
Chinmay Kulkarni
Paving the Way for Future IT Auditors
About Me
Unlocking the potential of IT auditing, one byte at a time!
Chinmay is a highly motivated and skilled professional working at one of the Big 4 Audit firms, Ernst & Young US LLP as a Technology Risk Consultant. Chinmay is involved in executing IT audit procedures to support the financial audit team, ensuring the integrity and compliance of various financial processes critical to the client.
He's a recent graduate student from Northeastern University specializing Master of Science in Cybersecurity. He brings a unique perspective to the field, having developed a strong passion for the audit, security risk and compliance aspect.
With a background as an Internal IT Audit Analyst at Fidelity Investments in Boston, Chinmay has substantial experience performing internal IT audits for the technology systems implemented by the Fidelity Asset Management Business Unit. He effectively tested controls by reviewing audit documents and identified risks in Fidelity's business processes by evaluating established controls.
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Chinmay has achieved notable certifications in the field, including the ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam, which he passed in the first attempt. He is also a certified ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems Lead Auditor and ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management Systems Lead Implementer, demonstrating his expertise in risk-based auditing and information security.
With a wealth of knowledge gained from academics, globally recognized certifications, and professional experience, Chinmay is dedicated to sharing his expertise and promoting the advancement of the audit profession.
Professional Experience
July 2023 - Present
Ernst & Young (EY)
Technology Risk Consultant
Chinmay is working at EY, one of the Big Four firms, as a Technology Risk Consultant at their Boston office from July 2023. He is assisting clients by performing IT audit and demonstrating sound knowledge of IT General Controls and IT Application Controls.
July 2022 - December 2022
Fidelity Investments
IT Audit Analyst Intern
Chinmay made valuable contributions to the support of Fidelity's Asset Management Business Unit by executing comprehensive risk-based audits across a range of critical areas such as logical access control, change management, cloud security, DevOps user access, disaster recovery, and incident management. He displayed his keen attention to detail and analytical skills when he identified and reported a critical audit finding in DevOps access control, presenting his findings to senior management in a clear and impactful manner, ultimately preventing unauthorized access.

Performed comprehensive risk-based audits in critical areas

Evaluated of design and operational efficiency IT General Controls

Tested Access control, Change Management, DevOps & Disaster Recovery

Attended Sprint reviews, backlog refinement, and scrum ceremonies
