Vikrant Rai Gupta

Experience

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  Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2001

  Officer
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  Churchill Asset Management

  Aug 2001 - Jul 2004

  System Analyst

  Defined and coordinated the testing procedures execution, and developed test cases to serve the overall quality assurance process. Deployed, maintained, and troubleshooted core business applications, including application servers, associated hardware, endpoints, and databases.

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  UBS

  Jul 2004 - Aug 2006

  Support Specialist

  Actively monitored incidents, problems and change work queues and responded to Data Center issues within the global Data Center and Mission Critical Facility estate using established protocols to coordinate resource or vendor response. Deal with local regulators for regular System IT audits, Technical Enhancements, Functional updates and various other regulatory requirements.

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  Barclays

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2006

  Senior Executive

  Ensured full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

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  NatWest

  Dec 2006 - Jun 2023

  Vice President

  Currently, I am entrusted with governing Application Security Testing (Penetration Testing), PCI-DSS standards, Risk Management, Cloud Security and Security Monitoring Services while serving as an expert panelist for Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Information Security, and Hadoop. I find new and innovative ways to automate manual risk identification and mitigation processes and coordinate major system upgrade projects, thus increasing operational efficiency and service quality multifold.I also perform Information Security Audits as per IS Audit Standards to adhere to information systems compliances and their implementation. I catalyze various Change Management initiatives as a process specialist to help the organization adapt to a DevOps culture. Show less

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  SpringPeople

  Jun 2023 - now

  Free Lancing & Corporate Consultant