Resume of Hariram Hari, Client/Delivery Partner
Resume of Hariram Hari
Hariram Hari, PMP
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 • Email: chari@fortidm.com
www.linkedin.com/in/ramchari • US Citizen
Cyber Security / Cloud and Data Engineering
Cloud and Digital Transformation | Cyber Security/Regulatory Compliance
Seasoned, versatile, and highly accomplished customer focused Delivery and Consulting leader with 20+ years’ success in delivering technology to enable business, IT, cloud, cyber security, risk management, and compliance solutions for global, industry-leading organizations; Demonstrated expertise leading enterprise-scale technology programs, projects, and initiatives, seamlessly managing internal, client, partner, and vendor teams. Areas of Expertise:
· Commercial/Gov - Multi-cloud
· GRC, Security, AI, Data eng.
· P&L Delivery and Consulting
· C-Level Advising & Liaising
· GTM & Sales Execs Partnership
· Vendor / Partner Relations, TPRM
Professional Experience
Summary: serve in key solution consulting, development, implementation and delivery roles for industry-leading clients in diverse sectors such as fortune 500 financial, pharma, big 4 consulting, healthcare, telecom and federal and local government etc. Play instrumental Delivery Partner (P&L) role in digital transformation, GRC, security and data compliance solutions using AI/ML framework. Instituted MSSP SIEM (Avone.io) as a product/service owner; Conceptualized, built and rolled out the Avone as brand new cloud AI/ML driven MSSP/Product. Adept and PMI certified at Data and Gen AI model landscape for Tech project/product management. Client centric, sales driven through innovative solutions that improve time to market and revenue growth.
FORTIDM TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Princeton, New Jersey
Executive Director – Delivery and Consulting– Cloud, Risk Management, Security & Compliance, 2007 to 6/2025
Key Engagements:
─ For a Tier 1 consulting firm- Verizon as client– Sr. Director, Delivery - (P&L Client Partner) - Mar 2025 – Current
P&L leader overseeing strategic cloud, data and security engagements, driving growth, operational excellence, and trusted client partnerships:
- Provided visionary roadmap for multi-cloud strategy for Managed Network Services, SDWAN and Managed Security services for a telecom giant. Cloud security advisory (MLSecOps. Agentic AI), contributed to the best practices, and led the creation of reusable templates and compliance playbooks for GovCloud engagements.
- Cloud Advisory & Technical Leadership: Spearheaded a large-scale Federal GovCloud transformation for a Tier-1 telecom client, including architecture, build, and operations of a FedRAMP High environment. Provided hands-on leadership across cloud security, compliance (in ServiceNow GRC-IRM, TPRM), and distributed architecture with a team of 60+ reporting to me and a budget of $20 M.
- Agile Delivery Transformation: Successfully migrated delivery operations to Agile within three months across multiple workstreams, increasing velocity, transparency, and client satisfaction.
- Sales & Growth Enablement: Collaborated closely with GTM and Sales Executives to shape cloud and security opportunities, growing the pipeline i.e. increased revenue from $13 M to $20 M within two months. Supported strategic pursuits and executive stakeholder alignment. Led large deals ($100+ Million) proposal team and advanced to shortlisted top two.
- Client Engagement & Strategy: Acted as a trusted advisor to senior client executives—crafting roadmaps, mitigating AI assessed risks, and aligning technology solutions with critical business outcomes.
- Governance & Quality: Led delivery governance and operational KPIs to ensure excellence, compliance (FedRAMP, NIST, FISMA), and measurable value across engagements.
- Team Development & Mentored cross-functional delivery teams to elevate technical depth, client engagement skills, and innovation mindset.
