Balakumar Bala Prasannan

About Balakumar Bala Prasannan

Seasoned and detail-oriented Engineering Lead with extensive experience in implementing digital transformation solutions, strategically influencing roadmaps, and setting security standards within public and private cloud environments. Proven track record in optimizing business efficiency through automation, significantly reducing manual interventions. Expertise in integrating advanced engineering solutions with compliance, audit, and licensing requirements.

Experience

1. Infrastructure and Cloud Delivery Engineer

   Knights of Columbus

   Jun 2021 — Present · New Haven, CT, US

   Leading the IT effort in Digital Transformation of Insurance Processes at the Knights of Columbus. Moving Digital transformation projects to Azure Public Cloud. Implementing SAP/HANA ERP Systems on Azure to streamline daily operations. Data Modernization by implementing Talend ETL to load data into a SaaS based SnowFlake Datawarehouse. Use Apache AirFlow/VaultSpeed for scheduling Data manipulation operations. Updating and integrating multiple CRM systems into a single Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Marketing and Customer Service setup. Forwarding Power Platform Audit logs via connectors to Azure Sentinel for audit. API Management and integration of Dell BOOMI implementation in Azure Cloud using Azure FrontDoor, Web Application Firewalls and NAT Gateways. Working with Azure DevOps using Git and Terraform artifacts to streamline and automate CI/CD deployments to build virtual machines, deploy code to Dynamics 365 and legacy distributed systems. Working with Azure Administrative tools to manage tenants, subscriptions, policies, Azure Active Directory/Entra ID and M365 integration. Retaining and supporting legacy systems in a Nutanix based VMWare private cloud. Using tools like Ansible and Jenkins to automate configuration management and CI/CD build processes for traditional systems.

Education

• Life Office Management Association, Inc. (LOMA)

  ARA, Associate Reinsurance Administration, Reinsurance

  2011 — 2012

• St. John's School, Mandaveli, Chennai India

  Elementary School

  1975 — 1981

• Life Office Management Association, Inc. (LOMA)

  ACS, Associate Customer Service, Customer Service Management

  2011 — 2012

• Life Office Management Association (LOMA)

  FSRI, Fellow Secure Retirement Institute, Insurance Services, Retirement

  2016 — 2017

• Life Office Management Association

  AIRC, Associate Insurance Regulation and Compliance, Insurance Regulations and Compliance

  2011 — 2012

• Jawahar Higher Secondary School

  High School Diploma, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science

  1985 — 1989

• Dell BOOMI

  Essentials Training, IPAAS Integration

• Saraswati Vidyala, Nagpur, India

  Middle School

  1983 — 1985

• Life Office Management Association

  FLMI, Financial Services, Insurance

  2010 — 2012

• Life Office Management Association, Inc. (LOMA)

  ASRI, Associate Secure Retirement Institute, Retirement, Financial Services

  2015 — 2016

• Life Office Management Association, Inc. (LOMA)

  Certification, Underwriting Life and Health Insurance

  2014 — 2014

• Life Office Management Association, Inc. (LOMA)

  AIAA, Associate Insurance Agency Administration, Agency Administration

  2012 — 2013

Skills

• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Virtualization
• Servers
• Perl
• Business Continuity
• Requirements Analysis
• Architectures
• Project Management
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Disaster Recovery
• Windows
• Unix
• Microsoft Exchange
• Architecture
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Websphere Mq
• Citrix
• Websphere Application Server
• Infrastructure
• Data Warehousing
• Middleware
• Integration
• Linux
• Business Intelligence