Balu Arumugam's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

currently a Head of Global Security Architecture/ Chief Security Architect at Mars. As Chief Security Architect for Mars, Inc., I advanced the global security architecture function by quickly understanding the ins and outs of the business and developing compliance, governance, and risk management in line with business objectives.With responsibility spanning budget management, global transformation initiatives, and establishing a 21st century global security architecture, my first priority was to redesign internal standards to improve compliance with both the NIST framework and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). At the same time, I led the successful build-out of the function by hiring and coaching a team of security and solution architects in addition to the contract staff architects. From delivering Azure Paas and IaaS solutions that enabled multimillion-dollar annual cost savings to streamlining the internal SAP system access through a single sign-on initiative, I have led numerous successful transformation projects. One of my current focuses is an overhaul of the consumer/ customer identity and access management (CIAM) system, projected to vastly improve the customer experience across 100+ brand websites and ecommerce sites while also fueling new business opportunities for cross-selling and customer insights.Additionally, I have over 10 years of experience in the security engineering field, where I have led both internal and external security audits and developedoverengineering standards for the global financial sector, enterprise software, and other industries. In my work, I have emphasize on providing robust,LINUX-based security products that are simple to use, versatile, and compliant with industry best practices. I have also dockerized numerous secure incidents andDefenestrated a financial institution using Gunnm and Kubernetes.

🎓 Education

- Master of Arts (M.A.), Entomological Research and Conservation, Indian Biological Institutions, Bangalore, India, 2009- PhD, Botany and Plant Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 2014Balu Arumugam's current education and work readiness: Balu Arumugam is currently pursuing a Master of Arts (M.A.),Entomological Research and Conservation, Indian Biological Institutions, Bangalore, India. He has also completed a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, First class with distinction at Government College of Technology Coimbatore India from 1995 to 1999. Balu Arumugam has a background in botany and plant science which he has used to develop his current skills in entomological research and conservation. Balu Arumugam has a strong educational background and is ready to take on any required position in the field of entomological research and conservation.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

coasts.com - Balu Arumugam was Security Technology Leader for coasts.com from May 2014 to October 2016. Balu Arumugam was responsible for leading the architecture, engineering, and testing of coast.com's security offering. He developed, implemented, and managed the coast.com security response to a variety of threats, from data breaches to web application breaches. Prior to joining coasts.com, Balu Arumugam was a Senior Security Engineer at Wacom, where he led the development of threat detection and response tools used by Wacom customers. During his time at Wacom, Balu Arumugam developed and led a number of research projects that focused on exploitisecrafting and privacy-increasing security practices for theatsuitalia.com, a leading Italy-based online retailer. Balu Arumugam was also responsible for developing and maintaining the company's security posture, undergoing vulnerability assessments of all software, setting up incident response teams, and conducting dataGalluzzi, "What is a chief security architect?" Balu Arumugam is Head of Global Security Architecture/Chief Security Architect at Mars, Inc. From May 2014 to October 2016, Balu Arumugam was responsible for leading the architecture, engineering, and testing of coast.com's security offering. He developed, implemented, and managed the coast.com security response to a variety of threats, from data breaches to web application breaches.Prior to joining coasts.com, Balu Arumugam was a Senior Security Engineer at Wacom, where he led the development of threat detection and response tools used by Wacom customers. During his time at Wacom, Balu Arumugam developed and led a number of research projects that focused on exploitisecrafting and privacy- Increasing security practices for theatsuitalia.com, a leading Italy-based online retailer. Balu Arumugam was also responsible for developing and maintaining the company's security posture, undergoing vulnerability assessments of all software, setting up incident response teams, and conducting dataGalluzzi, "What is a chief security architect?" Arumugam is currently a Head of Global Security Architecture/Chief Security Architect at Mars, Inc. where he advanced the global security architecture function by quickly grasping the ins and outs of the business, working closely with the business community to assess risks, and developing compliance, governance, and risk management in alignment with business objectives. With responsibilities spanning budget management, global transformation initiatives, and establishing a 21st century global security architecture, my first priority was to redesign internal standards to improve compliance with both the NIST framework and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). At the same time, I led the successful build-out of the function by hiring and coaching a team of security and solution architects in addition to the contract staff architects. From delivering Azure Paas and IaaS solutions that enabled multimillion-dollar annual cost savings to streamlining the internal SAP system access through a single sign-on initiative, I have led numerous successful transformation projects. One of my current focuses is an overhaul of the consumer/ customer identity and access management (CIAM) system,