About

Deepak Kumar is a seasoned IT professional with over 18 years of experience in the industry. He is a mentor for students and professionals, with a passion for propelling AI to reinvent the future. As a leader and innovator, he has made significant contributions to the field of computer science. Currently, Deepak is working as an architect at Citrix, a $3.2B publicly traded IT services company. He is responsible for designing simple solutions for complex requirements and is the architect for the controller of Citrix's networking product named Citrix ADC. He has experience in product inception to delivery as a technical architect for multiple products, system design, design of communication protocols, OMA DRM protocol, security protocols and algorithms, and Agile model and UML. Deepak is also proficient in C/C++/Java and design patterns, Linux, VXWORKS, team management, and planning. Deepak's specialties include dedication, focus, and commitment to giving the best. He has a good understanding of C, C++, multithreaded programming, security protocols (PKI), and algorithms (encryption method, authentication, key exchange, XML signature, etc.). He is also proficient in Agile model, UML, and design patterns, data structure and algorithm, Linux environment, mentoring, and team management. He has more than three years of experience in team management and has been a member of five successful commercialization phases. At Citrix, Deepak is currently serving as the Principal Software Development Engineer - Container Orchestration. He is the author of Citrix Ingress Controller and is technically leading this from scratch (product ideation stage). It acts as an ingress controller for Kubernetes. He was also the technical lead for the cloud-native containers security strengthening initiative. In the past, Deepak has worked as a staff engineer - container orchestration at Citrix and developed Citrix ADC (NetScaler) CPX and involved in Beta release onwards as a crucial team member. He has also worked on Citrix ADC (NetScaler) networking. He has served as a member of the board of advisors at SEPS Monitoring Pvt Ltd, an IoT company that does R&D for making smart products in the energy sector. He is involved in IT advisory. Deepak holds an M.Tech degree in Computer Science with specialization in Cryptography and Security from the Indian Statistical Institute, an MCA degree in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya, and a Bachelor's