Paras Jain

Paras Jain

Results-driven product and technology professional with 5+ years of experience building scalable cloud security and networking solutions. Strong track record of enabling product growth through data insights, agile practices, and cross-team collaboration.

Work Experience:

5.3 Years

Industry:

Technology | Telecom

Function:

IT & Systems Management | Software Engineering

Work Experience

NetApp India Pvt. Ltd. (An American MNC that provides cloud data services and storage solutions to its enterprise customers) | Bengaluru

  • Member of Technical Staff - Spot Security
    • Enabled a 20% expansion in product capabilities by developing robust backend APIs in Python for risk analysis, compliance, and event monitoring, ensuring enterprise clients benefited from faster, more insightful cloud account protection.
    • Architected and implemented Auto Remediation, Azure Topology, and CloudTrail Events analysis, directly embedding customer feedback into multi-cloud support and quickly matching competitors, boosting product adoption in new verticals.
    • Optimised event response speed by refining database queries in SQL, halving API latency for risk-based events even with millions of records, dramatically enhancing the user experience for security teams.
    • Unified integration of third-party services with core security services in a diverse, cross-functional group of 20+, establishing a foundation for cutting-edge features like automated notifications and incident management.
    • Mentored backend engineers on design, planning, and code reviews, accelerating delivery velocity and building a collaborative, quality-driven engineering culture.
    • Engineered real-time ETL data pipelines using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, SQS, and CloudFormation, delivering up-to-date cloud configuration insights and reducing the time to actionable reports for customers.
    • Automated security rules for AWS and Azure, anchored in global standards (SOC2, NIST, HIPAA), raising compliance accuracy and removing manual assessment time.
    • Developed an intuitive Azure Topology algorithm and graph visualization toolkit (KeyLines), empowering clients with instant, visual risk assessments and reducing manual analysis effort.
    • Delivered a highly requested Reporting Engine, allowing customers to generate detailed risk profiles and compliance assessments for strategic security decisions.
    • Oversaw CI/CD via AWS CodePipeline, achieving rapid, error-free releases and unifying development, testing, and deployment cycles.
    • Produced high-impact product requirements and engineering documents, translating complex business needs into actionable technical solutions that guided both developers and product managers.

Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd. (An American MNC driving advanced wireless and networking technologies)

  • Engineer - Advanced Routers
    • Delivered customer-centric features including Parental Control, Bandwidth Control, and MACsec for Ethernet security, which were adopted by 20+ OEMs, strengthening their flagship mobile routers in security and usability.
    • Led end-to-end design and implementation in C++/C for critical connectivity features, efficiently resolving over 100 customer queries and integrating emerging needs directly into the product roadmap.
    • Enhanced memory efficiency for low-resource chipsets by 40%, improving product performance and reliability across varied hardware environments.
    • Co-led the successful SDx65 chipset launch, ensuring validation of 20+ legacy features and leading Linux kernel upgrade to v5.4, accelerating deployment for new chipsets.
  • Associate Engineer - Advanced Routers
    • Independently managed feature ownership, tackling critical system-level issues such as Voice Over IP call reliability, which improved stability for customer deployments.
    • Collaborated with customer engineering teams to gather technical requirements, delivering agile, ad-hoc solutions for improved client engagement and satisfaction.
    • Partnered closely with platform engineering, integration and quality assurance teams to enhance product robustness through rigorous stress-testing and validation.
    • Built and rolled out comprehensive onboarding programs for new hires, reducing remote training periods from 2 months to 1 month and increasing team effectiveness during pandemic remote operations.
Accomplishments
  • Received patent approval for a wearable device and the method of operating the device to perform multiple functions seamlessly as part of the project “Wear N Go”.
  • Received the Orion Insta Award for outstanding contributions and efforts at Qualcomm.
  • Recognized in the Top 25 out of 200+ teams in the PM Dissect Competition conducted by IIM Ahmedabad.
  • Granted company stocks and bonuses at NetApp as a reward for cumulative performance.
  • Granted company stocks and bonuses at Qualcomm as a reward for performance.
Education
  • B.Tech (Electronics and Communications Engineering), Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, Delhi
Certification

Machine Learning Specialization, DeepLearning.AI (Andrew Ng)

Extra-curricular
  • PGPX Placement Committee Vertical Head for Technology. Leading placement strategy and industry outreach for technology sector roles.
  • Elected PGPX Secretary to the IT, Infrastructure & Dorm Affairs Committee. Managed dorm issues, infrastructure, and IT issues for 150+ PGPX students, coordinating with administration for service improvements.
  • Volunteering at Teach for India, teaching 40 students of class IV at Nigam Pratibha Vidyalaya, Delhi.
  • Completed German language certifications (A1, A2 levels).
  • Served as a member of the Theatre Club, Weave Design Club at IIIT-Delhi.