─ Director-Cencora Pharma (Fortune 15) - Jan 2024 to Feb 2025 – Remote (Consulting)
As a visionary Delivery leader, I have successfully driven enterprise-wide cyber defense strategies for Vulnerability Management, data governance, and agile delivery frameworks to strengthen organizational resilience. My expertise spans strategic program leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering high-impact cybersecurity solutions aligned with business objectives. Key achievements include:
•AI and Data Enablement: Detect threats faster, automate responses, uncover hidden patterns, and improve resilience. Outcome-Security data visualization, Cyber risk quantification models, KPI/OKR optimization using time-series etc. Applied advanced data science techniques across cybersecurity operations to enhance threat detection, automate incident response, and optimize vulnerability management. Leveraged machine learning, NLP, and behavioral analytics to improve SIEM/SOAR performance, prioritize alerts, and support predictive, risk-based decision-making in security operations using AI libraries.
• Strategic Cyber Defense Leadership: Directed enterprise-wide IT hardening programs, overseeing governance, senior executive reporting, and agile delivery for cyber defense initiatives. Elevated cross-market collaboration and operational efficiency by establishing clear communication channels and iterative progress reviews with global IT leadership.
• Program & Portfolio Excellence: Directed end-to-end cybersecurity project lifecycles, including budget oversight (20+ million), scope definition, and schedule adherence for critical initiatives such as CheckmarxOne global deployment (1,200+ applications) and Azure-based Magnet IR cloud forensics platform implementation, enabling real-time breach response.
• Cyber Resilience & Incident Response: Led AI based tabletop exercises and resiliency planning via the Fusion Risk Management platform (BCP, Cyber resiliency), hardening manufacturing and distribution centers against disruptions. Drove measurable improvements in IR KPIs through SIEM optimization (using ML jobs), endpoint migration, and integrated threat analytics.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivated trust with C-suite and cross-functional leaders to align cybersecurity priorities with business goals, resolve escalations, and secure buy-in for transformative initiatives.
With a proven ability to translate technical execution into boardroom outcomes, I excel at building high-performing teams, fostering cyber-aware cultures, and delivering scalable solutions that protect enterprises in evolving threat landscapes. Let’s connect to discuss how my leadership can elevate your organization’s cyber maturity.
─ Program Delivery Lead (Sr Director) –– UBS Financial - Weehawken, NJ Jan 2019 to Jan 2024 (Consulting)
o Cloud and Digital Transformation
· Led Global Cloud Security & Migration Initiatives: Directed cross-functional teams in the successful migration of Wealth Management Americas applications to Microsoft Azure, ensuring seamless integration, operational efficiency, and security compliance.
· Established Cloud Security Governance Framework: Designed and implemented a governance structure for cloud services demand, driving risk mitigation strategies and business value during data center migration. Oversaw Lift & Shift and Green Field/Brown Field cloud transitions with a strong focus on security, integrated risk, compliance, and operational resilience.
· Enhanced Cloud data science capability and Security & Compliance Posture: Defined and enforced security best practices in Azure, aligning with regulatory requirements (Cloud Controls Matrix, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA). Migrated ETL to ADF/Azure Data Bricks platforms improving the data platform stability, data workflow and governance.
· Executive Stakeholder Engagement & Risk Management: Regularly briefed global executive leadership on cloud security posture, risk assessments, and remediation strategies. Conducted security risk assessments and presented findings to the Risk Board for approval, ensuring compliance with financial industry regulations.
· Developed & Implemented Secure Cloud Architecture: Spearheaded the implementation of Azure network security, high availability, site redundancy, SRE led cross-region cyber resiliency, disaster recovery strategies. Strengthened monitoring, logging, and service curation to enhance visibility and threat detection.
· Optimized Cloud Security Operations & Cost Efficiency: Partnered with vendors to address security gaps in Azure services specific to financial institutions, implementing proactive solutions for OpEx/CapEx management, cloud cost optimization (Apptio), and financial planning—achieving $4M in annual savings such as reserved instance strategies etc.
· Agile & DevSecOps Leadership: Designed and mentored Scrum of Scrum standups to drive a cloud-first strategy, integrating Azure Migrate for enterprise service migration. Led cloud security automation efforts using Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, GitLab, and Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM templates) to ensure secure and efficient SDLC practices.
Program Director (UBS) – CIAM (Jan 2023 to Jan 2024) (Consulting)
· Led Next-Generation Client Authentication Platform (NGCAP) Delivery: Successfully migrated one million clients to the NGCAP (Transmit/FlexID) platform for web and mobile on a hybrid cloud infrastructure, leveraging GenAI models for project management support functions.
