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Rakesh Saha

@rakeshsaha1

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DevSecOps and Application Security engineer focused on secure delivery.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking senior engineering, architecture or managerial roles where I can lead DevSecOps transformation, drive SSA frameworks, mentor teams, and implement automated secure CI/CD pipelines in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

I am a seasoned DevSecOps and application security professional with extensive experience across on-premise and cloud (AWS, Azure) environments, helping teams adopt secure development and deployment practices.

I have led SSA framework design, security maturity model creation, vulnerability assessment management, and pipeline-driven automation using tools like Jenkins, Checkmarx, SonarCloud, Anchore and SNYK.

My background spans multiple industries — banking, financial services, insurance, and healthcare — and includes roles in consulting, security COE setup, and hands-on engineering at firms such as TCS, PwC and Accenture, IIT Bombay.

I combine technical programming skills (Java, Shell, PowerShell, SpringBoot), security standards knowledge (NIST, GDPR, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001) and a track record of driving security training, threat modelling, and automated remediation to improve product security posture.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Associate Consultant

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Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

Jul 2019 - Present (6 years 4 months)

Led DevSecOps and application security initiatives across Banking, Financial Services and Healthcare, implementing SSA frameworks and pipeline-driven security that reduced insecure configurations and accelerated vulnerability remediation cycles.

DevSecOps Jenkins SCA (OWASP Dependency Check)Vulnerability Assessment

Principal Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd.

Mar 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Built SecCOE and DevSecOps lab to transform legacy security processes into a centralized, repeatable security practice and led advisory engagements to implement secure development and data protection controls.

DevSecOps Security Transformation Security Policy Incident Management Risk Assessment

Assistant Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Feb 2010 - Mar 2018 (8 years 1 month)

Delivered application product security and diagnostics tooling for Oracle suites, driving product analytics that improved system performance by 30–40% and led vulnerability assessments and pen testing for enterprise applications.

Application Security Vulnerability Assessment Vulnerability Testing Diagnostics DevSecOps API Security

Web Developer

Exa India Pvt. Ltd.

Dec 2006 - Jan 2010 (3 years 1 month)

Developed web and iOS applications and implemented SEO improvements for portals and e-commerce sites to increase online visibility and engagement.

Web Development iOS Development SEO Java JavaScript Frontend Development Databases

Research Assistant

IIT Bombay

Jun 2005 - Dec 2006 (1 year 6 months)

Conducted research and consultancy on NLP, education technology and agriculture-focused products under an IIT Bombay fellowship, producing prototypes and research outputs for applied projects.

Natural Language Processing Research Prototyping Education Technology Data Analysis Machine Learning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Research Fellowship, Research - Natural Language Processing

2005 - 2006

Research fellowship at IIT Bombay conducting research and consultancy on Natural Language Processing, education technology, and agriculture-based products (2005–2006).