Piyush Desai
Scalable Microservices | Java | Kubernetes | AWS | Building Reliable Distributed Systems | Backend & Cloud Architect | Staff Engineer | Principal Engineer
- Role
- Senior Software Engineer (Java Microservices Aws Kubernetes) at IBM
- Location
- Pune Division, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Piyush Desai
Staff / Principal Software Engineer | Distributed Systems Architect | Cloud-Native & …
Experience
Senior Software Engineer (Java Microservices Aws Kubernetes)
Apr 2024 — Present · Pune, IN
Projects : IBM Security Guardium® – Data Protection & Compliance :Contributed to the architecture and development of Guardium®, an enterprise platform for real-time data protection, threat detection, and compliance. Focused on cloud-native microservices, distributed backend systems, and enterprise security.Designed and deployed scalable services using Java 17, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, OpenShift.Architected AWS integrations (S3, SQS, EC2, Lambda) for high availability and fault tolerance.Developed ingestion pipelines for audit/compliance logs across SQL & NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DynamoDB, Redshift, Neptune, DocumentDB).Improved observability with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK; implemented RBAC, encryption, and compliance protocols (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX).Collaborated with product and security teams to align architecture with enterprise standards.Mentored engineers, drove architecture reviews, and shaped platform roadmap.IBM Quantum Safe Explorer – Cryptographic Agility & PQC :Led design and development of IBM Quantum Safe Explorer, a DevSecOps solution enabling enterprises to modernize cryptography for the post-quantum era.Built modular analysis engines in Java, Python, C++ for scanning large multi-language codebases (Java, Python, C++, Go, C#, Dart).Designed a plugin-based rules framework (YAML/JSON) for crypto libraries (JCA, Bouncy Castle, OpenSSL, Python Crypto).Delivered developer tools (VS Code extension, CLI, React dashboard) packaged with Docker.Deployed with Kubernetes/OpenShift, automated pipelines using Jenkins & GitHub Actions.Integrated support for NIST PQC algorithms (Kyber, Dilithium, Falcon, SPHINCS+) and hybrid migration workflows.Provided architectural guidance for IBM-wide crypto agility and secure coding practices.Collaborated with research teams to transform PQC standards into enterprise adoption strategies.
Education
A.G Higher Secondary School
HSC
2008 — 2010
Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Ahmedabad
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
2010 — 2014
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