Abhimanyu Aditya

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led development of secure networking features at Cisco.
Pioneered virtualized RAN solutions at Altiostar.
Expert in telecommunications protocols and network security.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications expert with a focus on network security and software development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DesignNetwork SecuritySoftware Development

Other Skills

Network Address Translation (NAT)CInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)Enterprise Network SecurityTeam LeadershipMACSECSDLCTelecommunicationsWirelessTCP/IPMAC Security (MACsec)LTEWCDMARRCWideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA)

Experience

17 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Software Engineering Technical Leader

Promoted

May 2026 – Present · 1 mo · On-site

Design and development of Layer 2 forwarding and network security features for the Cisco Catalyst 9000 series and Cisco’s next-generation smart switches, enabling secure, high-performance enterprise networking at scale.
Provided technical mentorship to engineers, driving best practices in design, coding, and testing.
Collaborated across cross-functional global teams (Developemnt, QA, platform, product engineering and customer support) to ensure seamless feature integration and field readiness of the product.
Played an active role in architecture discussions across Product management, Development and QA team
🔹 Key Technical Areas:
TCP/IP (Layer 2) – Core Ethernet switching, VLANs, bridging, and protocol integration
MAC Security (MACsec) – Implementation of IEEE 802.1AE for secure encrypted communication at the data link layer
Network Address Translation (NAT) – Design and optimization of dynamic/static NAT for enterprise edge use cases
Network Security - DHCP Snooping, DAI, IPSG (IPv4 and IPv6), FHS, Port Security and Dot1x

Software DesignNetwork Address Translation (NAT)CInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)Enterprise Network SecurityTeam Leadership+6

Software Engineer

Jun 2017 – Apr 2026 · 8 yrs 10 mos · On-site

Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)Network Address Translation (NAT)Network Security

Altiostar, a rakuten symphony company

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Jun 2015 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru · On-site

Played a key role in the development of virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Cloud RAN solutions at Altiostar, a pioneering startup in Open RAN technology, which later acquired by Rakuten Symphony. Focused on the Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol (Layer 3 Control Plane), contributing to scalable mobile network infrastructure.
Key Contributions:
Implemented a custom validation and automation tool for large-scale testing of UE control plane (RRC) and data plane (IPSec), significantly improving efficiency in performance and scalability validation.
Developed and optimized 3GPP-compliant RRC components in a cloud-native vRAN architecture.
Cross-functional collaboration with teams across India and Israel, working closely with architects and test teams to drive feature integration.

Aricent

3 roles

Technical Lead

Promoted

Jul 2014 – May 2015 · 10 mos

Led key components of 3G Radio Network Controller (RNC) software development as part of a collaborative model between Aricent and Nokia Networks, a global leader in mobile infrastructure. Focused on the Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol stack (3GPP TS 25.331, UMTS Releases 5–8), with emphasis on Radio Resource Management (RRM) and Mobility Management.
Owned end-to-end delivery of complex RRC/RRM features—from requirements and high/low-level design to development, unit testing and support towards different test cycles.
Specialized in Radio Resource Management (RRM) and Mobility Management features within the RRC layer.
Led and mentored a cross-functional team of 5–6 engineers, overseeing daily activities, resolving blockers, and driving high-performance output across geographically distributed teams.
Acted as a technical liaison between Nokia's team in Espoo and the offshore development team in Gurgaon—ensuring alignment on priorities and timelines.
Collaborated closely with Nokia teams, gaining hands-on experience in large-scale telecom systems.
This role significantly deepened my understanding of mobile network protocols, large-scale telecom systems and strengthened my capabilities in technical leadership, team management and cross-site team collaboration.