Ankit Singh

ankitsingh108@gmail.com
+919890910807

Cyber Security Professional

Insightful, results-driven IT security professional having ‘Master’s degree in Information
Security’, with notable success - directing a broad range of corporate IT security initiatives while
participating in planning, analyzing, and implementing solutions in support of business
objectives. Experience in technical as well as management aspects of security with specialization
in Cloud Security, analyzing IT risks and designing controls to mitigate risks. Hands-on
experience in IS Audits (both internal and external). Outstanding team member; able to
coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and guiding
teams.

Professional Experience:
1: Organization: Deloitte India January 2018 - Present
Designation: Assistant Manager
Responsibility:
 Improvising overall cyber security posture of client IT infrastructure covering all the
domains of security – for an Energy and Resource sector client based out of South Africa.
 Performing cyber security maturity assessment for different industry sectors, covering all
major framework (including NIST, FFIEC, NYDFS, PCIDSS, etc.).
 Developing framework for Vendor Risk Assessment for leading telecom and
manufacturing organization based out of Finland.
 Cyber security controls review for IT infrastructure and Plant Technical System (PTS)
/Industrial Control System (ICS) / SCADA/ OT (operational technology).
 Data Centre audits (based on TIA 942) for both IT and Non-IT components (Electrical,
Mechanical, Telecommunication and Architectural) for major telecom client based out in
South Africa, Ghana and Cameroon.
 Implementing Cyber Security framework including formulation of policies, procedures
and control matrixes for organizations based out of African continent.

2: Organization: Ernst & Young August 2016 – January 2018

Designation: Senior Cyber Security Consultant
Clients: Multiple Clients (Most of them are fortune 500 companies)
Responsibility:
 Assessment of BCP-DR for organizations aligned to manufacturing sector
 Assessment of vulnerability and patch management process for organization aligned to
financial sector
 Evaluating the maturity level of an organization based on NIST Cyber Security
Framework.
 Working on proposals for cyber insurance, data privacy and GDPR
 Engagements on ISO27001
 Testing of ITGC controls (Logical Access, Manage Change)
  Analysing security (baseline configuration) of database, operating system and network.
 Data analytics assignments for US clients. Key deliverables are: Performing Journal
Entry testing for US clients using ACL, SQL, GAT etc. tools.
 Through communication of assessment results, provides accurate reporting to managers
and assist managers in client walkthrough calls and take lead in evidence management
and report documentation.

3: Organization: IBM India Pvt Ltd, Pune, India, Dec 2014 – July 2016
Designation: SOX & Security Consultant (Security Strategy, Risk & Compliance)
Client: Vodafone Group Services Limited, United Kingdom
Responsibilities:
 Responsible for performing a comprehensive program of compliance monitoring services
in IT SOX 404 Audits, IT Internal Audit, business process/application controls
testing.
 Responsible for delivery of all testing of ITGCCs and application/business controls as
it relates to SOX controls testing lifecycle.
 Through communication of controls results, provides accurate reporting to assistant
managers and managers, that the controls for processes are designed adequately and
effective in, accomplishing stated objectives.
 Responsible for maintaining and managing all documentation related to control testing.
 Assist team leader and assistant manager client walkthrough calls and take lead in
evidence management and control documentation.

Education and Credentials:

Academic Dossier:

 Master of Engineering: ME (2012-2014) in Information Security from Thapar

University with CGPA of 8.58.
 Bachelors: B.Tech (2008-2012) in Computer Science from SRMSCET (UPTU) with
70.76%.
 Senior Secondary: from ST. Don Bosco College (CBSE), Lakhimpur, with 74% in 2007.
 Matriculation: from ST. Don Bosco College (CBSE), Lakhimpur, with 77.8% in 2005.

Achievements:

Professional:
 Outstanding Individual Performer By Deloitte India 2018-19
 Move the Dot ( twice – individual and team) - 2019
 Above and Beyond by Deloitte India - 2018
 Applause Award by Deloitte India - 2018
  Extra Miler Award by EY (Cyber Security), 2017: For grabbing engagement on Home
IoT devices and its applications to financial institutions.
 Extra Miler Award by EY (Cyber Security), 2017: For engagements on BCP-DR and
Vulnerability and Patch Management.
 Deep Skill Adder Award by IBM, 2016
 Excellent rating by IBM after completion of 1 year.

Academics:
 ‘A’ Grade in Thesis work on Cloud Security.
 Dr. J. K. Pal IEEE Award for 2014, for the Best Student in Thapar University under
Delhi Section.
 President IEEE Computer Society, Thapar University (Nov 12 - June 14).
 Among four students selected for University Scholarship (Thapar University).
 Only student in batch getting ‘A’ grade in Ethical Hacking.
 Among 4 Student with ‘A’ grade in Cloud Security.

Certifications:
 CEHv8
 COBIT 5

Publications:
 SCIE Publication: L. Zuo, N. Kumar, H. Tu, A. Singh, N. Chilamkurti, S.
Rho, “Detection and Analysis of Secure Intelligent Universal Designated
Verifier Signature Scheme for Electronic Voting System”, The Journal of
Supercomputing, Springer, SCIE, Impact Factor=0.91, DOI 0.1007/s11227-014-
1149-2.

Extra-Curricular:
 Placement Coordinator, ME (Information Security).
 Publicity Head, 3-day Workshop on Wireless Network Simulation using NS2 (Sponsored
by IEEE Computer Society Chapter India Council).
 Professional Member of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (35947b5).
 Member IEEE Computer Society of India (Nov 12 to Present).
 Attended 4th IEEE International Advanced Computing Conference - IACC 2014.
 Developed software for registration which runs on national level cultural festival and
sports meet in SRMSCET, Bareilly (UP).
 Successfully Co-ordinated MINI- CRICKET in AAMOD (National level sports meet) in
2011.
 Attended “CYBER SECURITY”, and “INSOMNI HACK”, a national level workshop
organized by IIT ROORKEE in March 2011.