Partha Basak

Partha Basak has over 15 years of work experience in the field of IT security and operations. Partha currently holds the position of Director of Information Security & IAM Operations at Saviynt, a role they have held since June 2019. Prior to this, Partha worked at Cognizant from July 2016 to June 2019, where they served as a Manager in the Projects at Cognizant Security department. In this role, they focused on identity and access management, troubleshooting authentication issues, and configuring network devices for TACACS and RADIUS-based authentication.

Before joining Cognizant, Partha worked at Infosys as a Lead Consultant (Manager) in the Enterprise Security and Risk Management - US division from September 2014 to July 2016. Here, they supported online banking security using RSA Adaptive Authentication Application and RSA SecurID.

Partha also gained valuable experience at Accenture, where they worked as a Senior Technical Analyst from February 2009 to August 2014. In this role, they managed online banking security, led offshore teams, and resolved access management and provisioning workflow errors.

Prior to Accenture, Partha held positions at ARK IT Consulting as a Technical Team Lead, Smart Call Canter Solutions Pvt. Ltd. as a Senior Server Administrator, Papyrus InfoTech (P) Ltd as a Server Administrator, and Last Peak Data Pvt. Ltd. as a System Engineer. In these roles, they were responsible for server administration, updating servers with the latest patches, managing Active Directory, and handling technical issues.

Overall, Partha Basak's work experience showcases their expertise in IT security, identity and access management, network device configuration, online banking security, and server administration.

Partha Basak's education history begins with their enrollment at Nimta Higher Secondary School from 1988 to 2000, where they pursued a degree in H.S. (Science.) - Eng, specializing in Beng, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and BEBM. After completing their secondary education, Partha attended the University of Calcutta from 2000 to 2003, earning a Bachelor of Science (Bsc) degree in Science. In 2016, they pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Security and Risk Management at MIBM, which they successfully completed in 2018.

In addition to their formal education, Partha Basak has also obtained several certifications throughout their career. These include certifications such as Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) from (ISC)² in June 2023, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Cert Prep (2022): 1 Information Security Governance from LinkedIn in March 2023, Learning Program Management from LinkedIn in August 2021, Leadership Fundamentals from LinkedIn in July 2021, Project Management Foundations from LinkedIn in November 2018, CISA Cert Prep: 2 Information Technology Governance and Management for IS Auditors from LinkedIn in July 2018, CISSP Cert Prep: 1 Security and Risk Management from LinkedIn in July 2018, CySA+ Cert Prep: 5 Identity and Access Management from LinkedIn in July 2018, Learning Information Governance from LinkedIn in July 2018, CISSP Cert Prep: 5 Identity and Access Management from LinkedIn in June 2018, RSA Authentication Manager 8.1 Installation and Administration from RSA, The Security Division of EMC in January 2015, RSA Adaptive Authentication 7.1 Installation and Administration from RSA, The Security Division of EMC in June 2014, ISO 20K from ISO - International Organization for Standardization in January 2012, ITIL V3 Foundation from APMG-International in November 2011, and MCSE from Microsoft in January 2008.