It's me

Balakrishnan
Chokkalingam

Solution Architect at Kinexcs

Solution Architect with 14+ years designing cloud-native, secure and AI-driven enterprise platforms across telecom and enterprise domains.

Portrait of Balakrishnan Chokkalingam, Solution Architect
14+Years experience
60%Performance gain
11Certifications

What I Do

Areas of Expertise

Solution & Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF-aligned system design, B2B/B2C/SOA integration architecture and architecture governance for enterprise platforms.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

AWS, Kubernetes and Docker platforms with infrastructure as code (Ansible, CloudFormation) and disaster recovery and high availability.

Generative & Agentic AI

Agentic AI solutions built with the OpenAI SDK, LangChain, LangGraph and CrewAI, applied to AI-driven operations automation.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

Mentoring distributed engineering teams, program governance, and stakeholder and vendor management.

Key Initiatives

Selected Impact

Experience

Career Journey

  1. Solution Architect

    Current

    Kinexcs · Singapore

    Aug 2026 – Present

    • Design end-to-end technology solutions from requirements through solution design, aligned to business objectives and technical standards.
    • Build scalable, secure architectures that balance performance, availability, reliability, integration and cost.
    • AWS
    • Infrastructure as Code
    • IAM
    • Agentic AI

  2. Solution Architect & Java Technical Lead

    Singtel · Singapore

    Nov 2022 – Aug 2026

    • Designed and implemented Agentic AI solutions that improved operational task efficiency and reduced delays in operations work.
    • Led a team migrating on-premise applications to AWS, improving scalability and performance.
    • Java
    • AWS
    • Ansible
    • CloudFormation
    • Zero Trust
    • Agentic AI

  3. Solution Architect

    Ubiqube · India

    Mar 2020 – Oct 2022

    • Designed modular, scalable, API-centric infrastructures across multi-cloud environments.
    • Supported disaster recovery planning and execution to keep systems highly available.
    • Multi-cloud
    • API design
    • Disaster recovery

  4. Senior Software Engineer & Cloud Solution Engineer

    Freelancer · India

    Mar 2019 – Mar 2020

    • Led architecture and solution decisions for scalable, modular and maintainable applications.
    • Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters for microservices-based applications.
    • Kubernetes
    • Microservices
    • REST

  5. Senior Solution Analyst

    Great Innovus Solutions · India

    Jul 2016 – Feb 2019

    • Delivered customised solutions for client business challenges, increasing client satisfaction.
    • Optimised system performance through analysis of client needs and requirements.
Earlier career

  1. Senior System Engineer

    Infosys Technologies · India

    May 2015 – Jul 2016

    • Integrated Java-based applications with databases, APIs and other systems.
    • Reduced software bugs through unit testing and close work with QA teams.
    • Java
    • Agile
    • Scrum

  2. Junior Software Developer

    Trinity Mobility · India

    Mar 2013 – May 2015

    • Helped launch a new software product through development and implementation.
    • Built custom features for existing applications to meet client needs.

  3. Application Support Engineer

    Info Services · India

    Oct 2012 – Feb 2013

    • Resolved end-user technical issues and guided users through fixes.
    • Raised customer satisfaction through fast, effective support.

Skills

Toolbox

Architecture & Strategy

  • Enterprise architecture design
  • Integration architecture (B2B, B2C, SOA)
  • Systems design
  • Microservices architecture
  • Streaming architecture
  • Application modernisation
  • Data integration strategies
  • Performance optimisation

Cloud & Platform

  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Ansible
  • CloudFormation
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Multi-cloud
  • Disaster recovery and high availability

Engineering

  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • Quarkus
  • REST APIs
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Camel
  • SQL
  • NoSQL
  • MongoDB

Generative & Agentic AI

  • OpenAI SDK
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • CrewAI
  • Agentic AI automation
  • Gen AI/ML

Security & Compliance

  • Zero Trust
  • IAM
  • DevSecOps
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA

Leadership & Delivery

  • Technical project management
  • Program governance
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Vendor and client management
  • Agile transformation
  • Engineering mentoring
  • Technology sales

Certifications

11 Professional Credentials

Cloud

  • AWS Certified Security – SpecialtyAmazon Web Services
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAmazon Web Services

Architecture

  • TOGAF Enterprise ArchitectThe Open Group
  • iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA) Foundation LeveliSAQB

Red Hat

  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in Event-Driven Application DevelopmentRed Hat
  • Red Hat Certified Cloud-Native Microservices Development with QuarkusRed Hat
  • Red Hat Certified Enterprise Application DeveloperRed Hat

Delivery & Process

  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)Scrum Alliance
  • ITIL 4 FoundationPeopleCert (AXELOS)

Data

  • AWS Certified Machine Learning – SpecialtyAmazon Web Services
  • MongoDB SI Certified ArchitectMongoDB

Recognition

Awards

Singtel CEO Award 2026

Jun 2026

Spot Awards

Singtel

  • Sep 2023
  • Jun 2024
  • Nov 2025
  • Mar 2026

Most Valuable Person

Great Innovus Solutions

  • Nov 2018

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

University College of Engineering, Ramanathapuram · 2012

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