SIVARAJ BALRAJ
Head Of Information Technology
Singapore,Singapore
Summary
Head of IT with more than 14 years of experience in IT Operations & Security, Enterprise & Intranet Applications SDLC, Risk Assessment, Technical Architecture and Cybersecurity including requirement gathering, System Analysis, documentation and Use case analysis, Development, reporting, and Migration. Possess good communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills . A hands-on leader with proven track record in leading various projects also self- starter and go-getter who possesses strong initiative and problem resolution skills to meet organizational objectives.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder communications, Innovative Technology Integration, Requirements Analysis, Problem Resolution, Training & Mentoring and Project Management
Overview
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Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of IT
Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd
01.2016 - Current
- Operations & Security of the IT function including implementation planning, prioritizing tasks, leading and managing all IT Projects & Cyber Security and Business Process.
- Implementing Cyber Security standard for the firm also creating various policies and documents related to digital technologies using tools like Intune Mobile Security, rapid 7/ Nessus Scanning, and Wombat IT Security Training.
- Developed strategic direction for the information technology deployment plans and IT budgets.
- Design, develop, implement IT Policies and operational procedures, and assume ownership of the firm’s IT architecture.
- Implemented and migrated complete Share drive files to Office 365 online with proper architecture.
- Managing and implementing Azure Accounts and Servers and Office 365 Accounts and SharePoint sites.
- As part of Operational Advisory involved in day-to-day activities of IT consulting engagements for a variety of clients, including Source Code Review, IT Risk Assessment for Government agency, Architecture review, Source code review and found security vulnerabilities using HP Fortify and other vulnerability tools.
- As part of Operational Advisory Involved in information security principles, techniques, and standards.
- As part of Operational Advisory Supporting the client’s business and operations systems development lifecycle, information security, and IT management.
Senior Web Developer
WPH
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Intranet portals and client’s SharePoint application 2007 and 2010 migrated to 2013 successfully.
- Developed SharePoint WCF service application to connect remote from Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
- Microsoft dynamics CRM integrated with SharePoint 2013.
- I have been managing services and scheduled jobs within the SharePoint environment, creating new sites and lists, installing new web parts, doing backups and restore using PowerShell scripting , doing solution deployments and managing the Shared Services, educating users on how to use features like InfoPath, managing governance policies and Managing SharePoint permissions.
- Managing and checking the overall server health and functionality and Regular review of the events and messages reported in Event Viewer and Performance Monitor.
- Verifying cumulative updates for operating system, SQL Server and SharePoint patches.
- Administrated SQL SSRS, SSIS, SSAS like created data sources using multiple databases, and permissions matrix.
- By using SharePoint Server 2013, created a variety of reports, scorecards, and dashboards that are stored in a central location, such as a Business Intelligence Center site.
Senior Technical Analyst
Prudential Asset Management
05.2011 - 01.2015
- Complete and comprehensive exposure in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.
- Developed and accountable for 6 intranet SharePoint 2010 applications and 2 regional level SharePoint sites.
- Always kept intact with technology trends and recommended the best practices for business operations.
- Learned and got knowledge on new releases of SharePoint 2013 and its new features like SharePoint apps.
- Developed several re-usable components for effective maintenance and implementation of the systems.
- Promoted and responsible for Team Foundation system 2012 & SharePoint 2013 within the development team.
- Implemented AWS (Amazon Cloud S3 bucket and EC2) for eastspringinvestments.com.
- Good experience on SharePoint installation, configuration, architecture, site template customization, master pages, Reports, Power Shell, InfoPath forms, Business connectivity services, Visual web parts, Event Receivers, Content types, Timer Jobs, SharePoint Object Model, Custom Workflow using SharePoint designer and VS2010 and Multilevel approval by email, mobile using Nintex workflow for SharePoint 2010.
- I have been managing services and scheduled jobs within the SharePoint environment, creating new sites and lists, installing new web parts, doing backups and restore using Powershell scripting and stsadm, doing solution deployments and managing the Shared Services, educating users on how to use features like InfoPath, managing governance policies and Managing SharePoint permissions.
- Managing and checking the overall server health and functionality and Regular review of the events and messages reported in Event Viewer and Performance Monitor.
- Verifying cumulative updates for operating system, SQL Server and SharePoint patches.
- Administrated SQL SSRS, SSIS, SSAS like created stored procedures, data sources, and permissions.
- Created multiple reports and scorecard for the various website traffics and Analytics which is stored in multiple databases.
- Regular Monitoring SharePoint disk space usage through the built-in SharePoint reports for each site collection.
- Analyzing and reporting upon SharePoint usage and activity and Setting up alerts and enforcing policies.
- Traveled Singapore for requirement gathering and demo on multiple occasions.
Senior Software Engineer
Value Source Technology
10.2010 - 05.2011
- Regular updates and gather business requirements from Belgium client.
- Worked on updated Microsoft technology ASP .Net, MVC.
- Weekly skype meeting with clients based on scrum methodology.
Senior Software Engineer
Quintegra solutions
05.2010 - 10.2010
- Developed array of new features using ASP .NET MVC framework, entity framework, WCF.
- Worked as Team member and developed advance web application using MVC 2.0 framework.
Software Engineer Sulekha new media
ltd
10.2006 - 05.2010
- Developed Web modules for various categories in Sulekha.com website.
- Hands on experience in Developing, Implementing and Enforcing Hardware and Software development process that included Requirement analysis, design specification, testing, implementation with strong analytical skills.
- Developed complex reports using SSRS.
- Enhanced and Maintained SharePoint admin module for Sulekha.com.
Education
Bachelor’s degree - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Annamalai University
01.2001 - 05.2005
Skills
Constant Education
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ITIL
Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Head of IT
Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd
01.2016 - Current
ITIL
01-2015
Senior Web Developer
WPH
01.2015 - 01.2016
Senior Technical Analyst
Prudential Asset Management
05.2011 - 01.2015
Senior Software Engineer
Value Source Technology
10.2010 - 05.2011
Senior Software Engineer
Quintegra solutions
05.2010 - 10.2010
Software Engineer Sulekha new media
ltd
10.2006 - 05.2010
Bachelor’s degree - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Annamalai University
01.2001 - 05.2005
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