Ganesh Lakariya
Engineering Manager | Cybersecurity Products & Protection Technologies
Pune
Summary
Results-driven Engineering Manager with 16 years of experience in Software Development and Quality Engineering within Cybersecurity. Expertise in leading teams to deliver Protection Technologies, including Anti-Ransomware and Web Security. Skilled in product delivery, architecture reviews, CI/CD transformation, and performance optimization, effectively managing cross-functional teams to create scalable and secure enterprise security solutions.
Overview
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Languages
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Certifications
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager - Protection Technologies
Seqrite
03.2021 - Current
- Lead both Development and Quality Engineering functions for Protection Technologies, managing architecture discussions, feature delivery, release readiness, engineering execution, and product quality across multiple cybersecurity modules.
- Own roadmap execution for ARW, NGAV, Web Security, Scan Engine, Device Control, and Driver-based security technologies.
- Drive engineering planning, sprint execution, technical reviews, risk management, and release governance.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Architects, Threat Research, Customer Success, and Engineering teams to deliver enterprise-grade security solutions.
- Lead engineering initiatives involving performance optimization, malware detection efficacy, cloud intelligence integration, automation, and infrastructure scalability.
- Mentor developers, QA engineers, and technical leads while establishing engineering best practices and an ownership culture.
QA Test Lead - Scan Engine
Quick Heal Technologies Ltd.
03.2009 - 02.2021
- Led quality assurance for core Scan Engine components, ensuring high detection efficacy, minimal false positives, and optimal scanning performance across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
- Designed and executed comprehensive test strategies for malware detection, file scanning, unpacking, emulator validation, and heuristic engines.
- Developed automation frameworks to validate threat detection and engine updates, ensuring seamless integration with signature-based and behavior-based modules.
- Collaborated with development, threat research, and product teams to triage issues and implement fixes, enhancing validation of performance under real-world threat scenarios.
- Conducted non-functional testing to benchmark CPU/memory usage and scanning time, assessing system impact during real-time protection and on-demand scans.
- Played a key role in regression validation for every engine update, ensured zero customer-impacting issues across multiple enterprise and retail releases.
- Contributed to shift-left practices by integrating testing into CI pipelines, reducing bug turnaround time, and increasing early defect detection.
- Mentored a team of QA engineers, fostering deep technical knowledge of malware behavior, scanning internals, and test coverage for new detection capabilities.
Education
BSC - Chemistry
Dr.B.R. Ambedkar University
Nashik, Maharashtra06-2011
Diploma - undefined
HW/NW Engineering SEEDS
Nashik, Maharashtra02-2009
Skills
Technical Leadership
Technical management
Product Engineering
Software lifecycle
Agile & Scrum
CI/CD & DevOps
Secure Software Development
Release Management
Architecture Reviews
Stakeholder Management
Team Building & Mentorship
Engineering metrics
Accomplishments
- 16+ Organization and Company Level Awards
- HiPo Program Selection
- Media Recognition (ABP Majha)
- Published Author (Blogs & Whitepapers)
Certification
Cisco Certified Network Associate from CISCO
Timeline
Engineering Manager - Protection Technologies
Seqrite
03.2021 - Current
QA Test Lead - Scan Engine
Quick Heal Technologies Ltd.
03.2009 - 02.2021
Diploma - undefined
HW/NW Engineering SEEDS
BSC - Chemistry
Dr.B.R. Ambedkar University
DISCLAIMER
I, Ganesh Lakariya, hereby declare that the information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.