Geethu Jayan, Assistant Manager

Geethu Jayan

Assistant Manager

KPMG

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science And Engineering
Experience
9 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 0 Months

Assistant Manager at KPMG
  • India - Kerala
  • My current job since July 2022

 I have acquired team management skills by leading a team as part of Internal/External Audit evaluations for multiple listed as well as non-listed clients across industries and geographies including oil and gas, manufacturing, IT, Hospitality and Banking/Finance domain. Responsibilities included testing design and operation efectiveness of the IT general controls across applications and infrastructure such as cloud platforms like AWS, Azure etc.  Managed stakeholders in meeting their technology, audit, risk management,
identification of technology risk profiles and guiding them to mitigate risk.  I have performed SOC1/SOC 2 attestation audits (ISAE 3402/ SSAE18) for business process and technology service providers across India, Australia, US, UK. Responsibilities included testing and documentation of general it controls pertaining to physical access, environmental security, application change management/SDLC, incident management, backup and restoration, vulnerability management and trust service criteria like security, availability etc.

Lead -IT Auditor at LULU Financial Group (PDD)
  • India - Kerala
  • January 2020 to July 2022

 I have actively contributed to the implementation of the Information Security Management System (ISMS). My responsibilities encompassed guiding stakeholders in creating asset inventories, conducting risk assessments, and formulating the Risk Control Matrix. I played a key role in preparing Audit Charters and Plans, conducting risk-based audits against standards such as ISO 27001, IT General Controls and conducting Audit committee. Additionally, I provided valuable assistance in regulatory and compliance audits.

Information Security Analyst at Kenz Engineering Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • July 2016 to November 2018

 I got an opportunity to implement Information Security Management System (ISMS) implementation from scratch. My duties involved creating asset inventory, conducting asset-based risk assessments, preparing Risk Control Matrix (RCM), BCP/DR building policies and procedures as per ISO 27001 standards.

Research Associate at IIITMK - Trivandrum
  • India - Kerala
  • November 2012 to January 2015

 Involved in conducting workshop on Cyber Security, Web Application Security and Desktop Security for making general awareness among the public in association with Mirox India, CERT-K And KSITM. Improved research skills around OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and Virtual labs are being set up for practicing vulnerabilities like SQL injection and Cross site scripting and have excellent knowledge in this area.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science And Engineering
  • at Mahatma Gandhi University (kottayam)
  • May 2024

MG University: Computer Science and Engineering

Master's degree, Computer security
  • at Newcastle University
  • January 2024

Master of Science: Computer Security and Resilience

Master's degree, Master of Science:
  • at Newcastle University
  • January 2024
Master's degree, Master of Science:
  • at NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
  • January 2012
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering
  • at SNGCE, Kadayiruppu, Mahatma Gandhi University
  • May 2009

Specialties & Skills

Compliance Audits
Security Audits
ISO 27001
SOC Attestaion Audits
SOX Audits
Project Management
Team Management
General IT Controls (ITGC/GITC)
Information Security Audits(ISO 27001)
IT Application Audits
ESG Audits (BRSR Core, SASB, TCFD, ESRS)
Technology Risk Audits
Governance Risk and Compliance
Internal/External/ Regulatory compliance Audits

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

ISACA
  • Member
  • January 2020

Training and Certifications

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (Certificate)
Certified Information System Auditor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2023
Valid Until:
January 2027

Hobbies

  • Workouts, Driving, Cooking