Headline

A passionate techie who may not have all the answers, but knows exactly where to find them to get things done.

About

With 9+ years of diverse experience, I began my career in a consulting role but quickly realized I needed a more challenging environment. This realization led me to the dynamic world of startups, where I spent 4 years immersed in Deep Learning and Computer Vision. During this time, I gained hands-on experience building innovative solutions and navigating the complexities of fast-paced product development. Seeking to expand my expertise, I transitioned into cybersecurity 3 years ago to focus on development and security together. I focus on protecting a billion-dollar unicorn’s infrastructure by addressing day-zero vulnerabilities, conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration testing (VAPT) across infrastructure, application, and container environments, enhancing perimeter security, and minimizing the attack surface while adapting to the constantly evolving threat landscape. Driven by continuous learning, I’m always looking to bridge the gap between cutting-edge tech and security to build resilient systems.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

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langchain

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ollama

Dify

Work experience

Engineering Manager at PhonePe, May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Senior Infosec Engineer at PhonePe, Apr 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo, *DevSecOps* ➞ Led the adoption of NIST SP 800-190 Application Container Security standards, tailoring security controls to meet the unique needs of PhonePe's ecosystem, ensuring robust container security. ➞ Streamlined the SDLC by integrating Sonatype Lifecycle for Software Composition Analysis, designing custom plugins for Sonatype IQ, and embedding them into version control systems to enhance dependency management and code quality. ➞ Currently developing a Positive Security Model leveraging OpenAPI Specification (OAS) to define and enforce trusted API patterns, aiming to significantly strengthen API security practices.

Senior Engineer at atai, Nov 2019 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, AtCo: Yard Management Tool - Zero Gate Entry: Detection and Recognition of Reliable License Plate, Container Number, Size, etc., using AI (Computer Vision) and Sensor Fusion in realistic environments to bring down the processing time - Warehouse Management: Responsible for the development of an automated system to Detect Real-Time Space Occupancy of Inventory within a Warehouse, right from POC to Productization - Simulation : Flexibility to implement experimental changes to the layout, equipment, container positioning algorithms, etc., and get sophisticated reports on the impact on operational costs, efficiency, and more - Involved in the development of various Yard Management modules which facilitates the user to Plan, Strategy, Manage, and Execute the Yard Operations efficiently - Responsible to Deploy and Maintaining ML pipelines in production reliably and also monitor model performance and handle fall back options/scenarios Industry Automation - Process Automation: Responsible to automate the Batch Number Recognition & Bag Counting along the production line right from Bagging to Loading via Sensor Fusion and AI Techniques - PPE Detection: Detection of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Compliance in the manufacturing industry using Cameras and Deep Learning Techniques to ensure worker safety and minimize workplace accidents

Forward Deployed Engineer at Curl Analytics, Oct 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bangalore, Sara: Data Extraction & Validation - Involved in the development of a smart OCR based solution tailored for trade finance firms, which can extract and validate the information - Facilitate the user to apply specific rules, which helps them in identifying the fraudulent transactions, mismatch in numbers, etc., and raise flags to inform necessary teams Quant Finance: Back Test Framework - Responsible for end to end development of the Back Test Framework for Algorithmic Trading AutoML: Time Series Forecasting Tool: - Designed and Deployed business independent Time Series Forecasting Web Platform for one of the world’s largest HealthCare Company - Developed ML and Statistical based algorithms to forecast Demand for Health Care Products

Senior Software Engineer at Capgemini, Oct 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bangalore Area, India, Client: Warner Bros. Pictures ERP: MACCS (Movie Accounting System International) Roles & Responsibilities: - Single handily supported Theatrical and Non-Theatrical Movie Distribution ERP system - Movie Accounting System International (MACCS) - Client interactions to understand the versatile requirements - Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the SQL database and reporting the issues to the database architect - Data mining from various enterprise data sources, to assist clients in answering business queries and presentations - Had to perform Major Application Upgrades in different Production environments - Had to provide seamless Functional and Technical Support over different regions (EMEA, APAC, USA & Canada)

Associate QA Engineer at Aptean, Mar 2014 - Sep 2014 · 7 mos, Bangalore, Quality Assurance. Worked on integrating tool EMF(event management framework), this acts as the middle ware for ERP, CRM & Supply Chain systems. Responsibilities: 1. Prepare Test Suites and writing Test Case for testing Event Management Framework (EMF) 2. Had to ensure the level of Integration between multiple systems and environments

Education

Post Graduation, Business Analytics, Praxis Business School

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada