Kamalakar K

Direct enterprise-wide technical programs, multi-region architecture strategies, and secure cloud data platforms across distributed Azure environments. Lead and mentor cross-functional and offshore engineering teams through agile planning, backlog grooming, and code reviews. Architect secure retail and banking analytics solutions, build production-grade RAG pipelines and multi-agent systems using Azure OpenAI, LangChain, and MCP, and manage enterprise APIM gateways for low-latency financial transaction processing and vendor integrations. Implement FinOps token tracking, quota forecasting, and resource rightsizing to optimize high-compute AI spend. Deploy MLOps and Terraform-based IaC pipelines via Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, enforce Zero Trust using AI Content Safety guardrails with Sentinel and Defender telemetry, and author enterprise blueprints aligned to financial/retail privacy compliance using KQL dashboards and Application Insights for latency and token anomaly monitoring.

Led technical delivery of generative text assistants and operational automation tailored for gas and electricity utilities. Drove engineering execution through design sessions, code walkthroughs, and regulatory compliance workshops. Built data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks to ingest and structure large utility grid operational datasets, and engineered ML models using Azure Machine Learning to optimize energy distribution and asset maintenance. Managed budgets using Azure Cost Management with deep-dive analyses and automated budget alerts. Enforced IAM governance with Entra ID RBAC, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Conditional Access, and integrated secure AI search and semantic retrieval using Azure Cognitive Search. Implemented hybrid/cloud integrations for microservices, secure API gateways between SCADA systems and model inference endpoints, AKS deployments, distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry/Application Insights, and secrets/certificate rotation via

Directed 24x7 platform operations and cloud infrastructure management for thousands of Azure VMs, high-throughput SQL databases, and AKS-based microservices. Spearheaded healthcare AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI, including automated patient intake triage agents and secure workflow automation with Cognitive Services and Logic Apps. Built HIPAA-aligned clinical data analysis and EHR integration platforms using Data Lake Storage and Databricks. Developed retail customer analytics platforms with Synapse, Data Lake Storage, and Python. Established DevOps standards with reusable Terraform modules, Bicep templates, and PowerShell automation runbooks. Implemented CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for hybrid deployments and patching. Led large migrations (5,000+ VMware/Wintel servers and 80TB data) to Azure via Azure Migrate, Data Box, and Database Migration Services. Administered hybrid identity with Azure AD Connect, PHS, SSO, MFA; implemented compliance governa