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Ravi Sekhar Sapare

Lead Consultant
Bengaluru

Summary

Seasoned Identity and Access Management (IAM) Security Manager & professional with more than 15+ years of experience in the IT Industry. Proven ability to lead and manage teams of engineers in the design, deployment, and operation of large-scale IAM systems. Expertise in developing and deploying identity federation, single sign-on, access management solutions and IGA

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Professional

Wipro
12.2018 - Current
  • Lead the design, implementation, and management of PingFederate solutions for various clients.
  • Configure and manage Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using PingFederate.
  • Develop and enforce IAM policies to ensure secure access to applications and systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate PingFederate with other IAM and security tools.
  • Provide troubleshooting and support for PingFederate-related issues.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation for PingFederate configurations and processes.
  • Conduct regular security audits and assessments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Senior Consultant

BT EServ India Ltd
06.2014 - 11.2018
  • Discuss Low level design of complex Authentication and SSO solution of both customer and internal applications with respective stakeholders, Involve in upgrading activities.
  • Prepare the use-cases, sequence diagrams deployment and architecture diagram for each customer and keep track of all the design and implementation documents
  • Involved in the design and implementing the CA secure proxy servers in the network to get away from old traditional proxy servers for SAML SSO solutions.
  • Low level design and implementing the CA Advanced Authentication 8.1.2 for Consumers from scratch across four data centers and developed a team of individuals by giving KT to them to carry on all the ground level work in CA advanced authentication.
  • CA API Gateway Implementation for the purpose of using the REST and SOAP services internally for the Customer applications where required in conjunction with CA Advanced Authentication Servers
  • Mentored junior consultants, helping them enhance their skills and contribute more effectively to projects.
  • Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
  • Troubleshot issues by understanding issue, diagnosing root cause and coming up with effective solutions.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to develop customized solutions that addressed unique client needs.

Software Engineer

CA Technologies
06.2011 - 06.2014
  • I was Part of Engineering team working in QA as well as development of the CA siteminder products.
  • Certify the CA Siteminder components that includes the Web agents, Web Agent
    Options pack, SiteMinder Policy Server, Report Server, ERP Server Agents.
  • Certify the CA Siteminder agent for SharePoint R12.52.
  • Certify all the functionalities of the latest Releases of CA Siteminder components.
    Certify the CA Authminder and Risk minder components.
  • Helping CA Customers who were not able to rectify issues with support and
    engineering team. I have helped customers like Maersk, Mercedes, HP for
    SiteMinder agent for ERP SSO solutions.
  • Certify the AD, Redhat, Oracle iplanet as user and policy stores

IAM Analyst

Mahindra Satyam
08.2010 - 06.2011
  • Support activities, handling tickets, issue resolution, SSO integration, upgrade activities.
  • Provide L3 support to the existing Identity and Access Management Solution.
    Implemented various products specific Patches or Fixes released by the vendor.
    Troubleshooting the Implemented IAM solution.
  • Managed Incidents, Service Requests and change orders within the defined SLA’s.
    Performed DR activities in the regions EMEA, AMER and APAC.
  • Configuration of SSL and PKI maintenance.
  • Identified and resolved problems through root cause analysis and research.
  • Performed system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support for platform transitions.
  • Enhanced team collaboration by providing clear communication of complex findings through visualizations and reports.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.

Software Engineer

Prithvi Information Solutions
06.2007 - 07.2010
  • Involved in Sun Micro System’s retail website testing and bug fixing.
  • Involved in implementing the RBAC using CA Identity and access management and CA SiteMinder for the Indian Defense Sector for their websites.
  • Installed and configured CA SiteMinder, CA Identity Manager, CA Directory for the two data centers. Configured the already existing applications running with CA SiteMinder agents tobe protected in secure manner.
  • Involved in configuring the user self-registration using CA Identity Manager
    workflow. Provisioned the various end-points of the applications from CA Identity Manager.
  • Integrated the CA SiteMinder and CA Identity Manager for the purpose of Rolebased access control.

Education

B.Tech - Mechanical

Sri Venkateswara University
Tirupathi
01.2002 - 01.2006

Skills

PingFederate

Okta

CA SiteMinder

CA Advanced Authentication

SAML, OIDC, OAuth, MFA

Python, Java Understanding

Linux & Windows Operating System

Timeline

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Professional

Wipro
12.2018 - Current

Senior Consultant

BT EServ India Ltd
06.2014 - 11.2018

Software Engineer

CA Technologies
06.2011 - 06.2014

IAM Analyst

Mahindra Satyam
08.2010 - 06.2011

Software Engineer

Prithvi Information Solutions
06.2007 - 07.2010

B.Tech - Mechanical

Sri Venkateswara University
01.2002 - 01.2006

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