Varun Prusty
About Varun Prusty
Varun Prusty is a Security Architect at Coupa Software with extensive experience in cybersecurity and software development.
Company
Varun Prusty is currently employed at Coupa Software, a company based in San Mateo, California. Coupa Software focuses on providing cloud-based spend management software. Varun has served in different capacities within the company, including Security Architect, Lead Security Engineer, and Senior Security Engineer.
Title
Varun Prusty holds the position of Security Architect at Coupa Software. His current role involves leading initiatives to enhance the company's cybersecurity measures. During his tenure, he has also held the positions of Lead Security Engineer and Senior Security Engineer, reflecting a progression in roles and responsibilities.
Previous Experience
Before joining Coupa Software, Varun Prusty worked in various capacities in the cybersecurity field. He served as a Senior Software Engineer in the Cyber Security Team at Spirent Communications in Sunnyvale, CA from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, he was a Software Developer in Security at Rapid7 in Greater Los Angeles Area from 2012 to 2014. He also held the position of Security Integration Architect at Poseidon Group in Atlanta and had internships at multiple organizations, including ASSIA, Inc., Hannon Hill, and others.
Education and Expertise
Varun Prusty has an extensive educational background in Information Technology and Computer Science. He earned a Masters in Information Security from Georgia Institute of Technology between 2010 and 2012. Additionally, he holds a Senior Certificate in Computer Science from the University of Florida and a B-Tech in Information Technology from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University.
Notable Projects and Leadership
At Coupa Software, Varun Prusty spearheaded multiple critical projects including the design and implementation of a logging and metric collection and reporting platform to unify and correlate security signals across a vast hybrid cloud environment. He also leads and mentors a global team of security engineers and has been integral in planning and managing the long-term roadmap for the Coupa Security Team. Furthermore, he played a key role in onboarding mergers and acquisitions into the company's processes and tooling related to Information Security.