Varun Gajendragadkar

Varun Gajendragadkar is a Senior Security Systems Engineer at EPAM Systems since February 2024, previously serving as Application Security Team Lead at Paycom from July 2020 to February 2024. At Paycom, Varun led the application security department's recruitment efforts, achieved a 100% retention rate, and developed an agile penetration testing program while mentoring seven security analysts. Varun's experience includes roles as an Application Security Analyst, where skills in static and dynamic analyses were applied, and projects such as initiating secrets management using Vault and collaborating on training materials for developers. Varun also holds teaching assistant positions at Texas A&M University, providing instruction in information systems and operations management while engaging with numerous students. Varun's early career included internships at PwC and Tata Consultancy Services, focusing on analytics dashboard development and Java programming. Varun earned a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Vellore Institute of Technology.