# Kanishka V.

> Cyber Defence Engineer | Chief Information Security Office | CyberArk, IAM & AZURE Security Expert | Direct Line Group

Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Profile: https://flows.cv/kanishka

Senior Information Security Engineer with 8+ years of experience in PAM, cloud, and endpoint security. Currently working at Direct Line Group, focusing on CyberArk PAM, AWS security, and Microsoft Defender integrations, automation, and compliance improvements.
Experienced in CyberArk SIA connectors, privileged access automation, Defender EDR remediation, and AWS security operations including backups and key rotation. Holds a Master’s degree in Cyber Security and Azure security certifications, with a strong interest in security automation and scalable cloud security solutions.

## Work Experience
### Cyber Defence Engineer @ Direct Line Group
Jan 2025 – Present | London Area, United Kingdom

### Senior Information Security Engineer @ Wells Fargo
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

### Sr.Tech Operations Analyst in IAM @ Wells Fargo
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

### Microsoft Forefront Identity Management Admin @ ITC Infotech
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

### Network Operations Center Engineer @ CenturyLink India
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Cyber Security
Coventry University

### PG-DITISS in IT INFRASTRUCTURE IN SYSTEM SECURITY
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

### Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science
Babu Banarasi Das University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kanishkav

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Last updated: 2026-04-05