Roopam Dhawan
@roopamdhawan
Cyber security engineer specializing in detection, response, and cloud security operations.
What I'm looking for
I am a cyber security engineer with 20+ years of IT and cloud operations experience and a current MSc in Information Security from UCL. I build and enhance detection and response capabilities, design monitoring platforms, lead incident investigations, and align detection strategy with business and compliance needs such as ISO27001, GDPR, NIST, and PCI-DSS.
My background includes designing automated detection workflows, tuning monitoring rules, threat modelling, and cloud security for hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes/OpenShift). I research privacy-preserving techniques for LLM security and have delivered measurable improvements in service efficiency, MTTR reduction, and compliance-driven security transformations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Cloud & IT Operations Manager
IBM Expert Labs
Jul 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 1 month)
Led customer engagements handling 150+ cases monthly and directed secure operations for 200+ cloud environments, improving service efficiency and reducing escalations by 40% while reducing MTTR by 30% through automated detection workflows and incident playbooks.
Cloud Infrastructure & Security Admin
IBM Expert Labs
Sep 2021 - Jul 2023 (1 year 10 months)
Maintained and secured containerized hybrid-cloud environments (OpenShift), implemented log collection and anomaly detection, and performed RCA to resolve performance and security incidents to ensure high availability and stability.
Senior Information Server Cloud Operations Lead
IBM Expert Labs
Apr 2018 - Sep 2021 (3 years 5 months)
Administered IBM Information Server on cloud for subscription-managed offerings, developed monitoring dashboards and detection logic for access control violations, and coordinated cross-timezone investigations for high-severity incidents.
Cloud Operations & Monitoring Lead
IBM Expert Labs
Jul 2016 - Apr 2018 (1 year 9 months)
Evaluated and selected monitoring tools and implemented observability solutions for 150+ IBM Cloud environments, achieving 99.9% uptime through dashboards, correlation rules, and automated alerts to enhance proactive detection.
Data Analyst
IBM Global Services
Mar 2013 - Jul 2016 (3 years 4 months)
Analyzed user requirements and developed complex SQL queries and custom reports to extract and present accurate enterprise data, improving stakeholder decision-making by reducing reporting errors and refining query performance.
ETL & BI Lead
IBM Global Services
Jul 2009 - Mar 2013 (3 years 8 months)
Led a team of 6 ETL/BI engineers to design and optimize end-to-end ETL solutions, automating data integration and reporting to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across enterprise workflows.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University College London
Master of Science, Information Security
2024 -
Activities and societies: Dissertation on Format-Preserving Encryption for LLM privacy; projects on smart meter security, app security, ICS segmentation, and governance compliance.
Pursuing MSc in Information Security with research on privacy-preserving techniques for LLM security and regulatory compliance.
J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology
Master of Science, Computer Science
2001 - 2003
Completed MSc in Computer Science focusing on advanced computing topics and foundational research.
Lucknow University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
1998 - 2001
Completed Bachelor of Science in Computer Science covering programming, systems, and software fundamentals.
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