Ankur Sinha
About Ankur Sinha
Ankur Sinha is a Principal Cyber Security Architect at Anaplan, specializing in identity and access management (IAM) since 2021. He has extensive experience in IAM frameworks and has previously held positions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Wipro Limited.
Work at Anaplan
Ankur Sinha serves as the Principal Cyber Security Architect at Anaplan since 2021. In this role, he specializes in authentication, authorization, and federation within Identity and Access Management (IAM). He has performed assessments of Anaplan's AWS and GCP IAM implementation environments, providing recommendations for improvements. Ankur has developed a multi-year roadmap and strategy for enterprise IAM and product security, ensuring that Anaplan's security measures align with industry standards. He collaborates with global IT and product leadership to identify and implement IAM solutions, enhancing the organization's security posture.
Previous Experience
Before joining Anaplan, Ankur Sinha worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts as an Information Security Solution Architect from 2016 to 2021. He also held the position of Technical Lead at Wipro Limited from 2014 to 2016. His earlier roles include working as an Identity & Access Management and Access Governance Consultant at Happiest Minds Technologies from 2013 to 2014, and as a Systems Engineer at ILANTUS Technologies from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, he served as a Technical Lead in Identity & Access Management at HCL Technologies from 2010 to 2013.
Education and Expertise
Ankur Sinha earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Information Technology from Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, completing his studies from 2003 to 2007. He possesses extensive experience in designing and implementing IAM and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) frameworks, with proficiency in tools such as SailPoint IdentityNow, OKTA, and Red Hat LDAP. His expertise includes leading vendor relationships and ensuring that IAM solutions meet organizational expectations.
Key Responsibilities
In his current role at Anaplan, Ankur Sinha supervises and maintains key performance indicators (KPI) metrics to measure the success of IAM services. He publishes and maintains global standards, documentation, and processes for IAM services. Ankur collaborates with Human Resources, Security, and internal IT teams to ensure that access is prepared for new personnel by their first day, contributing to the continuous improvement of the onboarding process.