Dipesh Valia

About Dipesh Valia

I’ve spent over 20 years building and scaling secure, cloud-native SaaS platforms that serve millions of users worldwide. Along the way, I’ve led and built distributed engineering teams (0 ->1) across multiple geographies, mentoring managers and fostering cultures of inclusivity, transparency, and high performance. I’m hands-on in architecting large-scale systems, modernizing legacy platforms into resilient microservices, and implementing CI/CD, DevOps, and MLOps practices that accelerate delivery while keeping services safe and reliable.A key focus of my career has been designing and deploying solutions across various products/platforms. I have also worked cross-functionally to lead complex cloud migrations, ensuring compliance with SOC 2, GDPR, and FIPS standards, and integrating security and observability into every layer of the platform.What excites me most is solving hard problems at scale—whether it’s protecting billions of transactions, improving user safety, or enabling teams to deliver faster with confidence. I thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution, and I take pride in building teams that can innovate, deliver, and grow together.Core CompetenciesEngineering Leadership: Scaling engineering teams, mentorship, 0→1 team building, cross-functional collaborationDomain: Unified EndPoint Management (UEM), Endpoint Security, E-commerce/ Cart and Checkout, Unified CommunicationsData Platform & Cloud Engineering: CDC, ELK, Data Streaming, Data pipeline, AWS, Azure, microservices, cloud-native applicationsAgile/Lean Software Development: Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD, test automationOperational Excellence: KPIs, SLA, MTTR, deployment frequency, incident response, site reliabilitySecurity & Compliance: Identity & Access Management (IAM/OAuth/SAML, OIDC, RBAC, PKI,CBA), Zero Trust, regulatory compliance (GDPR, SOC2, FIPS, FedRAMP)Innovation & AI/ML: AI/ML, MLOps (MLFlow and Weights & Biases), RAG, Agentic AI, MCP, Gradio/Streamlit, HuggingfaceCertificates - Machine Learning, AI Engineering, Agentic-AI, Feature Engineering, MLOps, PythonAI Projects:AI Notetaker - https://huggingface.co/spaces/dvalia/ai-notetakerAgentic Atlas Trip Planner - https://huggingface.co/spaces/dvalia/atlas-travel-planner

Experience

1. Director of Software Engineering

   Ivanti

   Nov 2023 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Defined and led the long-term technical roadmap for Ivanti\'s internal platform team across AWS and Azure, including provisioning, shared services, and foundational infrastructure.• Managed critical identity and authentication layers (RBAC, IAM, LDAP, Okta, AAD) to unify cross-product access and enable seamless user experience across Ivanti’s portfolio.• Built platform engineering team from the ground up (0→1), implementing streamlined onboarding, hiring, and operational processes.• Owned and tracked KPIs (SLA, security compliance, deployment frequency, MTTR, lead time) to measure and improve engineering throughput and quality.• Led CI/CD automation pipelines using Jenkins, Terraform, ADO, and Kubernetes to improve velocity and reduce release risk.

Education

• Dr B.A.T.U

  B.Tech, Engineering

• Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

• University of Houston

  M.S, Computer Science

Skills

• Product Management
• Telephony
• Ivr
• Cloud Computing
• Telecommunications
• Software Development
• Voip
• System Architecture
• Software Project Management
• Unified Communications
• Integration
• Distributed Systems
• Enterprise Software
• Software Engineering
• Cti
• Sip
• Agile Methodologies