With over 18 years of experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and cloud security, Sharad Ojha is a proven leader in designing and deploying AI-powered security solutions that protect enterprises and millions of users worldwide. His expertise spans zero-day threats, adversarial attack detection, malware classification, and cloud-native security architectures. Sharad has played a pivotal role at Amazon and Symantec, developing high-performance, scalable threat detection platforms that safeguard critical digital assets.
Cybersecurity Expertise & Impact
🔹 Threat Detection at Scale – Architected and managed a real-time cybersecurity platform at Amazon that processes over 200 trillion security events daily, ensuring proactive defense against sophisticated threats.
🔹 AI & Machine Learning in Security – Pioneered ML-driven anomaly detection models, reducing false positives by 40% and enhancing security intelligence capabilities.
🔹 GenAI-Powered Security Solutions – Developed Generative AI frameworks to identify emerging attack patterns from threat intelligence reports.
🔹 Cost-Optimized Security Infrastructure – Engineered a low-latency security platform that delivered threat detection at $6M vs. $200M (Splunk/Sumologic equivalent), achieving $196M in annual savings.
🔹 Enterprise-Wide Security Compliance – Led compliance initiatives for HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, securing PHI/CHI data across Amazon Pharmacy and OneMedical.
🔹 MITRE ATT&CK Framework Integration – Designed and implemented strategies that improved threat detection coverage by 85% across Amazon businesses, including Retail, Prime Video, Twitch, OneMedical, and MGM.
🔹 Security Leadership & Mentorship – Leads a team of 16 engineers, fostering innovation in cloud security, adversarial attack defense, and advanced threat intelligence.
Industry Recognition & Thought Leadership
✅ Published cybersecurity research in IEEE conferences, contributing to advancements in machine learning-based security solutions.
✅ Scholarly article reviewer & cybersecurity judge, evaluating cutting-edge security research and industry developments.
✅ Speaker & Thought Leader, sharing insights on AI-driven threat detection, cloud security, and next-gen cybersecurity architectures.
Sharad combines deep technical expertise in cybersecurity with strategic leadership to build high-impact, cost-effective, and scalable security solutions. His ability to leverage AI, ML, and cloud-native architectures makes him a key force in cybersecurity innovation.