Rajesh Ahuja

Based in Phoenix, AZ, Rajesh is a Director in KPMG’s Cyber practice, specializing in Identity & Access Management. He has over twenty years of experience providing Information Security strategy and managing the design and implementation of enterprise-wide Identity & Access Management systems. Rajesh is a dedicated leader with a proven track record of delivering multiple complex projects on-time across diverse teams and departments. He has well-developed skills with identity and access management architecture, cloud computing security strategy, risk management, and budgeting and cost control. He has deep expertise in IAM architecture and design methodologies, having demonstrated proficiency in structuring, leading and delivering large IAM programs in accordance with industry best practices and regulatory mandates.

As the former Senior Manager and IAM Architect for a Fortune 100 Aerospace & Defense company, Rajesh has a deep understanding of the organizational, technical and business challenges inherent to delivering large, complex information security solutions within the modern enterprise.

Professional and industry experience

Raj has significant experience managing and leading multiple; highly complex Identity & Access Management projects in various industry verticals, including Aerospace & Defense, Financial, and Telecommunications.

KPMG director, identity & access management

• Uplift of enterprise security strategy, including tailoring of NIST Cyber Security Framework, evaluation of policies and standards, and development of new policies and standards.
• Led development of strategic roadmap and migration plan for migration of Oracle Identity Governance products and custom products to SailPoint IdentityIQ environment for access requests, provisioning, and certification.
• Conducted maturity and gap assessment of enterprise IAM infrastructure and provided a roadmap for migration from Novell IAM products to Oracle infrastructure.
• Conducted IAM assessments of multiple SOX Critical applications and provided short-term and long-term remediation plans.
• Developed architecture for integration of ServiceNow with SailPoint IdentityIQ for large financial service.
• Developed plan for on-boarding of hundreds of applications into SailPoint IdentityIQ for access requests, access certifications, and provisioning for large financial services.
• Developed and executed a plan for risk assessment, prioritization, and gathering technical requirements to onboard applications into SailPoint IdentityIQ for large technology companies.
• Led strategy engagement to assess the IAM posture of a large healthcare company, and provide a strategic roadmap to achieve their target state.

Senior identity & access manager for Fortune 100 Aerospace & Defense Company.