Krutika Vadlakonda

About Krutika Vadlakonda

Security and Assurance leader with 13+ years of experience driving cloud security, risk, and compliance programs for global enterprises. At Amazon Web Services, I lead high-impact assurance engagements for strategic customers, enabling the secure migration of highly sensitive, mission-critical, and regulated workloads to the cloud.I partner closely with executive stakeholders to shape audit strategy, resolve complex security challenges, and align regulatory requirements with business outcomes. My work spans building and scaling global programs, including spearheading an AI-powered due-diligence platform that reduced assessment timelines by 80%, and establishing learning and development frameworks that strengthen team capability and execution at scale.Previously, I led regional and global security assurance initiatives across IAM, data protection, incident response, and infrastructure security, driving measurable risk reduction and revenue growth. Across roles in AWS, consulting, and assurance, I bring a consistent focus on strategic execution, cross-functional leadership, and building high-performing teams to help organizations move faster in the cloud without compromising security or trust.Industry certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Certified Security Specialty, CISM, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CompTIA Security +, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist

Experience

1. Aws Customer Security Assurance Manager

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Nov 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Lead Assurance Engagement Portfolio for strategic AWS customers, enabling the migration of highly sensitive, mission-critical, and regulated workloads to the cloud.• Engage with executive leadership to negotiate engagement scope, audit contracts, and resolution of audit findings• Spearheaded global initiatives to design and launch an AI-powered due-diligence platform, automating customer and vendor assessments across AWS and reducing completion time by 80%• Established learning and development programs, translating capability gaps into structured training plans to upskill global teams

Education

• Georgia State University

  Masters in Information Systems, Cybersecurity

  2017 — 2018

• K.J.Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology, Mumbai University

  B.E. EXTC, Electronics and telecommunication

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Building IT Process and Policy
• Microsoft Licensing
• Software Compliance
• Business Process
• Microsoft Excel
• IT Process Management
• Consulting
• Business Intelligence
• Management
• Sam
• Governance and Compliance
• Iso 27001
• Team Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Business Development
• IT Audit
• Business Analysis
• Risk Consulting
• Software Contract Review
• Software Lifecycle Management
• Microsoft Office
• Software Asset Management
• Microsoft Audit
• Cobit
• Vendor Management
• Information Assurance
• Software License Review
• IT Advisor