Headline

Accomplished Business growth leader with a passion for building high-performance teams to deliver high-quality products. Expertise in SDN, Network Monitoring, Cloud Computing, AI/ML and Cyber Security.

About

With over 25 years of leadership in technology, I currently serve as Director of Software Engineering at Vehere, where we are building next-generation cybersecurity software at the intersection of national and enterprise security. My work centers on orchestrating innovative AI/ML features, such as multilingual speech-to-text, email spam filtering, and behavioral profiling, to enhance intelligence capabilities and strengthen platform security. By leading a 20-member engineering team, I contribute to delivering impactful solutions for Indian Government agencies. My expertise spans network security, object-oriented programming, and agile methodologies, enabling scalable, efficient, and secure product development. Committed to fostering high-performance teams and advancing cybersecurity innovation, I aim to drive strategic goals and operational excellence. Leveraging my 8 years of work experience in the US, I have architected the IPVPN MPLS solution on the Lucent routers. This involved evaluating MPLS stacks from multiple companies before narrowing down on the NextHop MPLS stack. Helped Lucent build a 30+ member team in India to support their products I have been part of the development of Juniper Networks first Ethernet switch(EX series) that went to make more than 2 billion dollars in the marketplace. The product development from prototype boards to marketable switches was a very enriching experience. Known for aligning tech innovation with business goals. I have been part of multiple transition projects while working at Brocade communications - transition the entire software from proprietary OS to Linux; transition of the data plane from FPGA to Broadcom's Jericho ASIC solution while also introducing 100G line cards for better performance and scalability Contact: raghu_srinivasan@yahoo.com

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

codex

opencode

Work experience

Director of Software Engineering at Vehere, Jan 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Director of Software Engineering for Vehere which is building the next gen cybersecurity software merging the realms of national security and enterprise security through a single platform • Lead a team of 20+ members, responsible for developing and maintaining Vehere’s Cybersecurity Counter Terrorism software utilized by many Indian Government agencies. • Orchestrated the integration of AI/ML features leveraging GPUs, including Deep Learning techniques for speech-to-text translation and transcription using multilingual communications in over 90 languages; Implemented email spam filtering using Naïve Bayes Algorithm for NLP and behaviour profiling using Isolation Forest Techniques; speech diarization and alerting on suspicious Emails/SMS/Fax and Voice calls . Improve the scalability of the software architecture by introducing in-memory databases like Redis, message brokers like Kafka and database clusters for supporting both vertical and horizontal scalability • Engineered a scalable ElasticSearch-based platform to analyse petabyte scale data providing actionable insights. Enabled real-time analytics and alerting for national security stakeholders . Lead a UI/UX team in transitioning the software from Angular/Kibana to a React Native framework . Introduced the Agile Methodology for Release management with emphasis on high quality engineering practices like design reviews, code reviews, performance optimization and a scalable architecture

Technical Consultant at Self-Employed, Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Providing strategic hiring guidance, infrastructure setup and architectural insights to a Silicon valley startup • Developed a rapid-scale team formation strategy alongside an engineering enablement roadmap

Director Software Engineering at Ivanti, May 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, • Scaled operations and spearheaded a 50+ engineering team in developing secure remote access solutions (ZTNA, VPN) across more than 25 million nodes. • Oversaw critical zero-day OS compatibility issues across Windows, MacOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android operating systems; • Implemented essential security features such as Certificate handling, bring your own certificate(BYOC), Password less authentication, FIPS compliance, and support for Open SSL and TLS 1.3. • Instituted delivery pipelines, automated the software development lifecycle, performed scans using Blackduck, Risksense, and Coverity Scans on the codebase to enhance product security and adopted agile metrics to elevate engineering velocity by 40% • Coordinated with Product, QA, IT, and CX teams to align roadmaps, execution, and risk management strategies

Head of Engineering for SDN at Juniper Networks, Jun 2018 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Spearheaded the end-to-end development, testing, and support of the Contrail SDN product, entirely managed from India, including seamless customer engagements and remote team management. • Led a cross-functional team of 70+ employees, to deliver the quarterly releases across various Engineering programs. • Oversaw the Contrail SDN Team, focusing on Open Cloud network automation, and successfully facilitated the transition to Kubernetes, while implementing cutting-edge features like Analytics including deep packet inspection (DPI), Network Monitoring/Telemetry, Intent-based configuration, DPDK, Smart NIC and kernel-based routing. • Orchestrated the Engineering Team to achieve excellence in feature testing, performance and scaling testing, network monitoring and testing of customer scenarios, ensuring superior product quality and reliability. • Established and managed the Rapid Response Sustaining Team in both India and Romania to handle high-priority customer issues with adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs). • Pioneered the ATOM Team (Analytics, Telemetry, Orchestration, and Management), devising a robust fabric manager for all Juniper products, with a primary focus on telemetry and network management.

Group Manager at Brocade, Oct 2011 - May 2018 · 6 yrs 8 mos, India, • Owned and delivered innovative new line cards on the high-end Service Provider network MLX product line, including 4x40G, 2x100G, 20x10G, groundbreaking 72x100G card and IPSec Module, achieving product milestones on schedule and exceeding our customer expectations. • Spearheaded the development of the high-end next-gen service provider router SLX, overseeing a seamless transition of the MLX code base from proprietary OS to Linux, successfully migrating from FPGA-based forwarding solution to Broadcom’s Jericho ASIC-based solution and transitioning from Power PC to Intel Architecture

Education

Masters in Science, Computer Science, Florida International University

MES PU College of Arts, Commerce and Science