Shikhar Gupta

I am working as Business Development Manager for various products and services offered by TCS and have 20+ years of experience as a Trusted Advisor for multiple industries such as BFSI, TTH, Retail, Telcom, Government etc. I am working as consultant lead for various customers looking for Business Transformation across Cyber Security infrastructure. Also, I am highly interested in disruptive business models and outcome-based approaches.

Technology Head at TCS (2020-02 – Present)

• Responsible for the digital transformation across IT domain
• Responsible for the enterprise security architecture roadmap aligning with the business goals and priorities
• Responsible for translating the functional design into the security architecture for the solution
• Responsible for delivering the end-to-end security architecture and design artifacts
• Works closely with the security and IT domain architects to ensure that platform specific solutions meet the needs of all functional, security requirements and architecture design
• Works with business analysts and business owners to understand the requirements in order to design solutions
• Shares best practices and lessons learned and continuously updates the technical security architecture based on changing technologies in collaboration with other domains security architects
• Recommends and participates in the design and implementation of standards, tools, and methodologies
• Manages Security Architecture Working Groups for the development and maintenance of the EA
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business applications
• Assists with project level of effort estimations
• Understands the broad view of the organization's business applications landscape
• Recommendations and participates in 'Proof of Concept' meetings required to investigate technical possibilities to meet business needs
• Develop security strategy and roadmaps to create technical solutions
• Works with internal and external delivery teams
• Ability to communicate and work seamlessly in a global team
• Works with multiple cross-functional teams to support releases of varying size, complexity, and duration

Technical Architect at NTT Singapore Solutions Pte. Ltd. (2019-05 – 2020-12)

• Shares best practices and lessons learned and continuously updates the technical security architecture based on changing technologies in collaboration with other domains security architects
• Recommends and participates in the design and implementation of standards, tools, and methodologies
• Manages Security Architecture Working Groups for the development and maintenance of the EA
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business applications
• Assists with project level of effort estimations
• Understands the broad view of the organization's business applications landscape
• Recommends and participates in 'Proof of Concept' meetings required to investigate technical possibilities to meet business needs
• Develops security strategy and roadmaps to create technical solutions
• Works with internal and external delivery teams
• Ability to communicate and work seamlessly in a global team
• Works with multiple cross-functional teams to support releases of varying size, complexity, and duration

Technical Pre-Sales at Singtel/NCS Pte. Ltd. (2016-02 – 2019-04)

• Worked with vendors to produce anticipated outcomes. Ensured product demonstrations fully functional and ready to address customer queries.
• Provided training to staff on the use of tradeshow lead ware and reporting tools.
• Assisted in the coordination of efforts for site search, selection, and negotiations. Developed collateral materials and oversaw onsite operations for select tradeshows
• Develop an integrated solution which met customer needs
• Performed Effort estimation by using Industry defined process of Function Point Effort Estimation
• Developed Integration Architecture for various bids
• Performed Analysis of public sector markets for product market expansion
• I was involved in Strategic Alliance with subcontractors for an cost effective solution
• At times Provide solution design (If it's a Security driven Tender), solution positioning and consulting services to Customer.
• Design presentations and demonstrations
• Preparation of proposals that will include the unique solution to each customer.
• Also Work Closely with the Solution Architecture and Sales Specialist.

Systems Engineer at Dimension Data Singapore Pte. Ltd. (2015-08 – 2016-02)

• Managing design and implementation of Firewalls (Checkpoint, Cisco)
• Managing SIEM Arcsight, integration of security solution with Arcsight.
• Monitor and analyze Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to identify security issues for remediation.
• Create and track cases of IPS findings that are critical to maintain On Demands security posture.
• Create, modify, and update IPS and Security Information Management (SIM) tool rules.
• Recognizes potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises thorough reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information.
• Evaluate firewall change requests and rule sets to assess On Demands risk.
• Create and track cases of firewall rule findings that are critical to maintain On Demands security posture.
• Perform and document the results of internal and external vulnerability testing.
• Create and track cases of vulnerability findings that are critical to maintain On Demands security posture.
• Create and track cases of application vulnerability findings that are critical to maintain On Demands security posture.
• Help coordinate efforts to ensure compliance with security patch application and virus protection policies.
• Create and track cases of patch and virus protection findings that are critical to maintain On Demands security posture.
• Assists with responses to security incidents to prevent additional loss and to obtain and preserve forensic evidence.
• Participates in root cause analysis efforts to determine improvement opportunities when failures occur.
• Aid in developing security training and awareness programs and materials for both technical and non-technical computer users.
• Performs periodic audits of SOC.
• Where necessary create and maintain standard operating procedures and other similar documentation of security tools and products.
• Assists with risk analysis and risk assessments on existing and proposed systems, document findings, and recommends risk mitigation strategies.

Associate Consultant at HCL Comnet Ltd (2007-08 – 2015-07)

• Supported qualifying prospects, requirement assessments, specifications, value proposition, sales presentations and contract negotiation.
• Estimated the professional services consulting implementation scope, budget and staffing. Authored responses to Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Statements of Work (SOW) project plans, proposals and change orders for submission to Risk and Contract review.
• Involved in evaluating and choosing vendor partners for the technology delivery portion of each deal and contract.
• Offering pre-sales support to sales reps and agents
• Developing and redesigning products to meet goals and objectives of organization
• Conducting research on new products and evaluating specific

MBA in Information Technology – Shobhit University

B. Com in Commerce – Bundelkhand University