Swapnil Bhalerao

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ABOUT SWAPNIL BHALERAO

International Work Experience (US, Canada, UK, SG, HK, Latin America, India) of more than 17 yrs in Cyber Security & IT Risk, IT External Audit, IT Internal Audit, Project Management, IT Risk Advisory, Cyber Security Governance, IT Controls Testing, Systems Implementation and Automation that includes 6 years as Supervisor (People Manager) role.• Experience in all 3 Lines of Defense.• Around 2.5 years of experience as Head for Tech and Cyber Risk Advisory (Director Level), Line 2 defense at HSBC Canada• Around 4 years and 8 months of Cybersecurity Risk, IT controls testing, Security Governance, Issue remediation (line 1-B defense) with BMO & Scotiabank and IT Internal Audit (line 3 defense)experience with Scotiabank as well• Around 3 yrs & 9 months of IT Internal Audit Experience with TD Bank, Canada in IT Infra/Cyber, IT Apps and IT Projects. Recipient of Act for Impact Award 2014, 2015 and IT Global Audit Award 2016. • Around 2.5 years of Consulting experience with PwC Canada LLP including IT Process Audits (CSOX and External audit), Vendor Audits, Project Audits, Third Party Assurance and Business Process Controls domain (CSOX and external audit), Data migration and Data conversion. Recipient of PwC CEO Award 2013, Region Team Winner.• More than 3 years of IT Security & Risk, Business Process Change, Project Planning, Analysis, Implementation, Support, and Project Transformation work experience with Citi Technology Services India Ltd.(Citigroup) in an outsourced environment. Engaged multiple business groups within CITIGROUP US & Europe. Recipient of Citigroup CEO Award which is given to top 15 % performers in the organization.• Strong analytical and problem solving skills gained through significant hands on experience.• Proven leadership abilities with a customer centered approach with an ability to execute both technical and functional roles.• Experience with PCI-DSS, SWIFT, SOX, SOC-SSAE 18, NIST-800, ISO 27001, COBIT, COSO, FFIEC• Certifications: CISSP, CISA, CDPSE, CRISC, Azure-900(Microsoft Cloud), ITIL v3Specialties: IT Cyber Security Risk Management, IT Controls Testing, IT Issue remediation, System Implementation & Support, Project Management, Systems Development Life Cycle Methodology, Change Management & Business Transformation, Business Process Risk & Controls, IT Infra, Apps & Projects Auditing (CSOX, External Audit, Internal Audit, Operational Audit), Third Party Assurance, Vendor Audit, Data migration & Conversion