Madhavan K.

Data Center GRC & Quality Assurance Leader | 17 yrs in InfoSec, Risk, Compliance & Quality across UAE, Europe & India | Expert in TPRM, ISO, PCI DSS, SSAE 18 SOC 2, PMO, AI Governance & Data Center Audits

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

With over 17 years of global experience across India, the Middle East, and Europe, I have led large-scale certification and audit programs spanning SOC 1 & SOC 2 (SSAE 18),TISAX, PCI DSS, TIA‑942, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 20000‑1, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 10002, CMMI‑Services, HIPAA, and NIST SP 800‑53. I specialize in managing complex, multi-location data center & cloud environments, running parallel audits, ensuring consistent control implementation, and aligning regulatory frameworks with operational realities. My focus is on translating compliance requirements into practical, business-friendly controls that teams can adopt and sustain. My approach is straightforward: embed compliance into operations, drive audit readiness as a continuous state, and eliminate last-minute surprises.

Experience

  • GRC-Manager & Compliance Officer at BETSOL
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Quality Manager at Sify Technologies Limited.
    Nov 2019 - Dec 2025 · 6 yrs 2 mos

    Member Cybersecurity Executive Council. Maintaining the organization's adherence to the following standards for PAN India data centers and Cloud-Managed Services. - ISO 9001, ISO 22301,TIA-942,ISO 27001,ISO 27017,SSAE 18-SOC-1 & SOC-2,ISO 45001,ISO 27018, MeitY-CertIn, ISO 14001, ISO 20000-1, ISO 50001, PCI DSS

  • PCI DSS and ISO 27001 Consultant at PCI DSS consulting
    Sep 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Quality Assurance Specialist at Kizad
    Dec 2016 - Jun 2017 · 7 mos

  • Quality Lead at ESI Group
    Nov 2012 - Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos