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Balasubramaniam Natarajan

Calgary

Summary

Results-driven .NET Development Lead with 14 years of experience in scalable enterprise applications on Microsoft technology stack. Expertise in team leadership, cloud-native architecture, and CI/CD pipelines in Azure. Skilled in modernizing legacy systems and fostering DevOps culture for operational excellence. Proven ability to align technical strategies with business goals in Agile/Scrum environments, delivering impactful solutions through collaboration and problem-solving.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technology Lead

Infosys Limited
09.2022 - 06.2025
  • Directed 8+ developers to create secure, scalable cloud-native solutions.
  • Achieved 99.9% uptime for critical services by deploying microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service with rolling updates and autoscaling; integrated Geneva for monitoring.
  • Modernized legacy .NET 4.5 apps to .NET Core and Docker, cutting infrastructure costs by 25% and enhancing deployment flexibility.
  • Designed monitoring infrastructure using Geneva and Grafana for 6+ .NET services, establishing alert pipelines and performance dashboards to boost visibility.
  • Oversaw technical proposals and cost estimates for renewal projects across 3 portfolio services.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver solutions meeting business objectives.
  • Established best practices for software development lifecycle management.

Technology Lead

Infosys Limited
04.2019 - 09.2022
  • Enhanced Microsoft's Enterprise Services platform with scalable tools, boosting project management efficiency by 30%.
  • Designed RESTful APIs for Time 2.0 labor integration, reducing manual sync efforts by 25%.
  • Built C# Windows services for data synchronization, increasing accuracy by 40%.
  • Automated reporting workflows with Azure Data Factory, cutting processing time by 50%.
  • Integrated automated secret rotation via Azure KeyVault, achieving a 60% reduction in bugs.
  • Architected communication patterns using Azure Service Bus Topics, improving throughput by 35%.
  • Established CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, accelerating build cycles by 20%.
  • Integrated Azure Application Insights for telemetry and logging, enhancing performance tracking by 45%.
  • Leveraged Azure Traffic Manager to optimize load balancing, enhancing uptime by 30%.
  • Enforced secure coding standards and scans, reducing vulnerabilities by 50%.
  • Led TFS-to-Git migration on Azure DevOps, improving version control efficiency by 40%.
  • Championed peer code reviews and quality gates, promoting engineering excellence.
  • Aligned applications with compliance controls for quarterly SOX audits, cutting findings by 25%.
  • Mentored junior developers to enhance skills and promote knowledge sharing.

Senior DBA

Tech Mahindra
06.2014 - 04.2019
  • Collaborated on implementing the MVC framework, improving application structure and usability for 500+ users.
  • Developed SSRS reports to project sales data, boosting campaign effectiveness by 20%.
  • Optimized database stored procedures, reducing performance bottlenecks and improving application response time by 30%.
  • Partnered with the Framework team to finalize module architecture, cutting development time by 15%.
  • Managed build releases using TFS, enabling seamless deployments to UAT and Production environments with zero downtime.
  • Administered database performance tuning and optimization for increased system efficiency.
  • Developed and implemented backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity.

Operations Executive

Infosys Limited
08.2011 - 06.2014
  • Streamlined operational processes to enhance efficiency and reduce turnaround time.
  • Coordinated cross-departmental communication to align project objectives and resources.
  • Developed training programs to improve team performance and knowledge retention.
  • Implemented quality control measures to ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Applied excellent problem-solving, process development, and strategic implementation skills to lead and support all areas of operations.
  • Coordinated seamless communication between departments, resulting in enhanced collaboration efforts across the organization.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

Sikkim Manipal University
India
10-2013

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Bharathiar University
India
05-2011

Skills

  • Database Technologies: SQL Server, Azure SQL Database
  • Programming Languages: C#, T-SQL
  • Monitoring & Observability: Geneva Monitoring, Grafana, Azure Application Insights
  • Azure Services: Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Kubernetes Services(AKS), Azure API Management, Azure Service Bus, Azure Storage
  • Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure
  • Frameworks & Technologies: ASPNET, ASPNET Core, Web API, Entity Framework, Entity Framework Core
  • Version Control: Git, Team Foundation Server (TFS)
  • Core Competencies: Team Leadership, Solution Architecture, Technical Project Management, Agile & Scrum, Stakeholder Management
  • DevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines
  • IT infrastructure management

LANGUAGES

English (Professional working proficiency)

Certification

  • Infosys Certified Full Stack Developer
  • SAFe Agilist


Timeline

Technology Lead

Infosys Limited
09.2022 - 06.2025

Technology Lead

Infosys Limited
04.2019 - 09.2022

Senior DBA

Tech Mahindra
06.2014 - 04.2019

Operations Executive

Infosys Limited
08.2011 - 06.2014

Master of Science - Information Technology

Sikkim Manipal University

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Bharathiar University
Balasubramaniam Natarajan