Jay Thakker

Expertise:  

• Bridging technical and business objectives in cybersecurity presales 
• Designing tailored security solutions for complex client needs 
• Leading technical teams in solution planning and execution 
• Translating technical value into business impact 
• Enhancing client engagement and trust through consultative selling 

Summary:

7 + years in application security with having extensive experience in implementing effective breach and attack simulation strategies to protect against cyber threat. Skilled in Threat Hunting techniques to proactively identify and neutralize emerging threats. 

Professional Experience: 

• Practice Head & Solutions Architect, Eventus Security, Dubai – Jun 2024 to Present 
• Practice Head, Eventus Security, Riyadh – Jan 2024 to Jun 2024 
• Practice Head, Eventus Security, Mumbai – May 2022 to Dec 2023 
• Security Senior Analyst, Accenture, Pune – Nov 2020 to Feb 2021 
• Security Analyst, Accenture, Pune – Oct 2018 to Nov 2020 
• Information Security Analyst, Indusface, Mumbai – May 2018 to Oct 2018 
• Associate InfoSec Analyst, Indusface, Mumbai – May 2017 to May 2018 
• Associate InfoSec Consultant, Indusface, Mumbai – Aug 2016 to May 2017 

Skills:

Technical Presales, Security Automation, Objection Handling, Case Studies, Product Demonstration, Presales Demos, RFI/RFP Handling, Strategic Analysis, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint & Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Web App Security, Team Management, Client Relationship Management, Python, Linux, and Presentation Skills. 

Awards and Recognitions:  

• CVE-2017-5874: Acknowledged by D-Link for reporting critical vulnerabilities including Authentication Bypass and CSRF (Mar 2017) 
• Sony: Featured in Sony's Hall of Thanks for responsible vulnerability disclosure (Mar 2017) 
• EC-Council: Recognized for reporting a security vulnerability (Jan 2017) 
• Intel: Received Certificate of Appreciation for vulnerability reporting (Jan 2017)