Jayas Balakrishnan
Director Solutions Architecture & Hands-On Technical/Engineering Leader | 8x AWS, KCNA, KCSA & 3x GCP Certified | Multi-Cloud
- Role
- Director Digital Technology Development at MANSCAPED
- Location
- Princeton, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jayas Balakrishnan
Director Solutions Architecture & Hands-On Technical/Engineering Leader 8× AWS Certified | KCNA | KCSA | 3× Google Cloud CertifiedI help global enterprises and fast-growth innovators transform and scale by building robust cloud, data, and platform foundations while developing elite engineering organizations.25+ years of technical depth spanning AWS, GCP, OCI, Kubernetes, DevOps, Java/Spring Boot microservices, and modern full-stack (Next.js/React) — combined with an unrelenting obsession for product reliability, operational excellence, and mentoring-first leadership.Recent Impact• Built and led cross-functional teams of 12–25+ engineers delivering multi-region, highly available systems • Achieved industry-leading operational excellence: RPO <15 s and RTO <5 min, 99.99% uptime, and 30%+ cost savings • Scaled enterprise observability strategy (metrics, distributed tracing, incident review, SLOs) • Championed cloud/AI/ML adoption through DevOps transformation and strategic Product/leadership collaborationCore Value PropositionLarge-scale platform engineering combined with world-class team building and C-level partnership. I maintain a product mindset with technical and operational excellence in mission-critical environments (currently running hybrid AWS GovCloud platforms for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York).Core StrengthsMulti-Cloud Architecture | Distributed Systems | Observability & SRE | Platform/Product Leadership | Engineering Culture Building | Cost Optimization | AI/ML Operations | DevOps & Automation | Stakeholder Influence | Executive AdvisoryI am an active thought leader publishing technical content on AWS, Kubernetes, cloud-cost governance, observability, and cloud-native transformation. My posts consistently engage thousands of engineers and leaders worldwide because they are battle-tested, opinionated, and immediately actionable.Open to conversations with CEOs, CTOs, and Heads of Engineering who need someone who can both architect the platform and build the organization that runs it at world-class levels.Let’s talk if you’re building something that cannot fail.
Experience
Director Digital Technology Development
Dec 2025 — Present · NJ, US
Education
Datapro Information Technology
Computer Science
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Commerce
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