Abhiram Barik

Data Platform Architect – Modern OSS-based Lakehouse

• Designed a ingestion framework to ingest millions of record per minute to data lake.
• Built a versioned metadata and catalog layer using Iceberg, enabling time travel and efficient query planning.
• Unified ingestion from multi-cloud and SaaS APIs with orchestrated pipelines using Airflow and Temporal.
• Established robust data governance practices including lineage tracking and auditability for compliance and analytics.

CNAPP Platform Architect – Unified SaaS Security & Vulnerability Management

• Architected core components of Zscaler’s CNAPP and CSPM platforms, supporting major cloud providers and Kubernetes workloads.
• Designed and implemented vulnerability signal pipelines, enriching CVE data with asset context to support prioritized remediation.
• Delivered a hybrid (on-prem + cloud-native) Vulnerability Scanner to monitor CVEs and improve threat response accuracy.
• Embedded Zero Trust posture evaluation into cloud and SaaS workflows for real-time access and risk analysis.

• Architected and delivered a real-time, scalable CASB solution for platforms like O365 and Salesforce, handling 200M+ daily events with less than 2 min SLA.
• Collaborated with Microsoft/Google on DLP API improvements and led microservices/API ecosystem redesign.

• Enhanced Salesforce and Outlook CASB features, resolved critical issues, and contributed to DLP platform design and team best practices.

• Contributed to the development of CA’s centralized data and incident management platform, integrating data from diverse product lines.
• Built APIs and automation workflows for analytics, service desk unification, and Microsoft SCOM integration.
• Developed network auto-discovery and resolved key issues across the CA Unicenter suite.