Bala Natarajan

About Bala Natarajan

I invented many Azure Networking features If you\'ve ever connected to an Azure…

Experience

1. Principal Tpm Manager

   Microsoft

   Jun 2024 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Strategically, led a team to implement comprehensive security policies, enhancing Azure security by 90% globally for all front-end, backend infrastructure. Key Achievements: • Supervised seven Technical Program Managers to protect millions of servers by proactive and reactive tools, effectively mitigating risks across Microsoft’s network.• Developed and launched a security tool with baseline policies and customizable zero-trust options for individual service requirements, rolled it out successfully across services within Cloud & AI Production and non-Production environments in six months, achieving a 90% enhancement in security.• Designed and implemented in-house scanning tools, resulting in a 100% improvement in vulnerability detection and a 70% increase in mitigation rates within 30 days of identification across millions of Backend servers and millions of Internet facing workloads.• Enhanced vulnerability management by developing a robust scanned data analysis plan, which reduced resolution time by 50%.• Developed and implemented an efficient triaging process for support issues, consistently achieving first-day resolution objectives and enhancing customer satisfaction.• Collaborated with engineering and contributed to the semester planning process and delivered presentations to executive leadership, securing approval for proposed initiatives.• Provided monthly business reviews to executive leadership, highlighting key accomplishments and monitoring cross-team dependencies.

Education

• Annamalai University

  BS

  1983 — 1987

• City University of Seattle

  MBA

  2008 — 2010