Summary
Surya Narayanan is a Senior System Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise Identity and Access Management ecosystems, specializing in CIAM, SailPoint, Okta, and Microsoft Entra ID. He has led enterprise-wide identity transformations that modernized external identity governance, improved RBAC/SoD controls, and embedded Zero Trust practices via MFA/SSO and conditional access. Known for stabilizing global infrastructure and automating secrets rotation and auditing pipelines, he bridges security, DevOps, and product teams to deliver compliant, user-friendly onboarding flows and API protections. Beyond pure IAM, he brings low-level technical curiosity as an OpenGL/game developer, reflecting a practical developer mindset that helps him customize UIs and integrations when off-the-shelf solutions fall short. Based in Tamil Nadu, Surya combines methodical operational rigor with a track record of reducing unauthorized access and operational downtime in regulated environments.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Computer Science, High School, Computer Science at Sri Swamy MHSS
High School, Computer Science, High School, Computer Science at St Jhons MHSS
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Anna University Chennai
English, Tamil, Kannada