Manikandan Ramanathan

Manikandan Ramanathan

Senior Software Engineer | ML & Cloud

Passionate Software and ML Model Development & Design Engineer with over 7 years of experience. Expert in Go, Python, and C++, building scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes.

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Key Platforms & Product Areas

RSA NetWitness XDR

SIEM Cybersecurity
SOC Application Information Analytics Threat Detection

Cisco Secure: Intelligent Proxy

Cybersecurity
Security Web Gateway Network Security Traffic Inspection

Cisco Secure: Digital Trust

Cybersecurity
Identities & Access Mgmt Information Analytics Threat Detection

Cisco IT: Business Intelligence

Data Science
Enterprise BI Sales Data Analytics Large Scale Forecasting

Software Engineer - ML & AI

Cisco Systems • Bengaluru

Aug 2025 - Present

Specializing in sales analytics and BI, developing robust data solutions to analyse product performance and market trends.

  • Predictive Sales Forecasting: Developed ML models analyzing historical data, improving forecasting accuracy by over 20%.
  • Performance Dashboards: Deployed interactive BI dashboards providing real-time insights, leading to a 15% increase in cross-selling.
  • Data Infrastructure: Designed warehouse schemas for sales reporting, reducing query times and improving reliability.
  • Goal-Setting Automation: Created automated systems to generate data-driven sales goals aligned with company growth.

Cloud Engineer - Identity Mgmt

Cisco Systems • Bengaluru

Oct 2022 - Aug 2025
  • Go Service Development: Engineered microservices for identity management, achieving 99.999% SLA.
  • Containerization: Deployed and optimized containerized applications on AWS using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • CI/CD & Automation: Architected robust Jenkins pipelines for automated builds and service deployments.
  • Testing & Tooling: Automated end-to-end testing with Python/Selenium and developed custom debugging utilities.

Senior Software Engineer

Barracuda Networks • Email Security

May 2022 - Oct 2022
  • C++ Feature Development: Engineered critical features for Email Security Gateway (ESG) ensuring robust protection.
  • CI/CD Optimization: Redesigned Jenkins pipelines for continuous integration and accelerated feature delivery.
  • System Stability: Debugged complex defects with GDB and implemented library upgrades for performance.
  • Automation: Developed Python/Shell/Ruby utilities to streamline test data creation and debugging.

Software Engineer

Cisco Systems • Intelligent Proxy

Jun 2021 - May 2022
  • Cloud Service Dev: Engineered containerized microservices in C++, Python, and Go for cloud-native deployment.
  • High Availability: Managed on-call responsibilities across 23 global data centres ensuring high uptime.
  • Compliance: Integrated code ensuring strict adherence to SOC2 and FedRAMP standards.
  • Infrastructure: Optimized infrastructure by eliminating redundant functionalities and designing load testing frameworks.

Software Engineer (1-2)

RSA Security • NetWitness XDR

Apr 2019 - Jun 2021
  • High-Performance Dev: Engineered C++ features for threat detection, processing 30,000 EPS.
  • Automation: Automated debugging tools reducing analysis time and improving troubleshooting.
  • Escalation Mgmt: Delivered critical hot-fixes for high-priority customer escalations.
  • Database Tooling: Implemented utilities to resolve persistent database challenges.

Software Quality Engineer 1

RSA Security • NetWitness XDR

Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
  • Process Improvement: Pioneered automation tool reducing installation time from 6 hours to 28 mins.
  • Test Automation: Developed comprehensive test cases to prevent regression defects.
  • Custom Tools: Built Python and Ruby tools for test data generation and resource management.

Endorsements

"What amazed me interacting with Mani was he had the passion to explore unknown areas... He is a very good asset to any team."

BV

Biju Vasudevan

Senior Manager

"His attention to detail, proactive mindset, and excellent communication skills played a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of our project."

B

Bharathiraja

Engineer, Tesco

"Mani is a hardworking, diligent, and committed individual... His documentation work is extremely detailed and very descriptive."

