Senthil Kothandaraman
About Senthil Kothandaraman
Senthil Kothandaraman is an Associate Director at Protiviti with extensive experience in cybersecurity and identity management.
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Senthil Kothandaraman holds the position of Associate Director at Protiviti since 2022. Prior to this role, he was a Senior Manager in Tech Consulting for Security & Privacy, focusing on Digital Identity within the same company.
Experience at Protiviti
Senthil Kothandaraman's tenure at Protiviti spans various roles including his current position as Associate Director starting in 2022. He previously served as Senior Manager, Tech Consulting - Security & Privacy | Digital Identity in 2022 for 11 months in Los Angeles, California.
Roles at Optiv Inc
Prior to his positions at Protiviti, Senthil worked at Optiv Inc. He was a Senior Security Consultant II from 2021 to 2022 and a Senior Security Consultant - IAM from 2019 to 2020 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. He initially served as a Security Consultant - IAM from 2017 to 2018 in the Washington D.C. Metro Area.
Previous Positions in Cybersecurity
In addition to his roles at Protiviti and Optiv Inc, Senthil also held the position of Advisory Senior Associate in CyberSecurity & Privacy (IAM) at PwC in 2018 and 2019 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. He worked as an IAM Security Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services from 2015 to 2017 and Project Lead - Access Management - RACF from 2011 to 2015 in Chennai, India.
Education and Certifications
Senthil Kothandaraman holds a Bachelor's in Technology in Civil Engineering from Pondicherry Engineering College, achieved in 2009. He completed his High School education in Science from Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry. He is certified as a HashiCorp Vault professional and an AWS Certified Solution Architect.
Technical Expertise and Projects
Senthil has a strong technical background in integrating Privileged Access Management solutions with enterprise infrastructure involving BluePrism, Tenable, Qualys, Azure, and more. He developed a custom Python application to streamline onboarding for Privileged Access Management and automated use cases using REST web services. Additionally, he has experience in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) operations and served as a RACF Administrator.