Nilkanth Ahirrao

About Nilkanth Ahirrao

A result oriented professional with overall IT experience of ~23 years- Extensive hands on experience in Software Architecture, Design, Development and Validation inAutomotive/Embedded/Industrial Automation domain- Extensive hands on experience in build, test, configuration, environment, release, problem and incident management forapplication- Adept in providing end-to-end support for software products/projects from inception, requirement specs, planning,designing, implementation, configuration management, environment set up- Hands-on experience in software architecture and design using UML- Supporting effort estimation, planning, recruitment, and risk-analysis- Quality process layout as per ASPICE norms- Managing customer relationship, communication and leading the development team- An effective communicator with excellent planning, leadership and people management skills- Worked with diverse clients & geographies (US,UK,Germany & Japan) in client interfacing roles, including 3 years atclient site ( Japan and UK)- Expertise in designing software modules/components using UML with Enterprise Architect tool- Hands-on experience in Automotive cybersecurity for telematics platform, security features implemented such as Secure Boot, Transport Layer Security (TLS),Data protection, Access control(DAC/MAC), Secured Flashing, Secure authentication for diagnostics session using Seed and Key, Secured Real Time Clock, TARA, VARA, coordinating thirdparty for PEN Test, Industrialization (Pre-Prod, Prod)configuration of the features and support- Used Cybersecurity libraries and algorithms such as OpenSSL,AES,SHA,RSA,CMAC,Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman(ECDH)and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm(ECDSA),Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)- Experience in Infotainment system specific middleware development for BT and AUDIO- Linux driver development for MOST interface and testing

Experience

1. Sr Cybersecurity Architect (Automotive)

   L&T Technology Services

   Jun 2023 — Present

Education

• CDAC Mumbai

  CDAC, Diploma in advance computing

• North Maharashtra University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering