Vandan Adhvaryu

┊Perl, Bash, MySQL┊┊Linux, Cron, Adminer┊┊DIG, WHOIS┊┊BIND9, OpenDNSSEC┊

• Worked in a team of senior software engineers to maintain 'KeyDNS', an easy-to-use DNS solution.
• Maintenance of 'Metaregistry', a proprietary multi-TLD domain registration service.
• Migrated the 'KeyDNS' backend to a new provider, connecting to their API using Perl.
• Worked closely with the PO and third parties to explain the technical consequences of the migration.
• Took technical ownership of the migration at all stages, ensuring continuation of DNS services (incl. DNSSEC signing).
• Implementation of new DNS RFC standards.

┊Python, PostgreSQL┊┊Django┊┊Linux, AWS┊┊DIG, WHOIS┊

• Work in a team of developers to collaborate and create custom software for DNS Security across the UK public sector (gov.uk, nhs.uk, police.uk, etc).
• Maintain the AWS infrastructure and develop AWS Serverless solutions.
• Use of Linux commands and Bash scripting to run custom DNS monitoring tools.
• Provide technical know-how to the wider team for DNS-related queries
• On-going research into DNS vulnerabilities and awareness of the DNS/Registry market & operations.
• Participate with the team in maintaining relations with Registry providers (JISC & Nominet).

┊Python, VBA┊┊Flask┊┊Sage50┊

• Handling and maintaining the company’s computer systems across sites in the UK.
• Creating many in-house software to improve the day-to-day, using Python or Excel/Access VBA.
• Adapting and connecting with SAAS product APIs to streamline the day-to-day.

[Part-time]

• Received the Bronze Superstar award for documenting and presenting some Improvements/Bugs in the new picking device to the Tesco development team.

[Part-time]

• Manual testing of components and their cross-platform compatibility.
• Co-operating with daughter companies in order to relay business models and requirements.

Contributed to discussions in IETF 118 Prague on the topic of "Extensible Delegation for DNS" (https://github.com/fl1ger/deleg).

Teaching Maths to kids aged 6-8.