Abitav Kumar Dubey
Senior Manager, Software Engineering @SentinelOne
Bengaluru
Summary
Accomplished engineering leader with 20+ years of experience in building and scaling global engineering teams for enterprise cybersecurity and cloud-native platforms. Expertise in distributed systems, streaming data platforms, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure enhances innovation and operational performance. Spearheaded platform modernization initiatives and developed future technical leaders, fostering a collaborative environment to drive strategic objectives.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
SentinelOne
Bangalore
03.2021 - Current
- Led globally distributed engineering teams in India, Israel, and the Czech Republic, maintaining roadmap continuity and operational stability throughout organizational transitions.
- Transformed the ISPM platform into a regional microservices framework, promoting independent scaling, quicker deployment cycles, and improved resilience throughout the regions.
- Supervised design and execution of security data ingestion pipelines, merging identity, vulnerability, and misconfiguration signals for holistic enterprise exposure analytics.
- Led initiative to integrate graph-based modeling, shaping identity-asset-exposure relationships crucial for strategic attack-path analytics capabilities.
- Spearheaded cross-team integration of Kubernetes infrastructure and multi-region cloud deployments, optimizing operational efficiency and deployment predictability.
- Introduced engineering governance and quality standards, attaining greater than 80% automated test coverage.
- Coached and empowered technical leaders, bolstering senior engineering strength, and facilitating strategic talent acquisition.
- Executed technical due diligence for the potential acquisition target, Fullhunt, providing architectural assessments and integration strategy direction.
- Awarded the SentinelOne Spot Award (2025) for impactful leadership and strategic technical advancements.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering professional growth and improving team performance.
- Collaborated with product management to define technical requirements and prioritize feature development.
- Implemented agile methodologies, facilitating iterative development and increasing project adaptability.
- Allied with other engineering leaders to plan, manage and coordinate teams around reaching prescribed development milestones.
Engineering Manager
McAfee / Intel Corporation
Bangalore
05.2009 - 03.2021
- Managed engineering development within cloud security platforms (AWS Azure GCP), including implementation of cloud access security broker (CASB) solutions.
- Established and expanded 24-member engineering organization, encompassing engineering managers, tech leads, and QA leads, emphasizing capability development.
- Collaborated with global teams across US and India to launch enterprise security products within consistent quarterly release cycles.
- Orchestrated design and deployment of McAfee Quarantine Manager mobile, expanding endpoint security functionalities.
- Evaluated project requirements to identify and mitigate risks.
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Sun Microsystems
Bangalore
02.2005 - 01.2009
- Directed creation of jobmanager core infrastructure module for sun xvm virtualization platform, serving as a foundational component for enterprise virtualization.
- Orchestrated architecture and deployment strategies from platform inception through production launch and customer integration.
- Secured IEC Excellence Award (2007) for distinguished contributions in engineering and exemplary technical leadership.
- Authored technical disclosures and delivered presentations through Sun University continuing education programs.
Software Engineer
Zensar Technologies, Hans Infomatic Pvt. Ltd., Indosoft Systems
Pune
04.2004 - 01.2005
- Established foundations in system design, distributed computing, enterprise application development to enhance project scalability and maintainability.
- Enhanced user experience by designing intuitive interfaces and incorporating user feedback into continuous improvements.
- Developed and optimized software applications to enhance user experience and functionality.
Education
Executive Certificate - Strategy & Leadership for Senior Professionals
Indian Institute of Management Indore
IndoreMS - Computer Science
Manipal Institute of Technology
Udupi, IndiaPG Diploma - Advanced Computing
C-DAC (Centre For Development of Advanced Computing)
Bengaluru, IndiaBS - Electronics & Instrumentation
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (Central University)
Sagar, IndiaSkills
Engineering Leadership & Organizational Scaling Global Engineering Management (India, Israel, EU) Platform Architecture & Technical Strategy
Distributed Systems & Microservices Streaming Data Platforms (Kafka) Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Software development life cycle
Agile methodologies
Publications & Invention Disclosures
- Multi-Axis Routing of Tasks in a Distributed Job Management System — SUN080360
- Extensible Job Management System (Pluggable Architecture) — SUN080363
- BigAdmin Article — SCM 3.6.1 Enhancements
Timeline
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
SentinelOne
03.2021 - Current
Engineering Manager
McAfee / Intel Corporation
05.2009 - 03.2021
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Sun Microsystems
02.2005 - 01.2009
Software Engineer
Zensar Technologies, Hans Infomatic Pvt. Ltd., Indosoft Systems
04.2004 - 01.2005
Executive Certificate - Strategy & Leadership for Senior Professionals
Indian Institute of Management Indore
MS - Computer Science
Manipal Institute of Technology
PG Diploma - Advanced Computing
C-DAC (Centre For Development of Advanced Computing)
BS - Electronics & Instrumentation
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (Central University)