Nandita Susarla

Nandita Susarla is a Senior Staff Security Architect with over 15 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, specializing in cloud-native and mission-critical platform security. Currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she leads product security architecture at Lockheed Martin, where she defines secure design patterns, threat models, and secure SDLC controls for a $500M next-generation platform. Her work has reduced vulnerabilities by 30% within six months and ensures the resilience and security of both development and production environments. Nandita holds advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Cybersecurity from the University of Michigan and the University of Melbourne, and she is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Throughout her career, Nandita has demonstrated expertise across cloud security, zero trust, Kubernetes, identity and access management, PKI, and DevSecOps automation. She has led security initiatives for global-scale systems, successfully integrating risk-based controls, automation, and secure-by-design principles to optimize product and platform security. Her approach emphasizes practical resilience, continuous learning, and collaboration, balancing advanced technical solutions with actionable security outcomes.

Nandita is passionate about advancing cybersecurity in the context of emerging technologies such as AI, focusing on innovative ways to secure enterprise systems at scale. She is committed to sharing knowledge, engaging with the cybersecurity community, and mentoring the next generation of security professionals. Looking ahead, she aims to expand her leadership in the field, guiding teams through complex security programs while driving innovation and secure practices across products and platforms.

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

• University of Michigan - M.S.E.E.

• Cybersecurity Societies
• Women in Engineering Society