Venkateswara Rao Gali
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced cyber security professional with 15+ years of expertise in Security Operations, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Compliance, Risk, and Governance. Demonstrated ability to implement strong security measures to protect organizations from cyber threats. Proficient in identifying vulnerabilities and creating strategic solutions to reduce risks and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Skilled at leading cross-functional teams and working with stakeholders to achieve organizational security goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Information Security
Realpage
05.2021 - Current
- Developed strategic plans to mature Enterprise Security Operations, encompassing Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Security Engineering, Network Security, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), and budget planning to optimize resource allocation and effectiveness.
- Defined SMART KPI/Goals aligned with organizational objectives, while creating growth plans for information security staff to support professional development and meet evolving business needs within budget constraints.
- Collaborated with internal audit and compliance teams to achieve regulatory standards like PCI, NYDFS, and SOX. Conducted gap analyses and implemented additional security controls, balancing compliance efforts with financial considerations.
- Built and maintained vendor relationships to strengthen threat intelligence and operational readiness. Integrated security engineering and GRC improvements while adhering to budgetary guidelines.
- Designed and led security awareness programs, ensuring corporate users were trained to follow information security policies and enhance risk posture within resource limitations.
- Executed cross-functional projects to improve organizational risk posture, leveraging GRC principles, security engineering best practices, and budget planning for strategic outcomes.
Manager, Security Operations and Incident Response
Secure-24
11.2019 - 05.2021
- Expansion of Detection and Incident response capabilities and oversee daily operations.
- Improve collaboration of Local teams across global security teams to implement tools and controls.
- Improve Detection and Response capabilities by encouraging innovation and automation.
- Develop Metrics and KPI to align with changing business requirements to improve Security posture.
- Implement new use cases to enhance detection capabilities, identified through threat intel sources and business requirements.
- Handling projects related to SIEM maturity, identify actionable logs sources, content, and use case development for new detections.
Manager, Security Operations
Salesforce
07.2017 - 11.2018
- Design and review of SOPs on a continuous basis to address evolving organizational requirements.
- Design and review of Security Metrics on a periodical basis and reporting to top management and recommend measures for continuous improvement.
- Researching on Vulnerabilities, exploits and Malware and then providing early alerts to Security Engineering team along with mitigation strategy.
- Guided team during Incident response as an escalation point and coordinating with Cross Functional Teams and guiding them in both technical and operational issues.
- Mentored team on skill enhancement plans aligning to their career aspirations and addressing current skill gap in team.
Manager, Security Operations
Convergys India
08.2009 - 07.2017
- Initiated Threat Hunting program with IOCs gathered from internal and external sources and led a project to build internal malware analysis sandbox using cuckoo.
- Ensure all IS policies are followed and complied across organization. Implemented alerts to detect IS policy violations across enterprise.
- Execute security operations processes, identify and measure critical security operations metrics and continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness.
- Successfully implemented Rapid7 EDR across enterprise coordinating with all cross functional teams.
Desktop Support Engineer
PC Solutions Pvt Ltd
11.2008 - 08.2009
Facilities Management Engineer
Netpro Solutions Ltd
12.2006 - 10.2008
Out Sourcing Consultant
Bajaj Finance Ltd
09.2005 - 10.2006
Junior Administrator
Mukkamala Solutions Ltd
10.2003 - 09.2005
Computer Operator
Mercury Medicare
06.2001 - 09.2003
Education
BSc -
Electronics
04.2001
Skills
- Strategic issue analysis
- Team leadership
- Technology operations oversight
- Malware prevention strategies
- Crisis response coordination
- Threat monitoring expertise
- Compliance oversight
- Strategic governance
- Risk management
- Mitigation strategies for vulnerabilities
- Application vulnerability assessment
- Information security engineering
Certification
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor September 2023
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Certificate Feb 2019
- NIST CSF v2 Nov 2024
- CHFI certification Nov 2019
Timeline
Director, Information Security
Realpage
05.2021 - Current
Manager, Security Operations and Incident Response
Secure-24
11.2019 - 05.2021
Manager, Security Operations
Salesforce
07.2017 - 11.2018
Manager, Security Operations
Convergys India
08.2009 - 07.2017
Desktop Support Engineer
PC Solutions Pvt Ltd
11.2008 - 08.2009
Facilities Management Engineer
Netpro Solutions Ltd
12.2006 - 10.2008
Out Sourcing Consultant
Bajaj Finance Ltd
09.2005 - 10.2006
Junior Administrator
Mukkamala Solutions Ltd
10.2003 - 09.2005
Computer Operator
Mercury Medicare
06.2001 - 09.2003
BSc -
Electronics
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