Information Security Professional

Ashish Pawade
Securing India's digital banking infrastructure

Assistant Manager — Information Security at India Post Payments Bank. Specialising in VAPT and NIPS to protect one of India's largest payments banks.

VAPT NIPS Network Security Banking Cybersecurity IIT Dharwad
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GATE 2025 Score
M.Tech
CS · IIT Dharwad
IPPB
India Post Payments Bank
About
Security-first. Research-driven.

I am an Information Security professional at India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), where I work as an Assistant Manager (IT) specialising in Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) and Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (NIPS).

My role involves identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities across banking systems, monitoring and blocking malicious network activity in real time, and contributing to IPPB's cybersecurity posture in alignment with RBI cybersecurity guidelines and CERT-In advisories.

Academically, I hold an M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Dharwad, with a strong research foundation in computer architecture, deep learning systems, and parallel computing. My thesis investigates the Polynomial Mixer (PoM) as a linear-time replacement for self-attention in MambaVision — a state-of-the-art hybrid vision backbone.

My long-term vision is to grow into a senior Information Security leadership role within the banking and financial services sector — contributing to strategic security governance, risk management, and cyber resilience.

At a glance
Information Security, IPPB
VAPT & NIPS specialist
M.Tech CS, IIT Dharwad
GATE 2025 — Score 678
MambaVision + PoM Research
3.87× throughput improvement
B.E. Computer Engineering
PICT, Pune
Experience
Career path
From teaching to research to securing banking infrastructure.
June 2025 – Present
Assistant Manager — Information Security
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), Pune
  • Conducting VAPT across banking applications, network infrastructure, and internal systems to identify and remediate security weaknesses.
  • Managing and monitoring NIPS to detect, analyse, and block suspicious network activity in real time.
  • Supporting compliance with RBI Cybersecurity Framework, CERT-In guidelines, and internal security policies.
  • Documenting vulnerability findings, preparing risk reports, and coordinating remediation with system owners.
Aug 2025 – Jun 2027
M.Tech — Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
  • Thesis: MambaVision + PoM — investigating linear-time token mixing as a replacement for self-attention in hybrid vision backbones.
  • Coursework in Advanced Computer Architecture (CS810), Parallel Computing (CS410), and Neural Networks & Deep Learning.
  • GATE 2025 Score: 678
Dec 2023 – Dec 2024
Lecturer — Web Technologies
Vishwabharati Polytechnic Institute, Nanded
  • Taught web development fundamentals to diploma students — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive layouts.
  • Developed curriculum and hands-on lab exercises for practical web skills.
Research
M.Tech thesis
Bridging efficient computation and computer vision.
M.Tech Thesis · IIT Dharwad · Jan 2026 – Present
MambaVision + PoM: Polynomial Mixing as a drop-in attention replacement in a hybrid Mamba-Transformer vision backbone
Investigating whether the Polynomial Mixer (PoM), a linear-time token-mixing operator from CVPR 2026, can replace self-attention in MambaVision (CVPR 2025, NVIDIA) while preserving accuracy and improving efficiency at high resolution. The core finding: PoM delivers a theory-consistent throughput advantage in the long-sequence regime, while memory remains identical due to PyTorch's Flash-Attention-compatible SDPA kernel.
3.87×
Throughput gain at N=4096 tokens
<0.1%
Parameter difference vs. attention
O(N)
PoM complexity vs. O(N²) attention
View on GitHub →
Skills
Technical competencies
Spanning cybersecurity, systems research, and development.
Security
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing
Network Intrusion Prevention (NIPS)
Network Security
Banking Cybersecurity
Risk Management
Incident Response
RBI Cybersecurity Framework
ISO 27001
Systems & Research
Computer Architecture
Parallel Computing
Performance Analysis
Memory Systems
Deep Learning Systems
Transformer Architectures
Computer Simulations
Languages & Tools
Python
C++
PyTorch
Triton (GPU kernels)
Linux / Kali Linux
HTML / CSS / JavaScript
Git & GitHub
gem5 / DRAMSim
Certifications & credentials
Credentials and roadmap
Earned credentials and certifications in progress.
GATE 2025 — Computer Science
IIT Roorkee · Score: 678
Earned · Feb 2025
M.Tech — Computer Science & Engineering
IIT Dharwad · Aug 2025 – Jun 2027
In progress
eWPTXv2 / OSCP
eLearnSecurity / OffSec
Planned · 2026
CompTIA Security+ / CEH
CompTIA / EC-Council
Planned · 2026–27
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
PECB / BSI
Planned · 2027
CISM / CISA
ISACA
Planned · 2027–28
Contact
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