Ajith Vijayan, Sr. Delivery Manager Cyber Security

Ajith Vijayan

Sr. Delivery Manager Cyber Security

HONEYWELL

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Higher diploma, Advance Software Engineering and Data Science
Experience
15 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 5 Months

Sr. Delivery Manager Cyber Security at HONEYWELL
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since August 2020

Delivery of Cyber security projects in line with the strategic plan and roadmap ensuring benefits alignment across all business units which includes Cloud, IAM, Networking & Infrastructure
• Engaging with Service Leaders & Finance team for Budgeting, Forecasting and cost plan and AOP updates
• Monitoring & controlling the expense against delivered and realized benefits as the progress of the project, also engaging with vendors for creating and tracking SOW and Purchase Orders
• Accountable for managing/hiring internal and external resources working on the project/program, including other project managers; number and extent of resources will vary depending on the project/program. This will include setting clear timelines and milestones, co-shaping the deliverables, resolving conflicts and dependencies, monitoring and managing risks and issues
• Oversee the protection of business information assets through the identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of information security risks including the assessment of emerging obligations and technology risks further reducing the risk of data leakage

Project Manager at MCAFEE
  • India - Bengaluru
  • October 2017 to August 2020

Took care of SAP upgrade projects where the platform and infrastructure were upgraded to the new version
• With the help of the IT team executed the development and deployment of enhanced user access capabilities under the cybersecurity program
• Lead governance and oversight of the cybersecurity program as it relates to IT Security Operations.
• Establish healthy billing and collection practices with the client’s accounts payable/finance team
• Tracking project actuals Vs the budget and reporting any variance in expected revenue and profit.
• Monitored and tracked budget, providing an ongoing challenge around scope and associated business case, and (if and when required) submit changes to the budget authorization process. Contribute to the development and maintenance of the project business case

Sr IT Operations Analyst at CISCO SYSTEMS,
  • India - Bengaluru
  • November 2014 to September 2017

• Developed and maintained a clear stakeholder map, highlighting different stakeholder needs and interaction preferences
• In conjunction with the SOC lead, defined and collected metrics / KPIs for Network Security and periodically reported to leadership on SOC events/incidents and the overall effectiveness of the cybersecurity operations program to help ensure SOC metrics are in line with risk appetite.
• Lead/Coordinate actions related to cyber/network incident response and investigation activities (triage, root cause analysis, communication); determine the severity level of incidents and course of actions to include escalation and communication. Creating Tabletop exercises for C Level executives.

Floor Technical Lead at Infinite Computer Solutions India Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2013 to November 2014

Reported to the Manager and led a team of 16 members in the role of Asst.
Manager encouraging the team to achieve the target by defining the KRA and
fulfilling the same.
• Defined strategy/policy for operation management along with
network/system/allocation security/testing, incident management, Identity
access management.
• Executed/achieved project goals by allocating the workforce based on the Project
requirement and monitoring the performance by the team.
• Develop and implement effective cyber security plans to maintain the security of
computer files against unauthorized modification, destruction, and disclosure
• Monitored the project progress & the timeline, ensuring compliance to the client
SLA requirements and discussed the same with top management.
• Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential
information during transmission and keep out tainted digital transfers
• Performed routine team administration tasks as well as people management
activities like training/awareness and one on one meeting to gauge the
performance.

Operations Head at Sigmatree Technologies
  • India - Bengaluru
  • November 2012 to July 2013

Reported to the Director and led 7 direct & 140 indirect resources to drive
operational improvements and ensured control on operational cost, maximizing
the value of the asset base.
• Monitored for continuous improvement in standards of performance & quality
within the operation, by defining/enforcing departmental policies, procedures,
and objectives
• Engaged in multiple responsibilities like Contract negotiations (ensuring
adherence to balance of value added with risk involved) and analyzed
performance data and other information for corrective action.
• Participated in regular capacity planning at the same time
identified/developed/enforced best practice strategy and executed project for
development of web-based applications
• Collaborated with Financial Manager, Facilities Manager, IT Manager and HR
department for providing the senior management with monthly, quarterly, and
yearly report.
• Performed routine team administration tasks as well as people management
activities like training/awareness for improvement in team efficiency.

MIS Analyst at Infinite Computer Solutions India Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2010 to October 2012

Reported to the Manager and led 5 resources for conducting requirements
workshops, business analysis, task/workflow analysis, business process
descriptions and Reports analysis.
• Designed suitable business plan as per client requirement, contributed in in
Service process, ensured compliance of product with consumer demands/quality
and analyzed the product revenue generation.
• Collated & structured data on performance of product/service or project in the
market and presented performance evaluation report for informed decision
making.
• Ensured the presentation of reports to the concerned LOB, submitted in regular
intervals, and assured that it adheres to quality as per client requirement.

HR & Admin at Promise Educational Society
  • India - Alappuzha
  • July 2007 to December 2008

Education

Higher diploma, Advance Software Engineering and Data Science
  • at IIIT
  • June 2024
Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communications
  • at Sri Nandhanam College of Engineering
  • May 2007

Specialties & Skills

Budget Tracking
IT Project Management
Integrated Project Delivery
IT Infrastructure Management
Business Reporting
Vendor Management
Risk Management
Leadership and Team Management
Vulnerability Management
Incident Handling
Budgeting and Resource Allocation
Project Management
Change Management

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