Ganesh Aher

About Ganesh Aher

IAM Engineer in IBM Security Verify Directory (ISVD/SDS), owning production-grade LDAP platforms with deep focus on security, high availability, replication, and enterprise-scale reliability.Proven experience designing and delivering resilient, scalable architectures across Public, Private, and Community Cloud environments, ensuring secure integration, optimal performance, and operational excellence.Hands-on expertise across the IBM IAM stack, including IBM Verify Identity Protection, IBM Verify Identity Governance (IVIG), and IBM Security Verify Access (ISVA), strengthening identity threat detection and overall security posture.Certified Red Hat RHCSA & RHCE, with strong proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and modern cloud-native operations.

Experience

1. Ibm Security Engineer

   IBM

   Feb 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Lead end-to-end ISVD lifecycle including installation, upgrades, replication architecture, LDAPS/SSL-TLS hardening (GSKit), certificate lifecycle management, and DB2 integration- Drive resolution of Sev-1/Sev-2 incidents by performing deep root-cause analysis across ISVD, DB2, Linux, firewalls, load balancers, and container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes)- Serve as a technical bridge between customers, SREs, and development teams, delivering clear communication, decisive ownership, and long-term architectural improvements rather than short-term fixes- Architect and troubleshoot replication disaster recovery (DR) solutions, including multi-site topologies, failover validation, data consistency, and recovery scenarios in both traditional and containerized environments- Actively handle IBM VIP contributing to identity threat detection, behavior-based risk analysis, and actionable security insights to strengthen the overall enterprise IAM security posture.

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of computer science, Computer Science

• Sandip University

  Post graduation, Cloud computing

  2019 — 2020