Abhishek Dadhich Abhishek Dadhich Principal Architect · Platform Engineering · DevSecOps · Pune, India

Abhishek Dadhich

Principal Architect · Platform Engineering · DevSecOps
Pune, India
abhi4u1947@gmail.com
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Career Summary

  • Cloud, Platform, and Security Architect with 18+ years delivering secure, scalable, and observable systems across AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes. Drove 40% improvement in system reliability, 50% reduction in deployment time, and platform adoption across 10+ product teams and 10+ customer accounts.
  • Specialized in Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, IAM, and software supply chain security. Embedded observability and compliance across SDLC pipelines, reducing defect investigation time by 30% and CVE-related redeployments by 50%.
  • Visionary strategist trusted to define North-Star vision, align technology strategy with business goals, and lead 35+ cross-functional engineers through large-scale enterprise transformation programs.

Professional Experience

Netcracker, Pune Feb 2025 — Present

Senior Solutions Architect

Platform Engineering Group
  • Directed the Platform Engineering initiative to deliver core capabilities as an internal SaaS offering, enabling 10+ customer account teams and 10 product teams to standardize platform adoption.
  • Modernized the microservices development lifecycle by integrating a cloud-native ecosystem, resulting in 30% faster development and deployment cycles with improved system observability and operational reliability.
  • Enhanced software supply chain security by adopting provenance, attestation, and SBOM practices, enabling issue detection up to 6 months pre-release and reducing CVE redeployments by 50%.
Amdocs, Pune May 2021 — Feb 2025

Software Architect Advanced

Amdocs Technology
  • Centralized Security and Compliance: Engineered centralized authentication/authorization, workload identity certificate management (PKI), auditing with zero trust / least privileged access, and CIS compliance.
  • Defined North-Star Vision: Pioneered trend analysis and implemented solutions that improved project adoption rates by 25% by communicating a North-Star vision to key stakeholders.
  • GenAI Integration: Automated SDLC workflows with OpenAI's GenAI, boosting team productivity by 20%.
  • Optimized Operations: Deployed RED dashboards and structured logging, reducing MTTI and MTTR by 30%.
EXFO India, Pune Apr 2013 — May 2021

Architect

EXFO Inc.
  • Fleet Management at Scale: Simplified fleet management for over 50K devices, reducing provisioning and execution times by 30% with AWS IoT Registry, Fleet Provisioning, and Remote Job execution via MQTT.
  • Digital Transformation: Facilitated the Digital Transformation and Software Monetization initiative for B2B/B2C/B2B2C SaaS flows by designing centralized IAM and licensing on AWS.
  • Remote Troubleshooting: Enhanced EXFO's LTB-8 platform with Multilink applications using Angular, Hyper-V, and SCPI, enabling seamless remote management.
EXFO, Pune Jul 2008 — Mar 2013

Principal Software Developer

EXFO Inc.
Amneya Tech, Pune Nov 2007 — Jun 2008

Software Developer

Amneya Tech
Planet Creativa, Jodhpur Jul 2006 — Nov 2007

Sr. Software Engineer

Planet Creativa

Technical Skills & Expertise

Cloud-Native Architecture

AWS EKSEC2LambdaIAMCognito Secrets ManagerACM PCAGuardDuty Azure AKSEntra IDFunctionsBlob Storage Event HubKey VaultDefender for CloudAzure Policy Multi-cloudHybridWiz CSPM

Architecture & Design

MicroservicesEvent-DrivenDomain-Driven Design Resilient PatternsDisaster RecoveryAPI Gateway CQRSIstioAmbient Mesh

Platform Engineering & DevSecOps

GitLab CIGitHub ActionsAzure DevOps TerraformCrossplanePolicy-as-Code ArgoCDGitOpsInternal Developer Platforms

Security & Identity

IAM StrategyOAuth2OIDCSAML mTLSPKICertificate ManagementZero Trust GDPRNIST CSFCISSPIFFESPIRE HCP VaultOpen Policy AgentSIEMThreatModeler

Observability & Monitoring

GrafanaPrometheusThanos ElasticsearchStructured LoggingDistributed Tracing OpenTelemetry

Software Supply Chain Security

SBOM (CycloneDX)SLSA Provenancein-toto Attestation Secure Artifact PipelinesThreat Modeling

Programming & Frameworks

.NET CoreC#JavaSpring GolangOperator SDKPythonNode.js AngularTypeScript

Recognition & Impact

  • Recognized at Amdocs for leading enterprise-wide OpenTelemetry adoption, improving traceability and cutting defect investigation costs by 30%.
  • Reduced license management costs by 60% at EXFO by designing and integrating middleware between SAP ERA and entitlement systems, streamlining SaaS operations.
  • Drove adoption of GDPR-compliant IAM and SSO platforms, increasing user signups by 50% for EXFO's product.
  • Selected to represent EXFO at the Global Innovation Summit in Quebec as part of a hand-picked four-member team, presenting a strategic platform concept.
  • Honored with EXFO's prestigious "Eklavya Award" for sustained mentorship and leadership impact across cross-functional engineering teams.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)

MCRPV University, Bhopal, India