# Neeraj Patel > Engineering & Architecture | IAM | Cybersecurity Location: San Rafael, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/neerajpatel Full-stack development, system architecture and identity management, leveraging a wide array of technologies and methodologies to drive business objectives and deliver innovative solutions. Design Philosophy - Sleek and streamlined, my aesthetic is minimalist with a focus on clean interface. Development Style - Iterative and developer focused, my coding style is modular, with a strong emphasis on security and scalability. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer | Architect | Identity and Access Management @ Autodesk Jan 2024 – Present - Leading cross-cloud identity engineering across Azure, AWS, and GCP , including SSO integrations, SCIM automation, and federated authentication patterns for internal, vendor, and service workloads. - Driving Privileged Access modernization by implementing phishing-resistant Strong Authentication (YubiKey FIDO2), PIM-based JIT elevation, and service identity hardening across engineering environments. - Delivered Azure B2B Guest Identity Lifecycle automation, replacing manual onboarding with policy-driven workflows, automated provisioning/deprovisioning, and app-specific RBAC —cutting operational load and audit risk. - Developed identity automation frameworks for distribution list lifecycle (DL Management Portal), non-human identities (Service Accounts), Azure Resource Management, and vendor access governance. ### Senior Software Engineer | Identity and Access Management @ Autodesk Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Software Engineer | Stations @ Volta Charging Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Work ranges from hacking on hardware drivers, to architecting onboard data processing and CV/ML solutions, to integrating with cloud-based services Enable new features and products, and to support the decades-long product lifetime Day-to-day encompass engineering IC tasks including requirements definition, scoping, architecting, coding, debugging, and even some PM’ing. ● Responsible for all the services that run on Volta’s EV charging station ● Day-to-day work ranges from hacking on hardware drivers, to architecting onboard data processing and CV/ML solutions, to integrating with cloud-based service ● Working at all levels to get the product from concept to large scale production ● Working on creating a custom OS for the charging system using Yocto ● Working on developing Over The Air update strategies with Foundries.io ● Working on developing a touch interface for Driver’s to interact Volta’s Charging Stations using Qt.io framework ● Working on setting up manufacturing processes for large scale production of Volta’s charging Stations - EVT DVT PVT ● Writing firmware level EOL testing for testing ● Provide subject matter expertise for Identity and Access Management ● Developed a virtual station simulator to help test station services without requiring an actual hardware ● Working very closely with Product Managers to develop new features and contributing to future product roadmaps ● Performing code reviews and managing code repositories ● Work on service to integrate all the station services with cloud services to serve our mobile platform ● Worked on dynamic weather based service for Volta’s Ad Platform ● Helped architect Volta’s Payments infrastructure to enable Charge for Charging ● Secured Volta’s station access using AWS IoT tunneler Some technologies I work with : - Node/Typescript, Python, C/C++ - Ubuntu, Yocto - Docker, GitHub + CircleCI -Kafka, MQTT ### Senior Software Engineer @ Autodesk Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area • Providing subject matter expertise for IAM practice • Responsible for development and successful execution of identity lifecycle events and access management • Working on obtaining a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization for selected products and services at the FedRAMP Moderate level • Responsible for development and successful execution of SailPoint IIQ based Access Reviews to meet the compliance requirements • Responsible for availability, security, administration, performance and monitoring of the IAM services • Automated build and deploy process using Jenkins • Developing and extending in house APIs for access management; increasing efficiency and reducing latency • Increased efficiency by automating employee On-Boarding and Off-Boarding process • Introduced automated access review process via. SailPoint IIQ for enterprise applications • Configuring SAML and OAuth2.0 based SSO for enterprise applications using PingFederate • Migrating SSO service from PingFederate to Azure AD • Securing access to enterprise applications with Duo multi-factor authentication • Responsible for maintaining proper codebase on GitHub and performing code reviews • Experience in containerization using Docker • Supporting operations team in their troubleshooting efforts • Documenting technical designs, configurations and customizations of the IAM platform • Owning and maintaining the SailPoint IIQ code repository on GitHub • Working in an agile environment, creating user stories/bugs and track them as a part of the development process ### Software Engineer-Identity and Access Management @ Autodesk Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Planned and executed a successful SailPoint IIQ migration to AWS • Planned and executed a successful SailPoint IIQ upgrade from 7.0p8 to 7.3p1 • Planned and executed a successful database migration from Oracle to MS SQL for SailPoint IIQ • Planned and executed successful database migration from on-prem MS SQL to AWS Aurora MySql • Managing the complete lifecycle of the user's identity and access in the enterprise • Developed custom webservices to integrate ServiceNow and SailPoint IIQ • Integrated 40+ enterprise applications including Workday, Active Directory, Service-Now, SAP, Salesforce, Ariba, Tableau, Heroku, Concur, Redshift etc. with SailPoint IIQ • Automated access provisioning/de-provisioning for enterprise applications and enhanced user experience by reducing the wait-time for access requests • Securing critical applications with Duo Multi-Factor Authentication • Configuring SAML and OAuth2.0 based SSO for enterprise applications using PingFederate • Administration, maintenance and monitoring