveraging APIGEE policies for efficiency.* Built Monitoring Systems: Created monitoring and alerting with ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and Prometheus-Grafana for robust oversight.* Led Team Success: Grew and guided the team, hired top talent, and provided technical direction via architecture, strategy, and code reviews.
EDUCATION
The University of Burdwan
B.Sc, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
ABOUT ASHISH KUMAR S.
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