Bhuvanesh Shukla

Executive CTO/CISO leading bank and fintech technology for CBS, digital banking, infrastructure and cybersecurity across 50 branches and 1,000 employees; achieved 50% IT expense reduction and built scalable, secure digital platforms.

Provided strategic IT assessments, technology selection, software quality and cybersecurity advisory (ISO27001, PCI DSS) to BFSI clients, helping define requirements and acceptance criteria for major projects.

Led enterprise technology, core and digital banking, infrastructure and cybersecurity for a bank with 80 branches and 2,500 employees; delivered 50% IT cost optimization and scaled systems for 300% growth while building SOC and CSOC capabilities.

Headed IT and information security for a payment bank (3,000 employees), achieved 20% infrastructure cost reduction, implemented RBI-compliant security frameworks and led PCI DSS / ISO27001 certifications.

Led IT applications and infrastructure, reduced database vendor costs by 60%, cut customer service headcount by 20%, and improved application performance by 40% while managing security and enterprise architecture.

Provided global enterprise architecture, solution and pre-sales support across Microsoft platform projects and large EMEA/APAC clients, contributing to application portfolio optimization and high-risk project delivery.

Led delivery and pre-sales for .NET projects for US and UK clients, winning multiple assignments and managing onsite-offshore teams for enterprise applications and e-governance proposals.

Taught undergraduate courses in systems analysis, database management, software engineering and guided BE/ME/MCA student projects while providing industry consulting connections.

Grade: A (85%)

Post Graduate Diploma in General Management covering 21 subjects with an overall grade A (85%).

Completed certifications in Enterprise Architecture and related studies including TOGAF/EA topics.

Grade: 69%

Completed a four-year Bachelor of Computer Engineering with a final aggregate of 69%.