Balakrishnan Sreenivasan

About Balakrishnan Sreenivasan

I get passionate about turning complex legacy systems into agile, cloud-native platforms – especially when I can weave in Generative AI to accelerate the journey. Partnering with CXOs to shape strategy and rolling up my sleeves with engineers to deliver results–that\'s where I thrive. I lead large-scale modernization and cloud transformations across banking, telecom, airlines, manufacturing, and energy sectors, and I\'m driven by the thrill of seeing clients succeed with solutions that are as pragmatic as they are innovative.I\'m hands-on by design. I love building modernization factories, accelerators, and \'as-a-service\' solutions (like connected car platforms or predictive asset management), to reduce risk and speed up time-to-value. My experience spans product-centric operating models, application modernization (including mainframe environments), DevSecOps/AppOps, platform engineering, and, of course, cloud-native security. I believe in sharing what I learn through talks, patents, and articles—because knowledge should scale through community.Ultimately, what drives me isn\'t just the technology but seeing teams ship confidently and clients achieve measurable success.*Key Skills: Cloud Modernization, Generative AI, Application Transformation, Platform Engineering, DevSecOps*.I hold a Masters in Software Systems from BITS Pilani and Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kerala University. Let\'s connect and explore how we can architect powerful, modern solutions together!

Experience

1. CTO - Asia Pacific, Ibm Consulting

   IBM

   Apr 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   As CTO - Asia Pacific at IBM Consulting, I drive technology strategy and architecture governance for flagship client transformations across diverse industries. I partner with CxOs totranslate their business goals into executable roadmaps, ensuring secure cloud adoption, architectural alignment, and regulatory compliance to drive business outcomes.Spearheaded a nation-scale digital banking transformation for a leading Indian public sector bank, crafting the target architecture and enabling secure cloud adoption, impacting over 50 million customers.Advised CxOs across geographies on application portfolio optimization and modernization to cloud-native platforms, resulting in an average of 30% reduction in IT operational costs for clients.Orchestrated cross-country technical communities and AI-assisted runbooks to accelerate modernization factories, enhancing delivery speed by 40%.Championed architecture governance, ensuring that solutions are secure, scalable, and meet regulatory requirements, thereby mitigating risks and enhancing trust with clientsCloud Architecture, Generative AI, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architecture, Technology Strategy

Education

• College of Engineering Trivandrum

  Bachelor of Technology, Electrical, Electronics

  1988 — 1992

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  MS, Software Systems

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Eai
• Pre-Sales
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Development
• IT Service Management
• Legacy Modernization
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Global Delivery
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Saas
• Software Development
• Business Intelligence
• Information Technology
• Consulting
• Apis
• Ibm Cloud Private
• Dockers
• Integration
• IT Strategy
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Analytics
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Software Project Management
• Docker Migration
• Web Services
• Microservices
• Cloud Migration
• Cloud Service Management
• Program Management
• Sharepoint
• Soa
• Architecture
• Devops
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Software
• Complex System Integration and Architecture
• Enterprise Architecture