Dhineshkumar Balakrishnan — Associate Consultant

Dynamic and results-oriented DevOps & Cloud Solutions Architect with over 14 years of proven success in driving enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives. Highly skilled in building, securing, and managing hybrid cloud infrastructures with a focus on Azure and AWS platforms. Demonstrated excellence in leading DevOps practices, automation strategies, and cloud governance frameworks that improve operational efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance. Extensive experience in enterprise IT operations, cybersecurity (ISO 27001, SOC/SIEM), disaster recovery planning, and cross-functional team leadership. Adept at delivering robust CI/CD ecosystems, managing high-availability systems, and aligning IT infrastructure to strategic business goals. Recognized as a trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders and mentor to high-performing engineering teams. * **Cloud Architecture & Migration:** Azure, AWS, hybrid environments, cloud governance, modernization strategy * **Infrastructure as Code & Automation:** Terraform, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, Ansible, Python, Shell * **CI/CD Engineering:** Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Bamboo, Spinnaker, pipeline governance * **Enterprise IT Operations:** Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, FTP, Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams), ITSM * **Containerization & Orchestration:** Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, Rancher), Helm, service mesh * **Cybersecurity & Risk Management:** ISO 27001, SOC/SIEM, VAPT, CPM, zero-trust, threat detection & response, audit & compliance * **Monitoring & Reliability:** Nagios, ELK Stack, Splunk, AppDynamics, CloudWatch, observability, SRE practices * **Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery:** BCP, DR drills, backup strategy, failover automation, incident management * **Leadership & Mentoring:** Agile/DevSecOps coaching, stakeholder engagement, cross-team collaboration, strategic planning * **AI-Driven Automation:** Prompt engineering, OpenAI API integration, generative AI model orchestration, intelligent CI/CD pipeline optimization, self-healing infrastructure routines, and AI-powered observability for predictive maintenance

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and DevOps Architect specializing in enterprise IT and digital transformation.

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Experience: 3 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Cloud Architecture & Migration
Ci/cd Engineering
Infrastructure As Code & Automation

Career Highlights

Over 14 years of experience in DevOps and Cloud Architecture.
Expert in building and managing hybrid cloud infrastructures.
Recognized mentor and trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders.

Work Experience

Genpact

Principal Consultant (8 yrs 4 mos)

Cognizant

Project Lead Devops (7 mos)

Addteq

Senior Engineer Devops (9 mos)

SAMSUNG

Senior Devops Engineer (2 yrs 10 mos)

Infosys

Build and Release Engineer (2 yrs 5 mos)

Education

Bsc Computer Technology at K.S.R College of Engineering

HSC at HSC Sri Vidhya Mandhir higher secondary school, Salem

SSLC at SSLC Sri Vidhya Mandhir higher secondary school, Salem

Dhineshkumar Balakrishnan

Associate Consultant

Montreal, Quebec, Canada3 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 14 years of experience in DevOps and Cloud Architecture.
Expert in building and managing hybrid cloud infrastructures.
Recognized mentor and trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and DevOps Architect specializing in enterprise IT and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud Architecture & MigrationCi/cd EngineeringInfrastructure As Code & Automation

Other Skills

Azureon-premMicrosoft 365Active DirectoryTerraformCloudFormationJenkinsKubernetesISO 27001SOC/SIEMBCPDRAnsibleAzure DevOpsGitLab

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Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 3 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Genpact

Principal Consultant

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 4 mos · Montreal, Quebec, Canada · On-site

Designed and led the deployment of robust hybrid IT infrastructure (Azure + on-prem), delivering high performance and availability for global enterprise applications.
Spearheaded automation of Microsoft 365 administration (Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive), enabling secure, seamless collaboration.
Managed enterprise systems (AD, DNS, DHCP, FTP) with high uptime SLAs and automated policy enforcement.
Directed L1–L3 IT support, ensuring rapid resolution and user satisfaction across distributed teams.
Architected Infrastructure-as-Code solutions (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation) reducing manual effort and configuration drift.
Developed highly scalable CI/CD pipelines across Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, and Bamboo; standardized DevOps workflows.
Orchestrated containerized applications using Kubernetes (AKS/EKS) and implemented GitOps principles for release management.
Defined and executed cybersecurity posture aligned with ISO 27001, including SOC/SIEM monitoring, quarterly VAPT, and CPM dashboards.
Oversaw audit preparation and remediation activities for both internal and external compliance checks.
Designed and tested comprehensive BCP/DR programs with near-zero data loss and minimal downtime.
Facilitated organization-wide cybersecurity awareness programs and phishing simulations.

Azureon-premMicrosoft 365Active DirectoryTerraformCloudFormation+8

Cognizant

Project Lead Devops

May 2017 – Dec 2017 · 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Delivered high-availability cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) supporting 24x7 global operations.
Automated infrastructure provisioning and policy compliance with Terraform, Ansible.
Deployed Kubernetes clusters, enabling agile microservices development and rapid scale.
Led Jenkins CI/CD adoption, reducing deployment errors and time-to-market.
Conducted internal security assessments and facilitated ISO 27001 & PCI-DSS audit readiness.
Implemented real-time SOC/SIEM integrations for threat detection and automated escalation.

AWSAzureTerraformAnsibleKubernetesJenkins+4

Addteq

Senior Engineer Devops

Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Consultant for Atlassian Products JIRA, Confluence, Jira Service Desk, Bitbucket and Bamboo.
Design Architectural diagrams based upon the client requirements for their applications
Designed and assessed Engineering functions across multiple platforms
Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
Recommended improvements to facilitate team and project workflow.
Implemented Migration planning, developed, tested and moved the migration process onto full-fledged production environment
Creation of Release Plan, Definition, collection, analysis and presentation of Release Project Metrics on weekly basis.

JIRAConfluenceBitbucketBamboo

Samsung

Senior Devops Engineer

Oct 2013 – Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Executed seamless deployment transitions from staging to production with 99.9% uptime.
Built performance-optimized CI/CD frameworks with Jenkins and container tooling.
Implemented centralized monitoring using Nagios and ELK Stack to accelerate incident response.
Collaborated with QA/Dev teams to integrate automated testing and improve build quality.

JenkinsNagiosELK StackCI/CD Engineering

Infosys

Build and Release Engineer

May 2011 – Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Designed nightly build systems and CI/CD pipelines, streamlining testing and deployment.
Used Ansible for environment standardization and reduced drift.
Delivered Tier-2/3 production support for critical applications.
Built and maintained logging and alerting platforms to support.
Contributed to research and adoption of emerging DevOps tools and frameworks.

Ansible