Vaibhav Dhage

About Vaibhav Dhage

I am a Lead Architect with 12+ years of experience in cloud architecture, DevOps, platform engineering, and backend development. For the past 9+ years at FlexiLoans, I have been designing and operating the core infrastructure behind a fast-scaling fintech lending platform—balancing high availability, performance, cost efficiency, and strict BFSI compliance.I specialise in building resilient, secure, and automated cloud-native systems on AWS. My expertise spans:Multi-region AWS architecture (EKS, CloudFront, WAF, VPC, IAM, KMS, RDS)Running large Aurora/MySQL clusters (2.2–5 TB) with cross-region replication & DRManaging 80+ Micro services with automated CI/CD (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)Security engineering: Hardened base images, Docker Scout + Grype scanning, internal CVE tracking DB, EPSS-based PrioritisationDisaster Recovery & Compliance: ISO 27001:2022, RBI NBFC 2023, IRDAICost optimisation across compute, NAT, data transfer, storage, and network layersBackend engineering experience with Node.js, Express, Angular, Laravel PHP, MySQLI enjoy working at the intersection of architecture, security, performance, and developer productivity—ensuring teams can build fast without compromising on stability or compliance.Before FlexiLoans, I spent 3+ years at Wingage WiFi (Freezone India Pvt Ltd) working on full-stack web development, which shaped my foundation in system design and engineering.I’m passionate about cloud architecture, DevOps automation, security, DR strategy, and leveraging AI to enhance engineering velocity.

Experience

1. Lead Architect

   FlexiLoans

   May 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Architect and manage a multi-region AWS ecosystem powering a large-scale fintech lending platformLead infrastructure strategy across EKS, RDS/Aurora, VPC, CloudFront, WAF, GuardDuty, IAM, KMSOversee operations of 80+ microservices, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD), and automated release workflowsManage large Aurora/MySQL clusters with replication, PITR, and DR drill executionBuilt an internal security pipeline: hardened base images, Docker Scout + Grype scanning, custom CVE tracking DB with EPSS scoringImplemented compliance controls for ISO 27001, RBI NBFC 2023 guidelines, and IRDAILead cross-team coordination with Security, Engineering, Data, and ProductDrive cost optimisation across compute, NAT, storage, and data transfer layers

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2008 — 2013

• Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College (Autonomous)

  Bachelor's degree, Science

  2006 — 2008