Piyush Maharishi
@piyushmaharishi
I build high-velocity cybersecurity programs that enable secure business transformation.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’ve led business information security at S&P Global and security programs at Pearson, aligning cyber risk, cloud adoption, and secure delivery with business priorities. Across more than 20 years in security leadership, I’ve helped organizations make resilience a business enabler rather than a constraint.
I build DevSecOps practices, secure cloud architectures across AWS and GCP, and standardized CI/CD pipelines for complex hybrid environments. As an independent consultant and Fractional CISO, I also guide startups and SMEs through SOC 2 and ISO 27001 readiness, security-stack optimization, and enterprise security reviews.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Independent Information Security Consultant
Self-employed
Nov 2025 - Present (10 months)
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provided strategic advisory as a Fractional CISO, aligning security measures with business goals for startups and SMEs.
- Led comprehensive readiness initiatives for SOC2 Type I/II and ISO 27001, achieving 100% compliance.
- Designed cost-efficient security architectures using open-source tools, ensuring enterprise-grade protection on a startup budget.
- Condu
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary liaison between the Global CISO organization and business units, ensuring alignment of security strategy with business objectives and lead the business information security program by embedding security into business processes, technology roadmaps, and strategic initiatives.
- Partner with senior executives and technology leaders to manage cyber
Roles and Responsibilities:
- As a Divisional Information Security Officer for English Learning and Workforce Skill Division, I am responsible for strategic and tactical planning of Divisional Information Security Program for both divisions.
- Responsible for managing the security program for both divisions including Secure Cloud Migration (on AWS and Google Cloud), Old Data Center Decommissi
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Worked as Security Architect for creation of Cloud Independent “Standard Architecture Model” for deployment of the application in any cloud environment i.e. AWS or GCP.
- Conceptualising and Architecting Secure Hybrid-Cloud event synchronisation to ensure delivery of APIs and Event Process of Global Learning Platform across Multiple Cloud
- Responsible for transf
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the implementation of Secure Software Development Lifecycle (S-SDLC) in Client’s Global Technology Development Center and various regional Development Centers spread across multiple countries like India, South Africa, Brazil, Turkey, China, Sri Lanka etc.
- Responsible for defining and updating Application Security and Secure Software Development pr
Roles & Responsibilities
- Establishing Application Security Process and practices in SDSI (Samsung Data System India) and transforming existing SDLC process to Secure SDLC.
- Responsible for the end-to-end security consulting (i.e from security architecture to security assessment/testing) for the products/projects Samsung SDS develops for its client
- Responsible for conducting application secur
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Shyama Prasad Vidyalaya
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Architect
Issued Jan 2021 · Expired Jan 2023
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Bachelor of Technology (B. TECH.), Information Technology
2001 - 2005
Coursera
Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations
Issued Nov 2020
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
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