Vishrut Sharma

Cybersecurity professional with 13+ years of experience across application security, vulnerability management, security engineering, automation, and risk governance. I have worked across global banking and technology environments, combining hands-on security expertise with programme leadership, stakeholder management, and process improvement.

Most recently, as an Information Security Manager at Standard Chartered, I led cybersecurity engineering initiatives across application security and vulnerability management. I improved scanning governance and quality, reducing scan failures by ~30% and false positives by >40%. I also deployed and operationalized Qualys Gateway Service appliances supporting cloud environments, ATMs, Mac endpoints, and critical servers.

I have built security automation using Python, APIs, and Excel VBA, including a self-service scanning capability that enabled application teams to initiate API scans and retrieve reports independently. My work has involved Qualys VMDR/WAS, application security testing, vulnerability prioritization and remediation, Azure DevOps, security reporting, and cross-functional risk management.

Previously at Wipro, I helped reduce a client’s vulnerability backlog by approximately 65% while leading vulnerability management and application security activities. At Accenture, I worked extensively in application security and helped onboard and assess 200+ enterprise web applications.

I am particularly interested in senior cybersecurity roles where I can combine technical security expertise with leadership, automation, governance, and risk-based decision-making.