Adriana del Pilar M.

Cybersecurity | Information Security | Business Continuity

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

About

Systems Engineer with strong experience supporting enterprise stakeholders in cybersecurity, continuity, risk & compliance, acting as a trusted technical advisor for adoption, incident management, governance and cross functional execution. Skilled at aligning customer objectives with technical teams, driving secure implementations, reducing operational risk, and improving service continuity.

Experience

  • Business Continuity - Cybersecurity - Digital Government at Secretaría Distrital de Seguridad, Convivencia y Justicia
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    - Defined and implemented guidelines and procedures designed to guarantee the availability and continuity of critical technological services and cybersecurity. - Formulate and define strategic planning of technology and information systems management, as well as the implementation of the digital government policy. - Designed and maintained continuity and cybersecurity guidelines to ensure availability of critical government digital services, coordinating stakeholders across technology and operations.

  • Product Owner Cybersecurity (Enterprise Stakeholders / Customer Facing) at ADL Digital Lab
    Jan 2022 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    - Acted as a trusted cybersecurity advisor for multiple financial entities within Grupo Aval Banco de Bogotá, Occidente, Popular and AV Villas), aligning security priorities with business and regulatory needs. - Managed end-to-end intake of requirements, translating stakeholder needs into user stories, backlog and technical priorities to drive delivery across security initiatives. - Coordinated cross-functional execution with technology, risk, security and operations teams, ensuring timely implementation and adoption of security capabilities. - Technical advisory, adoption support, escalation management. - Supported resolution and follow-up of cybersecurity initiatives affecting service continuity, including risk tracking, status reporting and stakeholder communications. - Improved governance through structured prioritization, documentation and roadmap planning, ensuring consistent delivery across multiple business units. - Served as primary point of contact for cybersecurity delivery and stakeholder communication.

  • Business Continuity Professional at Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
    Jun 2019 - Feb 2023 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    - Ensured availability of regulatory continuity requirements by supervising contingency readiness and coordinating responses to operational interruptions. - Supervise and manage the availability of the IT contingency that supports the technological platform in compliance with current regulations and institutional guidelines, seeking to guarantee compliance with policies on contingency issues and business continuity of the Entity's processes.

  • Business Continuity Professional at Fondo Nacional del Ahorro (Página Oficial)
    Apr 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

    - Manage and develop the business continuity plan at the organization, coordinating and effective response in case of an interruption event that could compromise the business operation and business processes at Fondo Nacional del Ahorro.

  • Information Security and Business Continuity Analyst at Cerrejon
    Mar 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    - Define and monitor compliance with Information Security policies. - Validate the operation of controls established for Information Technology. - Personal Data Protection Law implementation and compliance.