Hari Balachandran
Director @Deloitte
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Deloitte
London, GB
As a Multi Cloud Architect, my key role is to collaborate with clients in the Financial Services sector, guiding them towards achieving their business goals and outcomes through strategic cloud adoption. I specialise in orchestrating large-scale cloud engineering transformations, platform builds, and the development of robust DevSecOps processes, with a particular focus on leveraging the power of data. Some of the key highlights include - Led and successfully delivered large-scale cloud transformations, overseeing the end-to-end implementation of robust and scalable cloud solutions for enterprise clients, resulting in optimised operational efficiency and cost savings- Played a pivotal role in architecting and building data platforms as part of comprehensive cloud transformations, enabling organisations to harness the power of data for strategic decision-making and business insights- Pioneer the design and implementation of data-centric solutions, ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of data platforms within the context of large-scale cloud transformations and platform builds- Proactively contribute to the sales pipeline by actively engaging with clients and stakeholders, aligning technical solutions with business objectives in the Financial Services sector. Demonstrated success in consistently exceeding revenue targets, with a track record of securing annual revenues in excess of $2-3 million through effective communication of the value proposition and alignment of cloud and data solutions with client needs.
EDUCATION
Anna University
MSc, Software Engineering
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
MSc, Information Systems and Management
SKILLS
ABOUT HARI BALACHANDRAN
A principal Cloud and Network Solution Architect with over 15 years\' experience in technology spanning infrastructure development, software engineering, implementation and network operations, including the migration and virtualization of consumer facing applications.Successful track record of envisioning, planning and leading transformations of complex IT environments to cloud based solutions that meet the need of today\'s corporate and digital applications using cloud technologies. Experience in developing and delivering legacy infrastructure transformation and migration to drive next-generation business outcomes. Experience in providing advisory services to shape and drive significant, value-led transformation. Architected and delivered consulting services focused on next-gen IT models and agile, scalable architectures. Utilised analytics/industry/domain experience to deliver business value to clients developing quantitative/qualitative strategic business insights, aid decision-making to maximise client operations or uncover opportunities to reduce costs, grow revenue and increase customer satisfaction. Holds strong communication and presentation skills contributing to asset/offering development and thought leadership activities across vertical markets including Retail, Financial Services, Communications and Media and Products.Hari has two Masters Degrees - Information Systems and Management from Warwick Business School, England and Software Engineering from Anna University, India.Specialities- Good knowledge of Cloud-based architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP)- Strong experience of delivering large-scale cloud transformations- Experience architecting and building data platforms as part of comprehensive cloud transformations- Spearheaded the development and implementation of cutting-edge DevSecOps processes- SDN Expertise (SD-WAN, SDDC)- Excellent WAN knowledge and network infrastructure design experience- Strong professional services and client facing skills- Strong project management skills- Good understanding of the challenges of designing and building fault tolerant, resilient infrastructureTechnical Skills- AWS, Azure and GCP Cloud solutions- VMware NSX and Cisco ACI based Software Defined Networking- Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela, Meraki), Aruba SD-Branch, Velo Cloud- Cisco, Meraki and Aruba Wireless- Palo-Alto, Juniper, Check Point and Cisco Security
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