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Santhosh Reddy Purumandla
Information Security- RM & BR
Celina, TX, United States
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Experience:
The ISM's job is composed of a variety of activities, including operational and strategic activities in support of the Cybersecurity program initiatives, such as :
• Strategic support
• Security liaison
• Architecture/ Engineering Support & Auditing
• Operational Support
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
2021 : Present
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Information Security- RM & BR
• Responsible for all aspects of the program including, business impact analysis, risk assessment, recovery strategy, plan building, exercising and crisis response.
• Conduct risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify vulnerable areas within the Firm’s core business functions, systems, and applications.
• Works closely with all business units to coordinate and develop critical business processes to ensure a state of readiness in the event of a disaster or business disruption.
• Responsible for overall enterprise-wide framework and methodology, awareness, training, liaison with external agencies and emergency response organizations.
2020 : 2021
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Coordinated Business solutions and Information Technology design and engineering, Emergency Operations, Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Planning, Crisis, Contingency Planning, and Disaster Recovery design solutions, Business Practice and service offerings development, Information and Program/Project Management, IT Portfolio Management and Risk/Issues/Mitigation Management
• Developed an enterprise risk management tool to assess security, business continuity and other operational risks to the company.
• Partnered with Risk management and Facilities to assess site risk and develop mitigation strategies to reduce property and business interruption insurance premiums.
• Managed multiple orders to ensure that they are delivered on time, within budget and to the Clients satisfaction.
• Increased global awareness of business continuity and emergency response through conducting seminars, participating in employee benefit fairs and promoting business continuity website.
• Engaged with business partners to develop new business continuity plans for the corporate headquarters, field employees and international business functions.
• Conducted quarterly communication meetings and coordinating disaster preparedness training.
• Partnered with IT to develop an IT incident management plan. Participated in an IT disaster recovery task force to assess and mitigate risk due to lack of an effective disaster recovery strategy.
• Worked with management to ensure that as new equipment, facilities, services and systems are installed that the disaster recovery issues are addressed.
With expert risk management and system creation skills, I designed a tool that catapulted levels of security to new heights.
- My top accomplishments here also include significantly increasing awareness on a global scale by conducting trainings, seminars, and benefits fairs, and by spearheading a quarterly committee.
2016 : 2020
Cognizant
Sr. Delivery Manager, DR and BCP Manager
• Managed the efforts of infrastructure, server, and applications recovery plans.
• Developed and wrote IT DR Policy and Standards documents.
• Wrote and managed IT Command Center Guide and Exercise Activity Runbook.
• Responsible for headcount management and hiring decisions.
• Conducted site assistance visits identifying critical assets, system interdependencies, cyber vulnerabilities.
• Communicated with management on findings that led to heightened security awareness.
• Coordinated and facilitated Disaster Recovery testing for business units/critical systems. Provided guidance and wrote policy in support of standardization for System Recovery.
• Consulted and provided guidance to business units regarding vendors, service level agreements, contracts regarding recovery, and blanket agreement.
• Consistently improved the identification, evaluation, control, and minimization of loss and damages.
2014 : 2016
HCL America
Consultant
- I employed my extensive skill set in risk mitigation and compliance management in order to decrease and avoid incidents.
- My advanced knowledge of security standards enabled me to consult management, teams, and stakeholders on best practices and procedures.
- The frameworks and systems I created were world class as I utilized new and improved CAs and software.
- My top accomplishments here also include fully protecting all internal systems, networks, and applications on a daily basis, and resolving security issues on a global scale.
2013 : 2014
HCL Technologies (Infrastructure Services Division)
Consultant
• Strategic support
• Security liaison
• Architecture/ Engineering Support & Auditing
• Operational Support
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
2021 : Present
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Information Security- RM & BR
• Responsible for all aspects of the program including, business impact analysis, risk assessment, recovery strategy, plan building, exercising and crisis response.
• Conduct risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify vulnerable areas within the Firm’s core business functions, systems, and applications.
• Works closely with all business units to coordinate and develop critical business processes to ensure a state of readiness in the event of a disaster or business disruption.
• Responsible for overall enterprise-wide framework and methodology, awareness, training, liaison with external agencies and emergency response organizations.
2020 : 2021
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Coordinated Business solutions and Information Technology design and engineering, Emergency Operations, Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Planning, Crisis, Contingency Planning, and Disaster Recovery design solutions, Business Practice and service offerings development, Information and Program/Project Management, IT Portfolio Management and Risk/Issues/Mitigation Management
• Developed an enterprise risk management tool to assess security, business continuity and other operational risks to the company.
• Partnered with Risk management and Facilities to assess site risk and develop mitigation strategies to reduce property and business interruption insurance premiums.
• Managed multiple orders to ensure that they are delivered on time, within budget and to the Clients satisfaction.
• Increased global awareness of business continuity and emergency response through conducting seminars, participating in employee benefit fairs and promoting business continuity website.
• Engaged with business partners to develop new business continuity plans for the corporate headquarters, field employees and international business functions.
• Conducted quarterly communication meetings and coordinating disaster preparedness training.
• Partnered with IT to develop an IT incident management plan. Participated in an IT disaster recovery task force to assess and mitigate risk due to lack of an effective disaster recovery strategy.
• Worked with management to ensure that as new equipment, facilities, services and systems are installed that the disaster recovery issues are addressed.
With expert risk management and system creation skills, I designed a tool that catapulted levels of security to new heights.
- My top accomplishments here also include significantly increasing awareness on a global scale by conducting trainings, seminars, and benefits fairs, and by spearheading a quarterly committee.
2016 : 2020
Cognizant
Sr. Delivery Manager, DR and BCP Manager
• Managed the efforts of infrastructure, server, and applications recovery plans.
• Developed and wrote IT DR Policy and Standards documents.
• Wrote and managed IT Command Center Guide and Exercise Activity Runbook.
• Responsible for headcount management and hiring decisions.
• Conducted site assistance visits identifying critical assets, system interdependencies, cyber vulnerabilities.
• Communicated with management on findings that led to heightened security awareness.
• Coordinated and facilitated Disaster Recovery testing for business units/critical systems. Provided guidance and wrote policy in support of standardization for System Recovery.
• Consulted and provided guidance to business units regarding vendors, service level agreements, contracts regarding recovery, and blanket agreement.
• Consistently improved the identification, evaluation, control, and minimization of loss and damages.
2014 : 2016
HCL America
Consultant
- I employed my extensive skill set in risk mitigation and compliance management in order to decrease and avoid incidents.
- My advanced knowledge of security standards enabled me to consult management, teams, and stakeholders on best practices and procedures.
- The frameworks and systems I created were world class as I utilized new and improved CAs and software.
- My top accomplishments here also include fully protecting all internal systems, networks, and applications on a daily basis, and resolving security issues on a global scale.
2013 : 2014
HCL Technologies (Infrastructure Services Division)
Consultant
Company:
Commonwealth Care Alliance
About
As a highly accomplished professional, I am greatly looking forward to bringing my strengths to your team! With over 14 years of impressive experience and achievements, you will find that I have been a valuable asset to every organization I have worked for. I have an established history of creating systems and solutions that minimize risk, as well as a natural talent and passion for doing so. My additional areas of expertise include DR and BCP, strategic analysis, RISK and Compliance, stakeholder management, and project management. I am seeking to apply my comprehensive knowledge base and skill set towards the positive progress of a any company I work for. Please read on for more about me, and the array of talents that I can and will bring to the table.
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