Pachaiyappan Varadhan

About Pachaiyappan Varadhan

Cybersecurity engineering, operations and consulting leader with expertise in protecting the brand value of organizations through prevention of threats to its data and IT Assets from threat actors. Expertise in directing the implementation of information security strategy through holistic security solutions & controls, standards & policies, consistent monitoring of users & assets and the adoption of Defense-In-Depth strategy.Wide breadth of experience across security domains including Identity and Access Management, Threat Detection & Response, Data Privacy and Protection, Application Security, DevSecOps, Vulnerability Management, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security and Digital Transformation, Governance Risk and Compliance. Expertise in security maturity assessment, gap-analysis, influencing and obtaining consensus from business leaders, technology leaders and board, to implement and operate best-in-class business aligned Enterprise information security assurance program. Skilled in managing cloud transformation security programs on Azure, AWS and GCP. Adopting security program for M&A to Integrate, consolidate tools & operations to reduce cost. Applied knowledge of security governance, policies, procedures, frameworks, standards - ISO NIST, PCI-DSS, CSA CCM, HIPAA, GDPR, HITRUST, OWASP, SOX, SOC1/2, PbD and SbD and Zero-Trust Competency development in all security domains to sustain quality of service. Experience in vendor negotiations, contract management, alliance, and partners management. Delivery Governance, Escalation management of technical and non-technical issues. Project Financials: Budget, Revenue goal, tracking growth, operating margin, P&L. Business Development: New deals support – RFP / RFI response, solutioning, Orals / Due Diligence, Commercials & Contracts, Account Planning, mining & growth. People management: growth plans, hiring, onboarding, coaching, mentoring, performance reviews, and feedback.

Experience

1. Senior Director - Cyber Security Engineering & Services

   Infosys

   Sep 2018 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Design, implement, deploy and operate cyber security products, platforms and solutions on On-Premise and on Cloud - AWS, Azure, GCP for clients from across all verticals. Partnered to deliver service excellence and growth. Accountable for portfolio.

Education

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Science , Mathematics

• BDPS Limited

  Post Graduate Diploma, Computer Science

• University of Madras

  Master of Science , Mathematics

Skills

• Product Engineering Management
• IT Cost Optimization
• Converting Troubled Projects to Performing Projects
• Multi-Site Team Management
• Technology Pre-Sales
• Senior Executive Leadership
• Technical Recruiting
• Stakeholder Management
• Building World Class Teams
• Architecting for Performance
• Cloud Computing
• Program Management
• Information Security Engineering
• Risk Management
• Software Project Management
• People Development
• Strategic Planning
• Start-Up:Building Business Units or Practices From Ground Up
• Product Engineering
• Technical Solutioning
• Capacity Management
• Architecting for Secure Products
• Performance Engineering
• Intellectual Property
• Issues Managment
• Proposal Support
• Cost Control
• Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
• Multicultural
• Innovation Development