Amrit (amy) K.
VP and Global Head of Sales
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
VP and Global Head of Sales
2023 - Current
Director of Technical Sales
2019
Developing Service Sales Strategies and Steering High-Performing Cross-Functional Teams for SafeAeon’s 24x7 Turn-Key Security-as-a-Service solutions, encompassing strategy development and flawless execution to redefine industry standards.
Technical Product Manager (Security Solution)
2017 - 2019
Provide solution direction and leadership for complex security engagements for direct and outsourced clients. Work closely with sales leaders, technical leads for security technologies and delivery organizations to ensure a complete & profitable solution. Responsible for pulling together all the technical requirements and putting solutions together covering areas such as Managed SIEM, Identity, and Access, Network/Infrastructure Security, Endpoint Security, Audit and Regulation Compliance as well as overall security governance.
Information Security Engineer/Analyst
2014 - 2017
I have Worked on different projects as part of WaveStrong Professional Services Team in the capacity of Information Security Engineer/Analyst, involved all the way from scoping, planning, design, implementation and M&O phases for successful hand off maintenance to FTEs responsible.
QRadar Engineer
2015 - 2015
o Review SIEM System architecture and make recommendations based on findings o Work with enterprise teams to configure Log/Flow sources to send logs to log collectors o Create custom script and run it as a cron-job on all collectors to auto-archive when above 80% disk usage. o Audit log sources for logging discrepancies and visibility concerns and Validate logs are getting parsed correctly o Triage all warnings and errors. o Perform SIEM solution tuning, focused on reducing false-‐positives o Customize dashboards and customize reports to meet customer’s requirements o Create custom rules as per customer requirements o Create actionable Offenses with strong logic based on correlated logs and security events from other devices (FireEye, IDS, etc
NextBus provides vehicle arrival and departure information systems to passengers and managers of public transit, shuttles, and trains.
Information Security Engineer
2014 - 2015
o Create the Solution Design and Architecture for the SKLM environment o Installation and Deployment of IBM Security Key Life Cycle Manager (SKLM) in the Sally Beauty Environment o Configure I-Series and Quantum Scalar i-500 Tape Libraries with the SKLM o Migrate Keys from Quantum EKM Key Manager(Customer was using EKM key Manager for Open Systems) to the SKLM so that all the keys are managed centrally through one Key Manager o Create Key Pools to Test the Libraries(Quantum and I-Series) can successfully encrypt and decrypt a previously encrypted tape post migration o Create Steady State Documentation including Runbook, Final Architecture Document and Disaster Recovery Plan
Security Product Transition Engineer
2014 - 2014
o Assist Symantec in the transition of security services (Steady State Management and Monitoring) currently provided by Third party (HP), back to Symantec o Review the current state of HP provided services and build a transition plan for bringing the in-scope products into the Symantec GSO(Global Security Office) o Document gap assessment of the current HP-provided security services and tools o For each in-scope product (Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP), Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), Symantec Control Compliance Suite (SCCS), Symantec DLP and Symantec PGP) performed following: • Conduct Interviews and Workshops for individuals responsible for transition (HP and Symantec GSO) to understand and document current state • Review relevant policies, standards, procedures and documentation. This included reviewing Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Support processes and workflows, and overall governance of the Symantec Infrastructure Management Program -SIMP (e.g. process, escalation, support), Security Architecture, Program Documentation and Tool Configurations • Document the work performed, collected output from analysis of security infrastructure, data collected, interview output, SIMP workflows, and feedback regarding analysis of current practices • Document the Current Architecture, Steady State Runbook, Tool Configurations, Service Plan and Support and Workflow Processes • Provide knowledge transfer and conduct informal hands-on training to Symantec GSO team members o Document the future state leveraging the information collected during the evaluation and execution phase, Identify and clarify gaps in the HP SIMP as it pertains to the targeted services and toolsets.
Email Filtering Company
Raised $35,000,000.00 from TCV, Crosslink Capital, NortonLifeLock, Critical Path, Accel, Opportunity Capital Partners, Esther Dyson, Bill Joy and Thomas Weisel Partners.
Security Analyst
2011 - 2014
o Address security incidents and provide Incident Response (IR) support when analysis confirms actionable incident o Provide ongoing steady state management and troubleshooting support for in-scope security products o Resolve escalated customer and vendor issues o Develop process for gathering and reporting weekly and monthly security metrics o Develop the Security Operations Center and Incident Response manuals (Runbooks)
Portal Consultant
2009 - 2011
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
2004 - 2008