Hi, I'm Rohit Parchuri

Leads a global Cyber team for a 1,500-person public SaaS/PaaS company with hybrid, multi-cloud (AWS, GCP) infrastructure. Responsible for Product & Application Security, DevSecOps, Identity & Access Management, Data Privacy, and Security Operations. Reports to the CTO; manages a ~$3M annual budget and presents quarterly Board reporting.

• Developed a Governance & Resilience program, improving business productivity outcomes
• Revamped the vulnerability management program — 15% decrease in security incidents
• Revamped the Detection program — 70% reduction in attack surface
• Expanded the team over three years with a 75% employee retention rate
• Enabled Secure AI governance for safe Gen AI product delivery and user consumption
• Designed a Risk Management program mitigating over 60% of enterprise-wide risks
• Rebuilt ITGC controls for SOX — 40% reduction in license costs, 20% reduction in resources
• Developed an M&A cybersecurity assessment playbook, contributing to two successful mergers

Led an information security program covering application security, product security, infrastructure security, privacy engineering, security operations, business resiliency, HIPAA compliance, and physical security. Reported to the Chief Legal Officer; managed a $1.2M annual budget and presented quarterly Board reporting.

• Designed cloud-based apps to comply with HIPAA requirements, enabling expansion into new markets
• Enforced authorization policy — 40% reduction in attack surface
• AppSec coverage increased by 75% — 40% reduction in bugs identified during DevOps
• Reduced insider risk by 40% by revamping security awareness and internal forensics programs

Led product and application security — facilitating discovery of software security bugs through the SDLC and developing security features on the ServiceNow platform for customers and internal teams.

• Developed a security testing framework that reduced 5 hours of manual testing per cycle
• Built a ServiceNow platform application that boosted application security controls by 60%
• Created a Field Security database program — reduced customer security requests by 40% WoW
• Upgraded server infrastructure with latest security patches, strengthening production defenses

Responsible for setup and management of network devices and security tools including switches, routers, and firewalls in a large-scale cloud hosting environment.