Senior Solutions Engineer @ Cloudflare Bengaluru, India
I am a Senior Solutions Engineer with 16+ years of experience in application security, cloud networking, and presales leadership. I specialize in architecting enterprise-grade solutions and driving technical strategy for C-suite stakeholders.
My background spans across Cloudflare, F5, Infoblox, Akamai, and Radware, where I have led complex POCs, solved critical customer challenges, and enabled market expansion.
I architect secure, scalable solutions by mapping customer initiatives to modern edge architectures.
| Cloud & Security | Networking & Edge | Operations |
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| 🛡️ WAF & DDoS Mitigation | 🌍 CDN & Edge Performance | ⚙️ POCs & Demos |
| 🔐 Zero Trust Architecture | ⚡ Programmable Edge | 📈 Technical Strategy |
| 🕵️ Application Defense | 🔌 DDI (DNS/DHCP/IPAM) | 🚨 SOC Operations |
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Cloudflare | Senior Solutions Engineer (Feb 2022 – Present)
- First SE hired to build and scale Cloudflare's technical footprint in India.
- Architecting secure, scalable solutions and driving technical strategy.
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F5 Networks | Solutions Engineer II (2020 – 2022)
- Delivered technical leadership across solution designs and advanced F5 configurations.
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Infoblox | Presales Systems Engineer (2019 – 2020)
- Drove technical differentiation for Core DDI and security solutions.
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Akamai Technologies | SOCC Specialist – Senior (2017 – 2019)
- Protected global customers against DDoS/Web attacks (Prolexic & KONA WAF).
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M-Tech | Technical Consultant (2017 – 2017)
- Operated as a strategic technical extension for Arbor Networks, leading end-to-end delivery from PoCs to implementation.
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Radware | Techincal Head - West (2013 – 2017)
- Led West India SE operations and presales strategy, overseeing team management, solution design, PoCs, and critical escalation resolution.
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Wipro InfoTech | Field Engineer (Emerging Technologies) (2009 – 2013)
- Executed implementation and troubleshooting for a diverse stack of Network Security, Load Balancing, and WAN Optimization infrastructure.
- ☁️ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Certified Associate
- 🛡️ Radware IAS Engineer
- 🏗️ F5 Product Consultant – LTM
- 🖥️ Citrix Certified Administrator (Netscaler 9.2)
- BS — Information Systems | Birla Institute of Technology and Science
- BSc — Information Technology | Kuvempu University