Krish Maharaj
About Krish Maharaj
Krish Maharaj is a Principal Cyber Assurance Architect and Information System Security Officer at Sandia National Laboratories, with extensive experience in cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management.
Title
Krish Maharaj holds the title of Principal Cyber Assurance Architect / Information System Security Officer. He is currently employed at Sandia National Laboratories.
Employment at Sandia National Laboratories
Krish Maharaj is employed at Sandia National Laboratories where he serves as the Principal Cyber Assurance Architect / Information System Security Officer, starting from 2022. He has previously worked at the same laboratory as a Senior Cyber Assurance Architect from 2016 to 2018. His responsibilities include managing risk assessments for software within Classified Network Environments and leading internal security audits for the United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System (USNDS) program.
Past Roles and Responsibilities
Krish Maharaj has held various roles in multiple organizations. At Butterfly Network, Inc., he worked as a Security Compliance Manager for five months in 2022. From 2018 to 2021, he served as a Senior Governance Risk and Compliance Analyst at Vituity. Between 2012 and 2014, he worked at Teach For America as a Hiring & Ops Coordinator, Instructional Mentor, and Mathematics Instructor. He began his career as an Information Security Specialist at R U Remodeling, Inc., serving in the role from 2009 to 2012.
Education and Expertise
Krish Maharaj holds a Master of Science in Information Security Policy & Management from Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, obtained between 2014 and 2016. He also earned a degree in Business with a focus on Human Resources & Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management, from 2004 to 2008.
Role at ThriveDX
Krish Maharaj has been working as a Cyber Security Instructor at ThriveDX (formerly HackerU) since 2021. In this role, he instructs various classes at multiple universities across the United States, sharing his extensive knowledge and experience in cyber security.