Ajay Chandhok

Ajay Chandhok is an experienced cybersecurity professional with extensive expertise in security engineering and compliance. Currently serving as CEO and Principal Security Engineer at Stratus Cyber since November 2016, Ajay leads FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring and a Federal Application Security Program. In parallel roles as Senior Cybersecurity Technical Specialist at B&M Consulting Group, Inc. and Cyber Security Specialist at GateKeeper Proximity, Ajay provides subject matter expertise and security testing support. Previous experience includes managing client security engagements as a Penetration Tester at LedgerOps, where Ajay performed comprehensive penetration tests and developed proposals. Prior to this, Ajay held the position of Principal Software Engineer at PROTEUS Technologies, focusing on security analytics. Early career experience includes roles at the US Department of Defense as a Cyber Threat Hunter and Signals and Protocol Analyst. Ajay holds a Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Maryland.