Shilpi Mittal is a Lead IT Security Engineer at Tyson Foods, where she leads strategic initiatives in secrets management, application security, cloud governance, and DevSecOps automation. She specializes in designing secure, scalable systems and enhancing the security posture of enterprise environments through streamlined processes and modern architecture. Her current areas of focus include applied cryptography and research on emerging quantum threats, particularly in the context of secure key management and the resilience of cryptographic protocols in a post-quantum world. Shilpi actively contributes to both internal security strategy and external cybersecurity forums. She combines deep technical knowledge with a forward-thinking approach, emphasizing automation, identity modernization, and risk-based decision-making.