BALAJI R NAYAK

Banglore

Summary

Innovative Data, Cloud, and Platform Engineer with expertise in designing scalable enterprise data and AI platforms on Azure and AWS. Skilled in Microsoft Fabric, AWS Databricks, and Azure Data Factory, delivering centralized data lakes and enhancing analytics through legacy system migrations. Experienced in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Azure DevOps CI/CD, focusing on cloud networking, security, and secure integrations via Azure API Management.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Data Platform administrator

ARM Embedded Technologies

Bengaluru

06.2024 - Current

Worked on a data strategy initiative leveraging Microsoft Fabric and AWS Databricks to ingest data from multiple source systems into a centralized data lake and Amazon S3, enabling unified analytics and reporting.
Led the decommissioning of a legacy data platform and successfully migrated all workloads and data pipelines to Azure Data Factory (ADF), with minimal disruption.
Provided platform administration and operational support on Azure, including the configuration and management of ADF, Storage Accounts, Private Endpoints/Networking, and Azure Key Vault.
Designed and implemented security and access control models across Microsoft Fabric and Databricks, ensuring role-based access, data protection, and compliance with organizational standards.
Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to deploy infrastructure and platform components in a consistent, repeatable, and scalable manner.
As part of the Infrastructure team, automated cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) significantly reduces manual deployment effort and configuration drift.
Contributed to an AI initiative by integrating Azure API Management (APIM) as a secure gateway between the organization and ChatGPT, enabling teams to build custom, secure GPT solutions within the organizational network.
Supported the Fusion analytics platform, assisting end users with reporting, data access, and issue resolution to improve adoption and usability.

Senior Database Administrator

Happiest Minds Technology

03.2023 - 06.2024

I supported around 13 clients under spinnaker support namely Delict, OFS Fitel, North star blue scope, Liberty Mutual, Extreme Reach, Medical Data system, Jon Don, Tranzact, Security Finance, Brussels Airport, Marten Transport, GPS Insight, Padus Webby.
Here worked on Sybase with 12.5 version and Sybase in windows and SQL anywhere, performed purge activity for OFS client to purge 5 years of data.
Assisted client on their performance issue, like deadlocks and repeating blockings.
Day to day activities like refresh, log full issues, executing scripts for production changes coming from developers, long running process and blocking issue.
Worked on replication issues like thread down issue, replication latency issue, adding column and table to replication.
Worked on setting up DR environment identical to production environment.
Worked on restarting ASE and replication server for OS patching activity.

Database administrator

Nuware systems LLP

08.2019 - 03.2023

Refresh, performance issues, log full issues, executing scripts for production changes coming from developers.
Used service now tools for ticketing system and change control for production changes.
Worked on maintenance activity OS patching handled work on behalf of database end.
Creating logins, adding users and granting permission to users and creating groups roles.
Also involved in migration activity from Sybase to Microsoft SQL server.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering -

Canara Engineering college

Benjanapadav, Karnataka, India

01.2019

Pre - University college -

Alva's PU College

Moodbidri

01.2015

Skills

Azure DevOps
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure automation
Data management
Cloud computing
Cloud solutions
Data migration
AWS glue ETL management

Microsoft Fabric
Azure Data Factory
Databricks platform
APIM
Custom GPT
SYBASE ASE
Microsoft SQL Server
SYBASE IQ

Websites

http://linkedin.com/in/balaji-r-nayak-61138014a

Timeline