Kiran Arya

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ABOUT KIRAN ARYA

I’m an experienced Information Security Leader with over 20 years of success delivering secure systems design, cyber risk management, and enterprise security architecture across financial services, automotive, energy, and luxury retail.Currently at Burberry, I’m leading the improvement of cyber risk practices and modernising security controls across a global enterprise. My work spans security strategy, risk governance, architecture oversight, third-party risk, and operational security leadership.I bring a strong track record of working closely with C-level executives, architects, and delivery teams to embed security from design through to execution. I’ve built and led high-performing teams, delivered complex multi-million-pound security programmes, and enhanced cyber resilience in highly regulated industries.I’m CISSP and ITIL certified, with deep hands-on and strategic experience across frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and the CIS Critical Security Controls.Core competencies:• Cyber risk management & threat modelling• Enterprise & solution security architecture• Security strategy and governance• Third-party / supply chain security (including procurement engagement)• Cloud architecture & cloud-native security controls• NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001 implementation & audits• Secure systems design and technical assurance• Security programme delivery & transformation• Security operations & incident response leadership• Stakeholder engagement from engineering to the boardroom• Authoring of SoWs, RFIs/RFPs, and commercial agreementsI’m passionate about simplifying cyber risk for non-technical audiences and helping organisations make secure-by-design decisions.