Vikash Singh

Product Security Architect | CISSP | Cloud Security | Application Security | Embedded & IOT Security | Healthcare & Medical Devices

Salary / Daily rate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Skills

Embedded SystemsCybersecurityAzureAWSGoogle Cloud Platform

Languages

EnglishHindi

About me

Intro

Results-driven Security Architect with 11+ years of progressive experience designing and implementing comprehensive security solutions for cloud-based applications, medical devices, and enterprise systems. Expert in threat modelling, secure architecture design, and security-by-design methodologies throughout the SDLC. Proven track record of partnering with development teams to build scalable security frameworks while driving consensus across technical and business stakeholders. I specialize in secure software development lifecycle (SDLC), threat modeling, security risk assessment, Security Requirement generation, vulnerability management (SAST, DAST, SCA), hardware penetration testing (JTAG, UART, SPI), and implementation of Hardware Security modules, TrustZone, Secure Boot, etc. At Baxter Healthcare, I lead security architecture efforts in designing and implementing security features in our smart medical products throughout each phase of SDLC. Passionate about securing life-critical systems, mentoring engineering teams, and embedding security into every phase of product development.

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Work experience

Product Security Architect

Baxter International Inc.

May 2024 - Present

2 years 6 months

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Key Responsibilities: Secure Architecture Reviews: Conducted in-depth architecture assessments for product teams, identifying security gaps and formulating comprehensive risk management plans. Led design reviews for cloud-based products with a focus on transport and network security, ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements. • Developer Engagement: Collaborated closely with development teams to explain security vulnerabilities, contextualize risks, and define actionable remediation plans. Delivered targeted education on secure coding practices and threat mitigation. • AI Product Security: Provided architectural security assessments for AI-driven products, including those leveraging OpenAI and LLM models, ensuring responsible and secure deployment. • Cloud Security Guardrails: Designed and implemented security guardrails for major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) using both open-source tools like Cloud Custodian and commercial solutions such as Turbot. • Policy and Standards Development: Contributed to the creation and enforcement of security policies, procedures, and baseline requirements across products and business units. • Reference Architectures and Threat Models: Developed reusable reference architectures and threat models incorporating modern security controls tailored to various business unit needs and architectural patterns. • Cloud Infrastructure Security: Maintained secure cloud environments using Wiz CSPM, tracking and coordinating remediation efforts with relevant teams. • Worked towards implementation of security preventive techniques like Secure Boot, firmware encryption, and over-the-air (OTA) update security, etc. for IOT based devices. • Executed hardware security testing including penetration testing on JTAG, UART, SPI, I2C interfaces, flash memory extraction, tamper resistance analysis, and secure boot validation for medical device firmware integrity.

Product Security Architect

NotSoSecure Training part of Claranet Cyber Security

Jan 2021 - May 2024

3 years 5 months

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sr. Application Security Analyst

M3BI

May 2019 - Jan 2021

1 year 9 months

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Cyber Security Specialist

DXC Technology

May 2018 - May 2019

1 year 1 month

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Penetration Tester

Wipro

Oct 2014 - May 2018

3 years 8 months

Bengaluru Area, India


Education

St. Xavier's College

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Information Technology

Grade: 7


Licenses & certifications

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Issued: Jan 2026

Certified by ISC2

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