Sujoy Mahalder
@sujoymahalder
Executive CISO leading regulated NBFC cybersecurity, cyber risk, GRC, and security operations with board-ready reporting.
What I'm looking for
I’m an Enterprise Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and cybersecurity executive with progressive leadership across enterprise cybersecurity strategy, information security governance, cyber risk management, GRC, and security operations in the BFSI sector.
Currently, I lead enterprise cybersecurity for a regulated NBFC supporting 5,000+ employees, 900+ branches, 42 production servers, 1,300+ endpoints, and 45 business-critical applications across hybrid infrastructure. I report directly to the Managing Director and own my organization’s cybersecurity strategy, governance, budgeting, vendor management, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, and security operations.
I translate cybersecurity risks into business decisions and board-level reporting, coordinating RBI, CERT-In, ISO/IEC 27001, and DPDP compliance and driving audit readiness. I’ve defended production systems against 200+ annual security incidents with zero material business disruption, closed 100+ audit findings, governed remediation of 300+ vulnerabilities, and deployed IBM QRadar SIEM (74 log sources), IBM Guardium DAM (40+ production databases), CyberArk PAM (20+ privileged accounts), and Kaspersky EDR across 1,300+ endpoints.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Chief Information Security Officer
Cashpor Micro Credit
Leads enterprise cybersecurity strategy, information security governance, cybersecurity budgeting, vendor management, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, and security operations for a regulated NBFC. Manages control domains, compliance with RBI/CERT-In/ISO 27001/DPDP, incident response and threat hunting, and oversees key security platforms and governance.
Cyber Security Manager
Cashpor Micro Credit
Leads enterprise security operations, governance, vulnerability management, and incident response, coordinating security controls and compliance activities across the organization.
Assistant Manager - Information Security
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
Aug 2023 - Mar 2024 (7 months)
Managed security controls and compliance activities, overseeing vulnerability governance and security monitoring operations.
L2 Network Engineer
Velocis
Feb 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Supported network operations and infrastructure availability, including firewall and VPN configuration and security configuration management.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Calcutta
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Commerce
2018 - 2020
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) at the University of Calcutta from 2018 to 2020.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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