About

Senior Cybersecurity & IT Governance leader with 16+ years of experience across e-Governance, enterprise, and global MNC environments. Currently serving as Sr. Consultant at Digital India Corporation, driving information security strategy for Assam's e-Governance ecosystem.

Experience7

1. DI

   Sr. Consultant – Technology Management

   Apr 2020 — Present

   Digital India Corporation / NISG, Assam e-Governance Mission

   Advised government stakeholders on cybersecurity strategy across Assam departments, aligning control roadmaps to NCIIPC and CERT-In guidance. Designed ISO 27001-aligned ISMS using risk-based controls, improving data security posture. Executed vulnerability assessments and gap analyses, driving remediation with technical teams. Launched security awareness programs to strengthen human-layer defenses.

   • Improved data security posture and boosted audit readiness through evidence-led compliance workflows.
   • Reduced exposure and improved control maturity through vulnerability assessments.
   • Strengthened security awareness across technical and non-technical staff.
2. E

   Principal Associate – Information Security

   Aug 2017 — Apr 2020

   Eurofins

   Executed penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and incident response across Eurofins global infrastructure. Built ACI data center for Eurofins US, hardening east-west traffic paths. Orchestrated SD-WAN migration with encrypted tunnels and traffic inspection.

   • Validated exposure and accelerated remediation through penetration testing.
   • Hardened east-west traffic paths and reduced lateral-movement risk.
   • Enforced routing segmentation and contained threats through SD-WAN migration.
3. C

   Associate Manager – Network Operations

   May 2016 — Aug 2017

   Cognizant

   Led a team of 13 network support engineers, maintaining high service request resolution rates. Streamlined Cisco ASA configurations, improving network performance and reliability.

   • Maintained high service request resolution rates.
   • Improved network performance and reliability through streamlined configurations.
4. A

   Senior Engineer – Network Security (L3)

   Dec 2013 — May 2016

   Accenture

   Optimized Cisco ASA & Checkpoint configurations, reducing security incidents significantly. Mentored a team of 6 network security engineers, driving high resolution rates.

   • Reduced security incidents significantly through optimized configurations.
   • Drove high resolution rates and team productivity through mentorship.
5. A

   Senior Engineer – Network Support (L2)

   Sep 2011 — Dec 2013

   Atos

   Resolved switching issues and proactively managed firewall policy changes, reducing network disruptions.

   • Reduced network disruptions through proactive management of firewall policies.
6. T(

   Asst. System Engineer

   May 2009 — Sep 2010

   Techniche (TCS Outsourcing)

   Data center management for NEVAT Project, Guwahati.

7. WI

   Customer Service Engineer

   Mar 2008 — Oct 2008

   Wipro InfoTech

   Deployed routers/switches for HDFC, ICICI, ONGC across Northeast India.

Education2

• BP

  M.Tech in Cyber Security

  2022 — 2022

  BITS Pilani

• NE

  B.E. in Computer Science

  2022 — 2007

  North Eastern Hill University

Certifications13

• CISSP

• CISA

• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

• Certified LLM Security Professional (CLLMSP)

• CCNA

• CCNP

• CCNA Security

• CPENT from EC Council

• Ethical Hacking

  IIT Kharagpur

• Project Management

  NPTEL

• Marketing

  NPTEL

• Leadership

  NPTEL

• Oracle Cloud Architect Associate