Rajat Garg

Developed features for data access and host systems for SAS Viya, including bulk loading/unloading between SAS tables and target data stores, cloud provider interfaces, and authentication/authorization mechanisms. Created GitHub workflows for CI/CD and built microkernel extensions for SSL encryption, Kerberos authentication, and ADLS interface.

Developed a high availability feature for a clustered mainframe (sysplex) allowing graceful shutdown/restarts without disrupting TCP/IP traffic, delivered under Z/OS as a networking stack component. Developed automation with Ansible/Python for deploying Software Defined Access.

Provided technical support for the application monitoring solution, focusing on controller component issues. Led discussions with product teams for supportability, mentored team members, reviewed support cases, handled escalations, and collaborated globally.

Extended features in the GUI for the FSP-150 EG-M product line, a carrier ethernet aggregation and switching platform.

Extended features in the UltraM Platform, a mobile virtualization solution, primarily developing features for StarOS, a customized real-time Linux-based OS for the Cisco ASR5k mobile packet core. Extended support for ConfD, a configuration management solution for network orchestration.

Performed performance analysis of the Direct Cache caching solution, transitioning to providing bug fixes. Majority of code base was in C, with parts in C++, Python, and SCons.

Characterized I/O behavior of scientific applications to gain insight into inconsistent execution times. Investigated I/O performance of a check-pointing application for oceanic studies, studying the impact of MPI I/O on a parallel file system.

Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, from 2006 to 2011.

Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, from 2002 to 2006.