Deepak Antiya: The Compliance Visionary Powering Oracle’s Global Cloud Integrity

In an era where cloud computing has become the backbone of enterprise operations, ensuring security and compliance in an ever-evolving regulatory environment is not just a necessity but a mission-critical priority. At the forefront of this mission stands Deepak Antiya, a highly accomplished and visionary compliance expert. Currently serving as the Principal Regulatory Compliance Specialist at Oracle America Inc., Deepak has been officially honored by the Business Mint Nationwide Awards 2024 in March under the prestigious category of Excellence in Cloud Compliance Leadership -2024, California.

With over a decade of proven excellence across major security frameworks, Deepak embodies a rare blend of technical rigor, strategic foresight, and relentless dedication to regulatory integrity. At Oracle, his role goes beyond traditional audit facilitation — he is the architect behind the successful compliance posture of over 25+ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services annually, ensuring these services meet global standards such as SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS 4.0, and IRAP.

What makes Deepak’s contribution truly remarkable is his proactive and automation-first mindset. He has significantly transformed Oracle’s compliance lifecycle by integrating native APIs and command-line interfaces to automate evidence gathering, reducing manual efforts by an impressive 60%. This automation has not only accelerated audit readiness but has also minimized risk exposure, setting a benchmark within the cloud compliance domain.

A trusted liaison between internal service teams and external auditors, Deepak brings structure and clarity to complex audit cycles. Leveraging tools like Atlassian Confluence and JIRA, he ensures real-time status tracking and documentation — a discipline that fosters accountability and transparency across stakeholders.

One of his standout achievements includes spearheading the IRAP and Essential 8 certification program for Oracle SaaS services hosted on OCI regions in Sydney and Melbourne — a milestone that required navigating Australia’s rigorous cybersecurity compliance landscape. Deepak’s meticulous approach and strategic guidance have enabled Oracle to scale operations confidently across geographies while maintaining stringent adherence to local and international compliance standards.

In addition to managing SOX 404 ITGC/ITAC documentation, Deepak conducts pre-audit readiness assessments for initiatives like PCI DSS 4.0, MeitY India, and Korea’s K-ISMS. His proactive gap analysis and remediation efforts ensure that no compliance deadline is missed and no control is left unchecked. Deepak also collaborates with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate AI-driven tools for smarter audit planning and predictive risk mapping — including fine-tuning LLMs (Large Language Models) to support unified compliance audits.

Prior to joining Oracle, Deepak held key roles at ClearSlide Inc. and Protiviti Inc., where he led SOC 2 programs, cloud security implementations, ISO audits, and vendor risk assessments for clients in BFSI, healthcare, ITES, and manufacturing sectors. His early mastery of tools like OSSEC HIDS, PAN firewalls, and vulnerability scanning platforms like Qualys and OWASP ZAP reflects his foundational strength in technical security domains.

Academically, Deepak holds an M.S. in Information Technology Management from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, and a B.Tech in IT from NMIMS, Mumbai. His credentials include top-tier certifications such as CISSP, CCSK, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Associate, along with a Certified Vanta Admin badge.

Beyond his corporate achievements, Deepak actively contributes to the broader cybersecurity ecosystem. He is an IEEE Senior Member, a technical/content advisory member for ISC2, editorial board member and peer reviewer for scientific journals, and has served as a mentor and judge at platforms like HACKMIT, CALHACKS, and CES2025. His thought leadership is widely recognized in both academic and industry circles.