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Rom Sarpand

@romsarpand

Cybersecurity Director at Freddie Mac who modernized application security across 1,000+ application assets.

United States
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At Freddie Mac, I directed strategy, operations, and team leadership for the Enterprise Application Security program, providing security testing and vulnerability management coverage across 1,000+ internally developed application assets. I advanced SAST, SCA, DAST, and secret-scanning capabilities and strengthened security scanning integration within Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines.

Earlier at Freddie Mac, I led enterprise IAM and identity governance operations, including access certification across high-risk applications and infrastructure platforms. I also served as a Business Information Security Leader, advising on cyber risk, controls, and compliance, and translating enterprise priorities into business-aligned security guidance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Freddie Mac logoFM

Cyber Security, Director

Apr 2025 - Sep 2026 (1 year 5 months)

Directed strategy, program management, operations, and team leadership for the Enterprise Application Security program, providing security testing and vulnerability management coverage across 1,000+ internally developed application assets. Advanced enterprise AppSec capabilities and led modernization of the Application Security technology ecosystem.

Freddie Mac logoFM

Cyber Security, Senior Manager

Mar 2021 - Mar 2025 (4 years)

Served as a senior security advisor and led cyber risk advisory for the SingleFamily Division's Business Technology Office, translating enterprise security requirements, CISO priorities, and business objectives into actionable, business-aligned security strategy. Integrated enterprise cybersecurity initiatives, regulatory requirements, and control objectives into divisional technology planning and

Freddie Mac logoFM

Information Security, Manager

Aug 2013 - Feb 2021 (7 years 6 months)

Led enterprise IAM and Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) operations covering 150+ high-risk applications and 12 core infrastructure platforms, including access provisioning, privileged access, roles and entitlements, and access certification. Directed enterprise-wide access certification and revocation campaigns using SailPoint IDMS and drove key elements of the enterprise SailPoint IIQ t

Freddie Mac logoFM

Information Security, Senior

Mar 2010 - Jul 2013 (3 years 4 months)

Led enterprise risk-based access certification and recertification activities across 25,000+ accounts and resources spanning 180+ applications and platforms, affecting approximately 75% of the enterprise user population and supporting SOX, ITGC, and corporate security requirements. Supported enterprise migration to SailPoint IIQ and strengthened audit/control execution through requirements develop

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Maryland Global Campus logoUC

University of Maryland Global Campus

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

2009 - 2011

Pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Graduate School of Management and Technology.

George Mason University logoGU

George Mason University

Bachelor of Science, Information Technology

2001 - 2006

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a concentration in Information Security and Network Administration.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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