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Roopam Dhawan

@roopamdhawan

Cyber security engineer specializing in detection, response, and cloud security operations.

United Kingdom
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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior security role focused on detection, incident response, and cloud security within a compliance-driven organization that values measurable risk reduction and continuous improvement.

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

IL

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.

IL

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.

IS

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.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University College London logoUL

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.

JT

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 logoLU

Lucknow University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

1998 - 2001

Completed Bachelor of Science in Computer Science covering programming, systems, and software fundamentals.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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