Raj P.
Innovative AI-Driven Expert DevSecOps and Cyber Security Leader @ Discover Financial Services
- Role
- Expert Cyber Security Engineer at Discover
- Location
- Reston, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Raj P.
Visionary AI-Driven DevSecOps and Cybersecurity Leader with over 15 years of experience…
Experience
Expert Cyber Security Engineer
Feb 2024 — Present
Leading a team of four engineers to develop cyber exception policies for critical services such as Google Maps, Discover API L7 and DataDog keys, while resolving secrets management issues using CyCode to strengthen security across development pipelines. Proactively engaged with application development teams and cleaned up outdated or stale GitHub branches, reducing exposed secrets by 90% from to under within three months.• Implemented DevSecure, a shift-left toolkit integrating SonarLint for real-time code quality feedback, Nexus OSS for open-source vulnerability scanning, and automated Renovate PRs to streamline dependency updates. Tracked and improved key metrics including Time-to-Detection (TTD), Developer Adoption Rate, Fix Rate (Code Quality & Security), False Positive Rate (FPR), and Impact on Build Quality.• Developed proof of concept (POC) implementations for AI-driven code generation tools, including GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Copilot, utilizing technologies such as AWS, React, TypeScript, and Python to enhance application development and document automation.• Developed a centralized Jenkins Groovy script to execute Nexus IQ Reachability Analysis (CFA), enabling automated evaluation of security waivers by determining whether components are security reachable.• Developed a suite of Cyber Nexus IQ policies—including EOL, security-critical-banned, security-EOL-life, security-inactive-license, and security-critical-severity—tailored to organizational standards, with automated proactive notifications and actions to prevent build failures and block production deployments.
Education
Quantic School of Business and Technology
Executive MBA
2021 — 2022
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
Master's degree
1995 — 1996
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
Bachelor's degree
1990 — 1994
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