of the Identity infrastructure • Reporting on daily matrices including number of logins, access requests, new hires and terminations • Documenting technical design, configuration, customization, creating run books • Working in an agile environment, creating user stories/bugs and track them as a part of the development process ### Engineer | Cloud Security and Identity & Acces Management @ Wyndham Worldwide Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Parsippany, NJ • Account, access and group management in Okta using RESful APIs. • Configuration and support of various Okta features such as: Okta Desktop SSO (Kerberos/IWA), Multi-factor authentications with RSA • Coordinate with the Business, HR and other stakeholders to determine employee or third party/vendor level of access and status (manually or via automated workflows) • Assist with coordination and execution of user provisioning and general maintenance activities for Identity Management technology and application environments in the Wyndham Enterprise. • Automating account and access provisioning • Administration, maintenance and monitoring of Identity Management systems; including SailPoint IdentityIQ LifeCycle Manager, SailPoint IdentityIQ Compliance Manager, Okta and Oracle IDM Suite • Customization of the various identity management systems according with business specifications; customization includes workflows, aggregation, provisioning, and reconciliation rules in SailPoint and Oracle IDM and authentication rules in Okta • Document technical design, configuration, customization and technical specification documents • Perform functional and technical requirements gathering and analysis for an enterprise wide identity and access management program • Oversee periodic compliance audits (i.e. access re-certification) in conjunction with risk and compliance management for PCI, SOX, PII and BCP/DR related systems. • Manage remediation activities in response to access re-certification, audit and/or assessment findings pertaining to inappropriate user access • Assist project teams with the design and implementation of user access roles at the application and technology infrastructure levels as necessary • Interface with information risk and compliance team to incorporate enterprise role design into system classifications and sensitivity as necessary ### Associate Engineer | SharePoint @ Wyndham Worldwide Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Parsippany, NJ • Provide 2nd tier support for SharePoint 2010/2013 environment of over 10K websites used by over 20K users daily • Working through full software development lifecycle, from gathering requirements, designing solutions, deploying sites and code, conducting peer reviews and technical testing • Developed custom SharePoint application involving custom .net workflow, timer job, event receivers • Developed custom UI for SharePoint sites using HTML, CSS and JS • Developed responsive dashboard for our custom SharePoint reporting application using charts.js, CSS3 and HTML5 • Helped develop custom solution to complete SharePoint tasks via. Email • Developed event receiver to monitor site health and report back status when required via. Email • Experience working with CSOM and SharePoint Web Services • Experience in writing PowerShell scripts to move contents, list archival etc. • Experience working with CAML queries, jQuery • Teach a class on SharePoint Permissions and Introduction to SharePoint as a part of our User Training Program ### Graduate Research Assistant @ New York Institute of Technology Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Manhattan, New York • Tested, analyzed, and provided technical reviews for the software like Webots, LEGO Mindstorm NXT-G, RobotC • Coding and developing algorithms to help professor with research on robotic motion learning from humans using trajectory control techniques and Kinect Sensor, gesture recognitions for helping autism patients; worked with Baxter, Darwin-Op, and LEGO Segway robots • Mentoring undergraduate students to understand robotics and programming concepts. ### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ New York Institute of Technology Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Manhattan, New York • Successfully conducted laboratory experiments for undergraduate course of Microprocessors and Electronics • Assisted undergraduate engineering students towards setting up experiments and helped them understand the Concept and Objective of the experiments, also helped the program the PSoC board using C and Assembly language • Managed/solved issues related to laboratory equipment like PSoC 3 development board, DSO, CRO, and issues related to peripheral interfacing ### Intern @ Wyndham Worldwide Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Parsippany, New Jersey • Worked with SharePoint and Shared Applications - Created SharePoint sites, monitored existing site, troubleshooting the issues related to SharePoint • Was part of the team responsible for migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 • Initiated the project for collaboration of android and SharePoint sites – developed android application for a SharePoint site • Developed a base layout of an android application for Hotel’s Group of Wyndham Worldwide as a part of innovation project ### Research Assistant @ New York Institute of Technology Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Manhattan, New York - Developed an Android application that could tell what disease a person might be possibly suffering from based on the symptoms given by user via voice or text - Developed algorithms for prioritizing diseases based on the order of symptoms given - Developed algorithms for stop words removal and matching different permutation and combination of words in a sentence - Created the base GUI for the application ## Education ### MS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering New York Institute of Technology Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 ### Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering National Institute of Technology Surat Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pa-neer - Website: https://www.paneer.dev/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/neerajpatel JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/neerajpatel/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22