· Cloud Security & Infrastructure Transformation: Spearheaded the migration of Client Identity & Access Management (CIAM) to Azure Cloud, reducing operational risks and enhancing security in alignment with the organization’s cloud-first strategy.
· Strategic Execution of Authentication Solutions: Orchestrated the enterprise-wide rollout of Transmit authentication across diverse end-user categories (retail, institutional) and risk-based transactions, significantly improving security and user experience.
· Outcome-Driven Agile & SAFE Framework Implementation: Established and executed Key Results and Key Deliverables, leveraging the SAFe framework to drive measurable outcomes, ensuring efficient project management, security compliance, and business alignment.
· Privileged Access Management (PAM) Governance: Directed the initiation of a large-scale PAM program, defining objectives, mapping project milestones, and ensuring seamless integration across multiple departments while strengthening security measures and compliance.
· Cloud & On-Prem Compliance & Security Enhancements: Managed the implementation of infrastructure upgrades, security fixes, and regulatory compliance remediation to ensure seamless banking operations and risk mitigation.
· Executive Stakeholder Engagement & Business Alignment: Fostered strong collaboration with business and IT platform teams, ensuring synchronization of business requirements with UI and authentication security teams for effective solution delivery.
· Accelerated Time to Market (TTM) for Security Solutions: Optimized security project delivery timelines, significantly improving stakeholder confidence and enhancing client authentication experiences.
─ Risk Governance & Controls Lead - PepsiCo. / PwC , Plano, Texas, Jan 18 to Nov 18 (Consulting)- Serving as cyber security and risk management subject-matter expert (SME), developed comprehensive risk governance framework.
o Authored risk governance charter in alignment with enterprise risk tolerance threshold and security program priorities; proposed risk governance committee and sub-committee structure.
o Advised on major risks and produced executive summary, informed by threat vector modeling using tools such as CIS controls self-evaluation matrix.
─ Director – Data Center Cloud Migration, AON, Inc., Chicago, IL - Jan 17 to Dec 17 (Consulting)Directed program management / compliance SME stakeholder committee for migration of applications from 25 data centers in North America, EMEA, and APAC to co-located cloud, Rackspace, and Azure.
o Led migration compliance program spanning goal, roadmap, compliance gate, risk control self-assessment (RCSA) program dashboard, and steering committee / executive management team report development.
o Oversaw vendor auditor partner PwC/Deloitte, in PCI DSS, HIPAA (improve handling of PHI), SOX audits. Developed and introduced metrics-based compliance reporting for migration statuses including remediation.
o Advised application teams on cloud deployment best practices on cloud compliance and data governance for computer, network, and storage; consulted on identity and access management (IAM) strategies.
o Partnered with enterprise-wide stakeholders and decision-makers on GO/NO-GO decision making on enterprise applications migration.
─ Program Director - Synacor, Inc., Buffalo, NY - Jan 16 to Jan 17 (Consulting): Spearheaded full-scale security, privacy, and compliance assessments / audits for client infrastructure and application environment during major M&A integration initiative, informing issue / risk remediation strategies for on-premises and cloud platforms.
o Led scoping and road mapping for cyber security assessment and remediation services, developing solutions which saved client 30% in TCO for high-availability enterprise / cloud monitoring solution.
o Delivered information assurance, risk management / advisory services, penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, phishing and diagnostic testing, identity and access management for Oracle roles, secure application development, and cloud services integration.
o Played an integral role in Synacor’s win of $100M contract with AT&T, the company’s largest contract ever won.
o Delivered ELK stack SIEM with custom parsers for security devices saving several thousand dollars. Architected, designed and Deployed ML jobs for threat intelligence and threat hunting using external and internal multi-modal data sources
─ Technology Program Lead – InfoSec & ERM - Erie Insurance Group, Erie, PA - April 14 to Dec 15: (Consulting)Established and managed $6M information security program to deliver comprehensive enterprise risk management.
