Shamayel M. Farooqui
Cary,NC
Summary
Results-oriented IT Executive with a 20-year track record in spearheading Application and Infrastructure Modernization, Cybersecurity, AI and Digital Transformation, and Cloud Adoption across diverse domains and industries. Key areas of focus include the following: Strategic Planning and Alignment, IT Security and Risk Management, Digital Transformation, Operational Efficiency and Service Delivery, Talent Management and Team Development. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Practice Head, Cybersecurity
Virtusa
07.2024 - Current
- Cybersecurity Practice Development: Strategic Leadership – Define and execute the cybersecurity practice strategy, aligning with business goals.
- Service Development – Design security service offerings (e.g., security assessments, compliance consulting, incident response, and managed security services).
- Risk & Compliance – Ensure alignment with industry standards (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA, etc.) and regulatory requirements.
- Threat Management – Oversee security architecture, threat intelligence, and incident response frameworks.
- Customer Engagement – Consult with clients to assess security posture, recommend solutions, and implement best practices.
- Technology & Tools – Identify and integrate best-in-class security technologies (SIEM, EDR, IAM, Zero Trust, etc.).
- Talent Development – Build and mentor a skilled cybersecurity team, fostering continuous learning and certifications.
- Partnerships – Establish alliances with cybersecurity vendors and industry bodies.
- Security Culture – Promote cybersecurity awareness and training programs within the organization.
- Metrics & Reporting – Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to track security effectiveness and business impact.
- Cloud & Infrastructure Practice Management: Strategy & Roadmap – Lead cloud adoption and infrastructure modernization strategies.
- Service Operations – Oversee cloud and infrastructure services, ensuring reliability, performance, and security.
- Cloud Governance – Define policies for cloud security, cost optimization, and compliance.
- Infrastructure Optimization – Implement automation, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) best practices.
- Incident Management – Lead troubleshooting and resolution of cloud and infrastructure issues.
- Cost Management – Optimize cloud and infrastructure costs while maintaining service quality.
- Team Leadership – Manage engineers and architects, fostering a culture of innovation and operational excellence.
- Vendor Management – Engage with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure vendors.
- Disaster Recovery – Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity.
- Performance Monitoring – Utilize observability and monitoring tools for proactive issue resolution.
Senior Vice President
Virtusa
04.2020 - 07.2024
- Lead a team of 250+ developers and IT professionals.
- Develop and implement a cloud-based IT strategy.
- Drive Infra and App Modernization.
- Managed $30+ million IT budget portfolio.
- Delivered multimillion dollar worth savings driving optimization initiatives.
- Executed M&A integrations.
- Delivered transformative solutions to enhance security posture like, Zero Trust Architecture to improve Security Posture.
- Password-less authentication.
- SASE Architecture.
- Managing O365, SSO, SaaS integrations and other Workplace solutions.
- Optimized software license management and enabled anytime audit readiness.
Country Head | Senior Vice President
DBS
03.2019 - 04.2020
- Delivered SRE practice to improve service availability across organization.
- Ramped up team from 5 to 65 members in 7 months by overseeing multiple hiring drives.
- Drove Architecture transformation by migrating workloads from IaaS to Containers.
- Defined and implemented security policies for complex Cloud and IT environments.
- Conducted hackathons to deliver business value with innovation.
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Developed measurement tools, dashboards, and reports to track metrics on adoption and effectiveness of initiatives.
- Presented and discussed strategy and initiative progress with senior business leaders.
- Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making.
- Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.
Director, Cloud Engineering and DevOps
CA Technologies (now Broadcom)
05.2012 - 02.2019
- Developed and executed cloud first strategy.
- Delivered digital optimization with automation.
- Managed IAAS, PAAS and SAAS vendors and platforms.
- Managed 300+ public cloud accounts (GCP, AWS, Azure) with 50,000+ cloud instances.
- Built innovation framework to drive digital transformation.
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.
- Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
Senior Developer, Java and Python
Compuware
03.2011 - 02.2012
- Backend development with Java.
- Front end development with Javascript and CSS.
- Develop test automation scripts.
- Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
- Developed programs from ground up using measured, market-focused approach to eliminate waste and streamline implementation cycle.
- Evaluated and improved development work of other developers on team, working to provide training, constructive criticism and knowledge transfer.
- Planned and developed interfaces that simplified overall management and offered ease of use.
Developer, E-Commerce
Borders Group, INC.
09.2010 - 03.2011
- Backend development with Java spring framework.
- Front end development with Javascript and CSS.
- Implement IBM E-Commerce suite for retails commerce website
- Designed customized solutions for proposals to potential customers.
- Translated customer requirements into written use cases.
- Participated in software field testing to verify performance of developed projects.
- Conducted data modeling, performance and integration testing.
- Developed next generation integration platform for internal applications.
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
- Built databases and table structures for web applications.
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
- Tested functional compliance of company products.
Automation Developer
MSC Software
07.2005 - 08.2010
- Business logic development for workflow automation product.
- Front end development for FEA solutions.
- Established best practices and innovative solutions to enhance production rates and output quality.
- Discussed requirements and processes with project managers and developers.
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review.
- Completed automation of functional and regression testing.
- Created detailed test cases for use on diverse projects.
- Performed gap analysis procedures and detailed data reviews to optimize implementation.
- Generated process models illustrating automation engineering progress, specifications and details.
Education
Masters - Computer Science
Loyola University
Chicago, IL04.2005
B. Tech - Computer Science
JNTU
Hyderabad05.2003
Skills
- Cloud Technology Management
- Cybersecurity
- Zero Trust
- Compliance Automation
- AI Platforms
- AWS Azure GCP
- O365 Delivery
- Networking Technologies
- Monitoring tools
- Java Python
- Database
- Antivirus
- Intrusion detection and prevention systems
- Incident response procedures
- Agile Methodology
- Project Management
- Web Services
- IT Service Management
- Collaboration Tools
Personal Information
Title: Computer Science Professional
Publications
- Enterprise DevOps Framework, https://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-DevOps-Framework-Transforming-Operations/dp/1484236114, 2018
- Hands-on Site Reliability Engineering, https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Site-Reliability-Engineering-Capability-ebook/dp/B098QWWQ3N/ref=sr_1_1?crid=13KX3POJA6LXA&keywords=hands-on+site+reliability+engineering&qid=1649655180&s=books&sprefix=hands-on+site+reliability+engineerings%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C561&sr=1-1, 2021
Patents
- US10834056B2, Dynamically controlling firewall ports based on server transactions to reduce risks
- US10535346B2, Speech processing computer system forming collaborative dialog data structures
Timeline
Practice Head, Cybersecurity
Virtusa
07.2024 - Current
Senior Vice President
Virtusa
04.2020 - 07.2024
Country Head | Senior Vice President
DBS
03.2019 - 04.2020
Director, Cloud Engineering and DevOps
CA Technologies (now Broadcom)
05.2012 - 02.2019
Senior Developer, Java and Python
Compuware
03.2011 - 02.2012
Developer, E-Commerce
Borders Group, INC.
09.2010 - 03.2011
Automation Developer
MSC Software
07.2005 - 08.2010
Masters - Computer Science
Loyola University
B. Tech - Computer Science
JNTU
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