Prakash Maheepathy

Director-level Cybersecurity and Identity & Access Management (IAM) leader with over 25 years of experience driving enterprise risk reduction, identity governance, and compliance management. Proven track record implementing SailPoint IdentityIQ solutions, onboarding complex applications, and developing custom workflows, rules, and forms using Bean Shell, Java, Perl, PowerShell, and SQL. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to embed robust governance frameworks and mitigate risk across high-impact platforms and external collaboration tools.

Recognized for combining deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to safeguard critical business assets and accelerate secure digital transformation, consistently strengthening organizational security posture through AI-driven threat detection, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) strategies.

Director – Software Engineering (Cyber Security, Identity Access Management, Risk Reduction) - Fidelity Investments - Bangalore, India

(2022-02 - 2026-06)

• Led and mentored a high-performing team of software engineers and security specialists, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in DevSecOps practices, resulting in a 20% increase in team productivity.
• Directed engineering teams in deploying agentic AI-driven anomaly detection systems, reducing false positives by 40% and enabling autonomous incident triage across enterprise SOC environments, improving detection rates by 25%.
• Designed and implemented agentic AI-powered identity governance models, automating 60% of access control decisions and lowering insider threat exposure by 30%.
• Implemented advanced Cloud Security Architecture principles to secure cloud-native applications and infrastructure, reducing cloud-related security incidents by 15% and improving compliance scores by 10%.
• Provided Scrum Master support for internal IAM initiatives — sprint planning, backlog grooming, standups, retrospectives, and dependency tracking across workstreams.
• Coordinated IAM program activities spanning authentication, authorization, governance, access controls, and certification readiness, ensuring alignment with service delivery goals.
• Maintained project plans, status reports, decision logs, and meeting notes, delivering executive-ready updates on prioritized IAM initiatives.
• Supported IAM roadmap execution — intake, prioritization, dependency management, and progress tracking — while building repeatable governance routines, dashboards, and templates to improve consistency at scale.
• Partnered with service owners, product managers, tech teams, and risk stakeholders to track priorities, clear blockers, and streamline processes, handoffs, and delivery discipline.
• Leveraged automation tooling and workflow/reporting automation to cut manual effort and speed up program delivery.
• Coordinated readiness and adoption for IAM service changes, including stakeholder communication, documentation, and transition planning.
• Tracked KPIs with service owners to show execution progress and control effectiveness, and supported audit/compliance efforts by organizing evidence and tracking remediation to closure.
• Directed mitigation programs addressing high-risk platforms and external collaboration tools, embedding identity governance controls and compliance workflows that reduced exposure to cyber threats by 25%, strengthened audit posture by 15%, and safeguarded enterprise collaboration environments.
• Managed the full IAM lifecycle, including business workflows and compliance, ensuring secure and efficient access governance for over 100,000 users.
• Successfully onboarded 50+ complex applications into SailPoint IdentityIQ and built custom forms, rules, and workflows using BeanShell, Java, Perl, PowerShell, and SQL, reducing manual access provisioning time by 40%.
• Implemented non-human identity governance by onboarding 10,000+ service accounts, APIs, and RPA identities into SailPoint IdentityIQ, embedding lifecycle workflows and RBAC policies to ensure compliance with SOX and PCI DSS, reducing audit findings by 35%.
• Directed risk reduction for non-human identities across cloud and collaboration platforms by automating credential rotation, enforcing least privilege access, and embedding policy-as-code guardrails, reducing audit findings by 30% and strengthening Zero Trust posture.
• Achieved SailPoint certifications in IdentityIQ with specialization in operational account governance, implementing automated manager review workflows and service account certifications to strengthen compliance, reduce audit findings by 20%, and enforce accountability across enterprise IAM programs.

Director – Software Engineering (Cyber Security, Identity Access Management, Risk Reduction) - Fidelity Investments - North Carolina, USA

(2018-02 - 2022-02)

• Directed the development and implementation of enterprise-wide cybersecurity and IAM strategies, resulting in a 25% reduction in critical security vulnerabilities and a 15% decrease in the Vulnerability Management backlog.
• Led global, cross-functional engineering teams (architecture, product, SRE, SecOps) of 50+ engineers in delivering secure, scalable platforms, achieving 99.9% uptime and a 20% improvement in deployment frequency through robust DevSecOps pipelines.
• Designed and operationalized end-to-end Joiner, Mover, Leaver (JML) life cycle workflows in SailPoint IIQ, integrating authoritative HR sources to automate provisioning, re-certification, and access revocation, reducing on-boarding errors by 40% and access-related audit findings by 30%.
• Owned and modernized the enterprise IAM portfolio (SailPoint IIQ, Azure AD/Entra, PAM, SSO/MFA, Federation), driving lifecycle modernization and consolidation, leading to a 20% reduction in redundant systems and enhanced Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
• Architected and enforced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), least-privilege, and segregation-of-duties policies, integrating with HRIS and authoritative sources for JML automation, reducing manual intervention by 50% and strengthening overall security posture.

Principal – Software Engineering (Cyber Security, Identity Access Management, Risk Reduction) - Fidelity Investments (via Synergy Global Technologies Inc.) - North Carolina, USA

(2014-12 - 2018-02)

• Defined and executed multi-year cybersecurity and IAM strategy, aligning with business goals, regulatory obligations, and enterprise architecture, resulting in a 15% reduction in critical security vulnerabilities and a 10% decrease in Vulnerability Management backlog.
• Led global, cross-functional engineering teams (architecture, product, SRE, SecOps) of 50+ engineers to deliver secure, scalable platforms, achieving 99.9% uptime and a 20% improvement in deployment frequency, while embedding Security Architecture principles.
• Designed and operationalized end-to-end JML lifecycle workflows in SailPoint IIQ, integrating authoritative HR sources to automate provisioning, re-certification, and access revocation, reducing onboarding errors by 40% and access-related audit findings by 30%.
• Owned the enterprise IAM portfolio (SailPoint IIQ, Azure AD/Entra, PAM, SSO/MFA, Federation), driving lifecycle modernization and consolidation, leading to a 20% reduction in redundant systems and enhanced Cloud Security posture.
• Architected and enforced RBAC, least-privilege, and segregation-of-duties policies, integrating with HRIS and authoritative sources for joiner/mover/leaver automation, reducing manual intervention by 50% and strengthening Vulnerability Management.

Risk Consultant, Solution and Data Architect - Lantronix Inc. (via Suresh InfoTech) - India

(2010-03 - 2014-10)

• Led comprehensive risk assessments across enterprise processes, applications, and data flows, identifying critical compliance, cyber security, and operational resilience gaps, reducing identified risks by 25% and improving Vulnerability Management.
• Developed and executed risk mitigation strategies aligned with ISO 27001, GDPR, and internal governance frameworks, reducing exposure by 20% and improving audit readiness across business units, while incorporating Security Architecture principles.
• Created executive-level risk dashboards and reports, providing actionable insights for leadership, audit committees, and business continuity planning, leading to a 15% improvement in risk management decisions and supporting Threat Modelling.
• Designed scalable end-to-end technical solutions using Python, defining architecture, integration patterns, and technology stacks aligned with enterprise standards and performance requirements, improving system performance by 18% and ensuring robust Cloud Security.
• Authored detailed architecture artifacts

Master's in Project Management – Harrisburg State University

Master's in Information Technology – Karnataka State University