Balanand Ks
Principal Architect @ QuEST Global | Engineering Software Stack
- Role
- Principal Architect at Quest Global Erstwhile Nest Software
- Location
- Thiruvananthapuram, KL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Balanand Ks
Principal Architect with over 20 years of proven expertise, specializing in Engineering Software Services & Product Development, with both offshore and onsite project teams.• Advanced programming skills in languages like C#/Vb.NET (using.NET and.NET Core frameworks), C/C++, Core Java, and scripting skills in Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, and Bash. • Expertise in web technologies/frameworks like Angular/TypeScript, React, and NodeJS.• Proficient in AWS & Azure Compute services, AWS & Azure DevOps, Microservices Architecture, Docker Containerization, Kubernetes and exposure to Hybrid mobile app development using Xamarin and Cordova frameworks.• Extensive experience in SQL and NOSQL database services, for both traditional and cloud based solutioning.(Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, AWS RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB etc.)• Demonstrated industry knowledge in various domains - SEMI (3+ years), Power (5+ years in Framework development for T&D major based in France), Industrial, Hi-Tech (4+ years with Windows commercial laptop R&D major based in USA), and various Enterprise Business application deployments (Desktop, Web, Mobile, and Cloud).• Well-versed in business process analysis, including gathering, analyzing, defining, and refining business and functional requirements.• Comprehensive experience in configuration management of diverse Business/Engineeringapplications across desktop, web, cloud, and mobile platforms.• Expertise in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), UML, designing, and architecting complex software solutions.• Proficient in Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDL) and SW Threat Modelling.• Knowledgeable in project planning, estimation, tracking, software quality assurance with familiarity in CMMI, ISO, and Agile practices.• International client exposure with onsite experience in USA over 2 years and five visits, working on integration and tool acceptance of an EFEM control software at industrial production fabs in the SEMI domain.• Provided onsite tool acceptance support for Connecticut based client at Intel Aloha (Portland), and Western Digital (California) SEMI fabs.• Lead Quest Cloud CoC (Centre of Competency focusing on Azure, AWS Cloud Compute & IoT/Edge stacks).• Served as Enterprise Architect for a major SEMI domain client account based in Japan, lately.• Engaged as Solution Architect for a global leader in power and automation technologies, specifically in their motors and drives division in Europe.
Experience
Principal Architect
Quest Global Erstwhile Nest Software
May 2021 — Present · Thiruvananthapuram, IN
Engineering Software (Desktop/Web/Mobile Applications, Cloud & Enterprise) Stack. Headed \'Cloud/Edge Center Of Competency\' At Quest Global, Product Engineering Practice.
Education
Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram
Pre-Degree, Mathematics, Science
1991 — 1992
Sree Vidhyadhiraja Vidya Nilayam
Secondary School
Government Polytechnic, Neyyattinkara
Computer Engineering
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