Kiran Adhikari

Software Engineer

United States3 yrs 10 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in Identity and Access Management.
Strong background in secure application development.
Transitioning into cybersecurity with hands-on experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused engineer transitioning into cybersecurity with expertise in IAM and secure application development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Identity And Access Management (iam)Application SecurityBackend DevelopmentFrontend DevelopmentChatbots

Other Skills

Microsoft Entra IDSingle Sign-On (SSO)Active DirectoryGolanggRPCOAuth2OIDCREST APIsSocket.ioPythonExpress.jsReact.jsReduxMalware AnalysisIdentity Governance

About

Software engineer with experience building backend systems and robust APIs. My background is in developing reliable, scalable and security-conscious applications. Over time, I became deeply interested in how secure software is designed and protected. That curiosity is now driving my transition into cybersecurity. My current focus is on Application Security and Identity and Access Management (IAM). I am especially interested in secure development, authentication, authorization and access control. I bring a developer mindset into security and enjoy understanding systems at a deeper level. Currently, I am building hands-on skills through labs, projects and continuous learning. My goal is to grow into an engineering-focused security role.

Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 3 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Digno solutions pvt. ltd.

Software Engineer

Aug 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad · Remote

Developed a custom business app that surfaced ERP insights and integrated it with Entra ID as an enterprise application, enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) for vendors and upper management.
Built an Identity Governance dashboard for access reviews/entitlement visibility, turning review data into an actionable queue for managers and security.
Supported a hybrid identity migration by integrating Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) with Microsoft Entra ID, enabling federated/hybrid authentication during the transition period.

Microsoft Entra IDSingle Sign-On (SSO)Identity and Access Management (IAM)Application Security

Brankas

System Engineer

May 2022 – Apr 2023 · 11 mos · Singapore · Remote

Designed and implemented a centralized Identity Provider (IdP) architecture supporting OAuth2/OIDC authentication, token issuance, and cross-service authorization enforcement across distributed microservices.
Engineered secure OAuth2.0 Authorization Code and OIDC flows including user authentication, consent handling, token lifecycle management, and API token validation aligned with least-privilege principles.
Supported MFA workflows and secure user session handling through a decoupled identity architecture
Developed standardized authentication and authorization middleware to enforce centralized identity assertions, eliminating local credential handling and reducing attack surface across services.
Architected policy-driven authorization enforcement where applications queried a centralized decision engine prior to executing sensitive operations, aligning with Zero Trust access principles.
Troubleshot production access issues involving tokens, scopes, sessions, and permission evaluation
Implemented customizable identity UI templates (login, consent, MFA, grant screens) enabling multiple products to share a single identity backend
Developed HR onboarding integration that consumed signed documents from HelloSign and triggered identity provisioning workflows

GolanggRPCIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Application Security

Innovate tech

Software Engineer

Feb 2020 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs · Baluwatar, Kathmandu

Architected a highly scalable chat system(GroupChat) as a microservice.
Implemented microservice for classroom interaction such as
class and assignments.
Link: https://www.mysecondteacher.com/

REST APIsSocket.ioBackend Development

E - signature pvt. ltd.

Software Engineer

Aug 2019 – Feb 2020 · 6 mos · NarayanChaur, Naxal,Kathmandu

Setbots
● Involved in solving production issues and optimizing workflows.
● Research and Development of NLP Pipelines and Deep Learning Model For Conversational
Agent
● Architect Analytics API for the Application following best practice.
● Architect API Executor suitable for the business Usecase

PythonExpress.jsBackend Development

Diagonal.software gmbh

Software Engineer

Mar 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Best Resume Ever
● Developed server-side logic and database design for fully customizable resume service with test driven development.
TourVital
● Refactored Monolithic legacy codebase to manageable microservices to speed up performance up to 3 times.
Travel Telegram Bot
● Designed and Developed a prototype for Travel Chatbot(Telegram)
Tariff-Project Management App
● Designed Front-end architecture using React, Redux for multi-tenant Project Management Application.

React.jsChatbotsFrontend Development