Summary
Vikrant Kakad is a Senior Member of Technical Staff with ~10 years of experience building cloud-native, secure, and AI-driven systems, currently focused on hardening Oracle’s cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, CI/CD and threat modeling. He blends backend engineering (Java, Python, SQL) and data analytics with Secure by Design and DevSecOps practices to deliver resilient, observable platforms across enterprise and cloud environments. His background includes designing SSDLC processes, automating deployments with GitLab CI/Jenkins/OCI DevOps, and applying statistical modeling and ML for reliability and fraud/security analytics. Comfortable moving between product security, platform engineering and hands-on implementation, he has a track record of speeding workflows and improving performance in healthcare and financial integrations. Based in Utrecht, he pairs systems thinking with practical automation—often bringing analytics-driven insights to operational and security challenges.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Analytics - Statistical Modelling, Master's degree Analytics - Statistical Modelling at Northeastern University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Hindi, Marathi, English