AV

Avaneesh Vyas

Eng Lead, Scrut

Master of Technology

Embedded Systems

Amrita University • 2016-2018

CGPA: 9.40

Silver Medalist

Awarded for securing 2nd Rank in the university across all campuses.

Bachelor of Engineering

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Anna University • 2012-2016

CGPA: 8.01

Higher Secondary (Grade 12)

State Board Certification

92.6%

SSLC (Grade 10)

Secondary School Leaving Cert.

89%

College Co-op Student

RSA Security - NetWitness XDR

Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

QA Automation & Testing

Executed comprehensive manual and automated testing cycles for the QE team, ensuring high-quality deliverables and reducing regression testing time.

Secure File Transfer System

Architected and deployed a centralized secure file transfer system to streamline data sharing across teams, improving security compliance.

Inventory Management

Designed and implemented a lab inventory management system, reducing asset tracking time by 40% and optimizing resource allocation.

Languages

Go Python C++14 SQL & NoSQL Shell

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Kubernetes Docker Terraform Jenkins CI/CD

Core Competencies

Backend Development ML Modelling System Design Data Analytics SIEM & XDR

Note: This portfolio highlights a curated selection of key projects to demonstrate core technical competencies. It does not represent an exhaustive list of all professional engagements and deliverables.

Traffic Sign Recognition

Real-time detection using Deep Learning with 98.5% accuracy for autonomous systems.

TensorFlow OpenCV

Smart IoT Agriculture

ESP32 based monitoring system sending data to AWS IoT Core for automated irrigation.

AWS IoT ESP32

Customer Churn Prediction

Developed a predictive model to identify at-risk customers, improving retention strategies by analyzing behavioral data patterns.

Python Scikit-learn Pandas

Sentiment Analysis Engine

NLP-based engine analyzing thousands of customer reviews to extract actionable product insights and sentiment trends.

NLP BERT TensorFlow

Scalable Log Anomaly Detection

Unsupervised learning system using Isolation Forests to detect security threats in logs processing 30k+ EPS in real-time.

Kafka PyTorch ELK Stack

RAG-based Knowledge Assistant

Enterprise-grade chatbot leveraging LLMs and Vector DBs to automate technical support queries with 95% retrieval accuracy.

LangChain OpenAI Pinecone

Predictive Infrastructure Scaling

Time-series forecasting model to predict server load and auto-scale Kubernetes clusters, reducing cloud costs by 25%.

K8s Prometheus Scikit-learn

A Comprehensive Approach for Network Security

IEEE Publication, 2018

Proposed a system to predict, detect, and mitigate network-level attacks.

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Awards & Achievements

Best Product POC for Data Engineering

Cisco (Software Engineer), 2025

Hackathon Best Performer Award

Cisco BU Event, 2025

11 Peer Recognition Awards

Cisco Financial Awards, 2022-24

Best Performer Award

RSA Security, 2021

Presidential Award Nominee (Best QE)

RSA Security Org-Wide Nomination, 2019

Proficiency Award - Silver Medallist

Amrita University (M.Tech), 2017 & 2018

GATE 2016 Qualified (92nd Percentile)

Indian Institute of Science

Impact

Experience: 7+ years • Lines coded: 103K+ • Degree: M.Tech • Major awards: 10+

99.9%

Uptime

30%

Faster Analysis

100+

Issues Found

<15d

TTR Reduced

Helm Toolkit

Build, lint, and package Helm charts fast.

Engineering Tools

Handy calculators and utilities for engineers.

Kubernetes Helper

K8s insights, YAML helpers, and shortcuts.

Tax Calculator

Estimate tax liabilities with clarity.

JSON Parser

Parse, format, and validate JSON data.

Email

maniramanathan@icloud.com
Response time: 1-2 days

Phone

+91 90XXX XXX55

Location

Bengaluru, India

Name

Manikandan Ramanathan

Alternative Legal Name

Manikandan Rm

Marital Status

Divorced

Date of Birth

11-April-1995

Current Location

Bengaluru, India

Relocation

Yes

Nationality

India

Passport

Available

Work Permit

India by Citizenship

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