o Championed, designed, architected, and stood up an end-to-end information security strategy and program—using NIST 800-53 and Top 20 CSC Controls—featuring infrastructure security, third-party risk management (TPRM), mainframe security, enterprise data governance, and secure software development life cycle (SecSDLC) methodology (in CI/CD mode) using Waterfall and Agile. Reported to CIO.
o Managed system implementation with cross-functional team of 45 in the space of claims/payments system integration with enterprise AD/IAM in agile delivery.
o Delivered 50% improvement to enterprise security posture and rolled out key solutions to diverse business units, including Procurement Management, Claims, Billing, Policy Management Systems (PMS), and Legal.
o Rolled out IAM, governance, access management and certification, PIM/PAM, SOD and RBAC, and cloud PKI solutions; overhauled operational security MSSP and drove improved vendor value / service delivery.
─ Sr. Project Manager - NYC Department IT and Telecommunications (DOITT), NYC, NY - May 13 to Mar 14 (Consulting) Selected to lead enterprise-scale Microsoft Dynamics Azure CRM project implementation following 7 years’ success managing enterprise-wide IT security programs and infrastructure / data center projects.
o Directed “build-it-back” program and implemented DR business solutions following Super Storm Sandy, leading Agile / iterative solutions in MS Dynamics Azure CRM; developed user stories, story points, project estimates, release plans, backlog priorities, budgets, burn rate analyses, and EVM reporting in JIRA.
o Managed standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality compliance, and business operationalization solutions from the ground up.
o Provided oversight on FISMA controls assessment (800-53/800-53A) for the $60 mil federal block grant program
─ Program Manager –IT Security – NYC Department IT and Telecom (DOITT), NYC, NY Jun 10 to Mar 13 (Consulting) Managed $11M IT security program and launch of complete IAM solution.
o Working in close collaboration with CISO, managed IT security, IAM, multi-site infrastructure, third-party risk management, vendor risk management, SAML/SSO, and federation programs.
o Defined all aspects of IAM roadmap, requirements, implementation plan, monitoring processes, compliance controls, data quality guidelines, and non-compliance remediation plans for 65+ city agencies.
o Pioneered NYC.ID architecture vision, including reference / process models for high-availability service, federation, AD connector upgrade, and data synchronization across 65+ agencies
o Spearheaded data center consolidation (AD, LDAP migration), including capacity, demand, scope, and change management; led transition from engineering to operations, stakeholder communications, issue / risk analysis, and budget / EVM management.
o Routinely presented portfolio status of key initiatives and operational metrics to CISO and Deputy Mayor.
─ Technical Project Manager -Consultant- NYC Dept. IT and Telecommunications (DOITT), NYC, NY- Jan 07 to Jun 10: Responsible for $60M in NYCServ2 application and infrastructure stabilization projects.
o Managed large-scale development and data center projects, including data center consolidation and all-layer IaaS / PaaS / SaaS solutions; led scope, capacity, demand, change, issue, risk, and stakeholder communications management from concept to implementation, utilizing ITIL best practices.
o Mitigated critical PCI DSS security hold in $7B NYCServ2 payment system (parking and housing applications), saving millions in penalties.
o Repaired at-risk relations between IT and Finance while consolidating / centralizing IT functions and infrastructure.
Education and Credentials
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering| Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India
Computer-Aided Process Control & Mathematical Modeling Specialization
*PMI Certified PMP *PMI Certified AI in Project Management * Security + Comptia
*Certified in Fusion Risk management platform
My V-blog References of cyber security SIEM and automation that I managed as security product manager.
1. Demo of vulnerability alert to kick start a scanning of the device in tennable.io and capture the incidents and events in AVONE elastic while updating the asset management database with the newly found vulnerabilities in real time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VqaTfEb9eM
2. Overview-SIEM SOAR Integration - This video gives an overview of the SOAR integration of AVONE Elastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P54Fm6nXaHM
3. User Entity Behavior Analytics - this video gives an overview of the User behavior analytics and shows how insider threat was identified using AVONE SIEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sO2_9CsJJs