Balaji Kubendran Director Network Security

Infrastructure Security Manager

Guidewire Software

Oct 2024 - Current (2 years 1 month)

Key Deliverables:
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AI Leveraged Vulnerability Management
Designed and implemented AI-assisted vulnerability management workflows to automate vulnerability triage, risk prioritization, validation, and remediation tracking across cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
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AI Risk Prioritization
Leveraged AI-based contextual risk analysis to prioritize vulnerabilities based on CVSS, exploitability, business criticality, asset exposure, and threat intelligence, reducing remediation effort on low-risk findings.
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AI Compliance
Developed AI-assisted security compliance validation processes to continuously assess infrastructure against ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and organizationa

Director - Network Security

SonicWall

Aug 2020 - Mar 2024 (3 years 8 months)

Provided innovative leadership to motivated teams, cultivating a collaborative and an innovative environment that fulfills corporate objectives set by the organization.
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Maximized efficiency and ensured seamless operations through leveraging my technical knowledge in Cloud Solutions, Automation & Self Provisioning, Global Data Center Operations, Network Security, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

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SonicWall

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Senior Unix Administrator

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Manager - Information Systems & Technology

SonicWall

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SonicWall

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Sr. System and Network Admin

Sysmec Technologies India Ltd.,

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Lead System Administrator

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