Irfan Ulla Baig
Principal/Staff Software Engineer
Maddur
Summary
AI Driven Technical Leader with over 11.1 years in Architecting, Designing and Developing Next-Gen AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber , Endpoint Security solutions, MDR, Supply Chain Security, Multi-Tenant SaaS architectures, Enterprise applications and Mobile solutions(IOS, iPad, and Android). Generative AI, Agentic AI, Large Language Models and Retrieval Augmented Generation(RAG). Known for leading cross-team architecture, optimizing performance, ensuring code quality, and mentoring engineering teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Principal/Staff Software Engineer
BlackBerry (Acquired By Arctic Wolf)
01.2023 - Current
- - Engineering Excellence, Code Quality, and Secure Dependency Governance: Led code quality transformation using SonarQube, integrating static analysis into CI/CD. Achieved 85%+ code coverage across services, and reduced critical vulnerabilities by 40%.
- Strengthened software supply chain security by implementing secure dependency governance practices, including version pinning, CVE remediation, and unused library removal. Enabled secure dependency management using Snyk across microservices.
- - High-Performance Redis Caching Architecture: Designed a Redis-based caching system for Tenant Hierarchy and Orchestration Filters. Reduced DB load by 60% improved API latency from approximately 800 ms.
- - MDR Portal Audit Log from Concept to Deployment. Developed and integrated AI-driven Q&A services using large language models (LLMs) like Claude via Amazon Bedrock for automated incident summarization and knowledge retrieval.
- - Cylance MDR (Managed Detection and Response), EDR, and XDR: Led the development of Cylance MDR (Managed Detection and Response), EDR, and XDR, delivering a 24x7 managed XDR service for proactive threat mitigation with reduced alert fatigue. Engineered seamless integration of CylancePROTECT, CylanceOPTICS, CylanceGATEWAY, and third-party telemetry sources.
- - VMware Inventory Connector and Monitoring Framework: Built a secure Java Spring Boot connector for retrieving and updating VM inventory data, enabling real-time visibility of client VM assets.
- Enhanced security by implementing JWT, OAuth, and encrypted customer credentials, aligning with BlackBerry’s compliance standards.
- Cloud Asset Visualization (AWS) and Inventory Collection (Azure): Created a visualization tool for AWS resources using Cytoscape, facilitating hierarchical resource mapping (Account > Region > VPC > Instance). Developed a secure, microservices-based Azure asset collection using AAD and Service Principals, enhancing resource visibility and tracking.
Software Development Engineer
McAfee (SkyHigh Security)
01.2021 - 01.2023
- - IPsec Solution & Cloud Integration: Designed encrypted IPsec tunnels for secure data transmission over public networks and made the product FedRAMP-compliant.
- - Integrated Prometheus for real-time IPsec monitoring and developed Helm charts for deployment in AWS and Kubernetes environments.
Associate Senior Software Engineer
Oracle Cerner Healthcare Solutions Pvt Ltd
05.2018 - 01.2021
- Developed solutions for Soarian Clinicals, enabling end-to-end healthcare operations with embedded analytics and intuitive workflows.
Software Engineer
Prime Focus Technologies
11.2016 - 04.2018
- CLEAR is the Media ERP Platform solution offered by Prime Focus Technologies. It offers a cloud-based solutions for end-to-end media operations.
Senior Software Engineer
SalesCode.ai
11.2014 - 11.2016
- Common framework on Applicate web applications for Sales Force Automation, Android application for Sales Force Automation, TRADEGINI” (Web portal for distributors and companies & Android Application for retailers and distributors)
Education
M.Sc. - Computer Science
University of Mysore
Jss College01.2013
Skills
- AI/ML & Data Science: Generative AI, Large Language Models(LLMs), RAG Systems, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, Hugging Face, Vector DB
Certification
AI Engineering, AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03), Academy Accreditation- Databricks Fundamentals, LucidSpark.
Timeline
Principal/Staff Software Engineer
BlackBerry (Acquired By Arctic Wolf)
01.2023 - Current
Software Development Engineer
McAfee (SkyHigh Security)
01.2021 - 01.2023
Associate Senior Software Engineer
Oracle Cerner Healthcare Solutions Pvt Ltd
05.2018 - 01.2021
Software Engineer
Prime Focus Technologies
11.2016 - 04.2018
Senior Software Engineer
SalesCode.ai
11.2014 - 11.2016
M.Sc. - Computer Science
University of Mysore