Palaniraja Muthukumarasamy
Vice President - Head Cyber Security Governance And Risk Function CISO at enGen (India)
Greater Chennai Area India
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Top SchoolPalaniraja Muthukumarasamy is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with 15+ years leading large-scale security programs, currently serving as Vice President and Head of Cybersecurity Governance and Risk (CISO) at enGen. He blends hands-on technical expertise in cloud security, SOC/SIEM/SOAR automation, vulnerability management and pen testing with strategic governance, enterprise risk management and business continuity planning. Palaniraja has a track record of building and scaling MSSP offerings and security practices—having led security organizations at Capgemini, Wipro and Sify—while driving Zero Trust adoption and compliance across global standards. He pairs technical leadership with people-centric practice enablement, having overseen thousands of security professionals and security experience centers. Unusually for a CISO, he also holds advanced degrees spanning cyber forensics, management strategy, psychology and English, reflecting a commitment to both technical depth and human-centered leadership.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree English, Master's degree English at Annamalai UniversityMaster of Science (MSc) Cyber Forensics and Information Security, Master of Science (MSc) Cyber Forensics and Information Security at University of MadrasBachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at AVC CollegeMaster of Business Administration (MBA) Finance, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance at Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, KaraikudiExecutive Post Graduate Programme Strategy Management, Executive Post Graduate Programme Strategy Management at Indian Institute of Management, KozhikodeVallalar Gurukulam Matriculation SchoolIT CertificationsGuru Gana Sambandar Mission Matriculation School- Mayiladuthurai
English, Tamil
Stackoverflow
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objective-c
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uinavigationbar
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Github Skills (200)
cms10
hugo10
mobile-development10
highlight10
menu10
realm10
highlighting10
sublime-text10
app-framework10
swift10
appstore10
text-editor10
cross-platform10
ipa10
android10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
palaniraja/timetracker
Feb 2017 - May 2019
Contributions:4 releases, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
palaniraja/music-notes
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 34 commits, 30 pushes in 29 days
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