// Security Director & Infrastructure Architect
Michael
Sahai
20 Years in Tech

Servant leader with a deep technical foundation in enterprise security architecture, cloud infrastructure, and governance. Bridging the gap between technology and business objectives — protecting the enterprise without slowing it down.

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20+ Years in Tech
5+ Compliance Frameworks
CISSP ISC² Certified
M.Sc. Computer Science
01 // IMPACT

Leadership Deliverables

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Enterprise Security Program
Built and owns the enterprise-wide security governance framework at Wavelo — spanning architecture review boards, change control, vulnerability management, and executive reporting to the Board and Audit Committees.
GovernanceBoard ReportingEnterprise Risk
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Mobile MVNE Platform Launch
Led the full operationalization of Mobile's MVNE platform — managing carrier connectivity, architecture design for high-availability systems, and alpha/beta launch operations across Engineering, SRE, and GRC workstreams.
Platform LaunchCarrier IntegrationCloud Architecture
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Compliance & Regulatory Alignment
Drove enterprise compliance across NIST 800-53, SOX, PCI DSS, and Data Privacy regulations. Led Privacy Impact Assessments, contractual Data Protection language development, and regulator communications for breach events.
NIST 800-53PCI DSSSOX
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Cloud Migration & Infrastructure Modernization
Spearheaded migrations from Xen-based infrastructure to OpenStack and AWS using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. Achieved 100% CI/CD coverage for Ting Mobile, dramatically reducing production release times and improving security posture.
AWSOpenStackTerraformCI/CD
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Multi-Million Dollar IPTV Platform
Designed, architected, and built a full-scale IPTV delivery platform from the ground up — satellite farm physical build, transcode farm, origin/edge cache design, STB integration, and video security encryption across logical encoding sites.
Physical ArchitectureVideo EncryptionEdge Caching
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Team Leadership & Mentorship
Led and developed teams of 9+ direct reports across multiple timezones. Mentored Business Unit Security Leads organization-wide, established security training programs, and built a culture of transparency, integrity, and continuous learning.
People ManagementCross-TZ TeamsSecurity Training
02 // EXP

Experience

JUL 2024 — PRESENT
Tucows Inc.
Business Information Security Director
  • Leads the Security Operations team and enterprise-wide security program across Tucows and its subsidiaries.
  • Drives regulatory compliance activities for Data Privacy and Security, aligning with NIST 800-53, SOX, and PCI DSS.
  • Partners with executives, legal, compliance, and business leadership to embed security priorities into corporate governance and business strategy.
  • Manages the security governance framework including architecture review boards, change control boards, and project management oversight.
  • Provides executive-level reporting to the Board, Audit Committees, and senior leadership on cyber risk posture, emerging threats, and compliance status.
  • Directs incident and breach management across the enterprise — leading forensic investigations, root cause analysis, and regulator communications.
  • Coordinates enterprise vulnerability management, penetration testing, and risk mitigation activities across all business units.
  • Oversees Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for new systems and initiatives; collaborates with Compliance to develop contractual Data Protection language.
  • Mentors Business Unit Security Leads, ensuring consistency in practices, policies, and control execution across the organization.
  • Drives cloud security best practices for AWS and hybrid infrastructures in partnership with Engineering and Operations leaders.
  • Champions a culture of transparency, integrity, and ethical leadership — building trust-based relationships across security, technology, and business.
JUL 2023 — JUL 2024
Telecom / SaaS
Business Information Security Lead
FEB 2022 — JUL 2023
Telecom / SaaS
Director of Cloud and Site Reliability
SEP 2020 — FEB 2022
Telecom / ISP
Engineering Operations Manager, Wireless Services
JAN 2019 — SEP 2020
Telecom / ISP
Engineering Operations Manager, Telco & ISP
MAY 2017 — JAN 2019
Telecom / ISP
Engineering Lead, Telco & ISP
JAN 2012 — MAY 2017
Telecom / ISP
Systems Engineer
03 // TECH

Technical Skills

Programming & Scripting
Bash Python MVS Assembler Ansible Terraform
Networking
OSPF / RIP / BGP oVPN L2TP/PPPoE GRE VoIP/SIP/RTP
Monitoring & Observability
Prometheus Alert Manager Zabbix Nagios Cacti / MRTG
Operating Systems
RHEL / CentOS Debian / Ubuntu FreeBSD OpenBSD Mac OSX
Virtualization & Cloud
Kubernetes Docker OpenStack VMware ESXi KVM / Xen AWS
Databases & Web
MySQL PostgreSQL Nginx Apache Varnish PowerDNS
Compliance & Security Frameworks
NIST 800-53
SOX
PCI DSS
GDPR / Privacy
04 // EDU

Education

Master of Science — Computer Science
Ryerson University, Toronto ON
Sep 2009 – Jun 2013
Bachelor of Science — Computer Science
Ryerson University, Toronto ON
Sep 2004 – Jun 2009
IBM System Z Computing Certificate
Ryerson University, Toronto ON
Sep 2008 – Jun 2009
Certifications
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
ISC² · 2025
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Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
ISC² · 2023
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Open to security leadership, advisory, and strategic consulting engagements.

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