Pardip Sahota

Pardip Sahota has a diverse work experience spanning over 19 years. Starting in 2001 at AT&T, they worked as an IP Services Design and Deployment Specialist for Global Network Services. In 2006, they joined Virgin Media as a Applications deployment & support specialist and later became a Security Operations Analyst. Moving on to Liberty Global in 2014, Pardip served as the Security Architecture & Engineering Manager until 2015. Pardip then joined G-Research, where they held various roles including Security Architect, Security Architecture Manager, and Security Operations Lead from 2015 to 2020. Currently, Pardip Sahota holds the position of Head of Security Architecture at CLS Group.

Pardip Sahota began their education journey in 2003 at Royal Holloway, University of London, where they pursued a Master's degree in Information Security. Pardip completed their studies in 2006. In 2013, Pardip obtained the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from (ISC)². Continuing their professional development, they obtained the ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Architecture Professional CISSP-ISSAP certification from (ISC)² in 2016. The same year, Pardip also achieved the ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification. In 2017, they obtained the SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Foundation Certificate (SCF) from The SABSA Institute. Pardip is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, with an expected completion date in 2023.