Sagar Popat

Security Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 11 years of experience in security engineering.
Expert in securing Azure cloud services.
Passionate about risk-driven security approaches.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Security Engineer specializing in Cloud Security and Application Security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Penetration TestingCloud Security

Other Skills

Application securityCC++CCNACSSComputer SecurityDrupalHTMLInformation SecurityJavaJavaScriptLinuxMySQLNetwork AdministrationNetwork Security

About

Security Engineer with over 11 years of experience in application security, network security, and cryptography. At Microsoft, contributed to securing Azure cloud services by focusing on robust security measures and architecture reviews to protect scalable cloud environments. Previously, worked as a Lead Security Engineer at Navi, building and scaling application security programs, and as a Senior Security Engineer at Flipkart, driving Shift Left Security initiatives. Passionate about practical, risk-driven approaches to securing modern applications, fostering collaboration across teams, and addressing complex challenges in cloud and application security.

Experience

Databricks

Senior Security Software Engineer

Dec 2025 – Present · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Microsoft

Security Software Engineer

Nov 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Conduct in-depth penetration testing and vulnerability assessments on Azure services.
Perform threat modeling to proactively identify design and implementation risks.
Lead security design reviews to enforce secure architecture principles.
Partner with product and engineering teams to embed security from ideation to deployment.

Penetration testingSecurity Architecture DesignThreat ModelingApplication securityCloud Security

Navi

Lead Security Engineer

Nov 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Building and scaling appsec

Flipkart

Senior Security Engineer

Aug 2017 – Nov 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Shift Left Security

Philips health systems

Senior Software Engineer, Product Security

Dec 2015 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked on penetrating testing of healthcare devices and built a small automation project for API penetration testing.

Payatu technologies pvt ltd

Security Consultant

Apr 2014 – Nov 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

Consulted a Level-1 Payment Gateway ( Client ) to secure their on-line and internal application.
Pen-testing on-line and internal web applications and PG integrations.
Documenting and creating VAPT reports as a part of the PCI DSS audits