# balaji User

balaji User is a remote worker on Himalayas, Consultant - 2 at Protiviti Global, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@balajiuser7

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AI/ML Engineer at Protiviti building ITGC evidence-mapping agents and security-first RAG and access-control layers.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 70k+ INR |
| Job categories | AI ML Engineer, Penetration Tester, AI Security Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer |
| Skills | Azure AI Foundry, Agentic AI, Multi agent orchestration, Agentic Workflows Design, RAG Pipeline, LLM Engineering, LLM Fine tuning, Transformer Architecture, Model Quantization, Token Reduction, Model Evaluation, Gradient Boosting, Probability Calibration, Convolutional Neural Networks, Class Imbalance Handling, Threshold Tuning |
| Portfolio | https://portfolio-3-l1kz.onrender.com |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/Balajikd |
| GitHub | https://https://github.com/kd-404 |

## About

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At Protiviti Global, I’m building the agentic automation layer for ITGC audit engagements. I built evidence-mapping and gap-identification agents that adapt to different clients’ control frameworks and evidence formats.

I’ve also contributed to Protiviti’s internal AI platform, working on its RAG retrieval layer and RBAC-based access-control providers. I built connectors that let agents work with the firm’s existing audit and compliance tools, and supported client security work from attack-surface mapping through verified patching.

Outside client work, I designed Fraud Analyser, a hybrid ML and LLM-agent system for payment risk detection. Its pipeline uses a calibrated gradient-boosting model for the hot lane and sends ambiguous cases to an Azure AI Foundry agent; on held-out synthetic data, it achieved 0.76 precision and 0.94 recall at a fixed 0.1% false-positive rate.

I’ve also built an open-source token-compression middleware, production multi-agent systems, and a local RAG engine with a transformer trained from scratch. My projects bring AI security into the design, including prompt-injection defenses, RBAC-scoped access, and human approval for tool use.
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## Experience

### Consultant - 2 (current)

[Protiviti Global](https://himalayas.app/companies/protiviti). Aug 2026 - Present

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Part of the engine team building the agentic automation layer for ITGC audit engagements, including evidence-mapping and gap-identification agents. Contributed to the firm's internal AI platform's RAG retrieval layer and RBAC-based access-control providers, and supported security engagements with reconnaissance and attack-surface mapping.
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Skills: Agentic-AI, RAG-Pipeline, RBAC, Azure-AI-Foundry, ITGC, Compliance-Automation, Reconnaissance, Reconnaissance-and-Attack-Surface-Mapping, Vulnerability-Assessment, Penetration-Testing

### Penetration Tester (Intern)

Hackup Technology. Aug 2025 - Jun 2026

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Monitored cybersecurity threats and supported vulnerability management. Participated in internal audits and penetration testing exercises to strengthen overall security controls.
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Skills: Cybersecurity, Vulnerability-Management, Penetration-Testing, Security-Audits

## Education

### Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering. 2023 - Present. Grade: 7.51 CGPA

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Pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a CGPA of 7.51.
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### PSG College of Polytechnic

Diploma of Engineering, Mechatronics. 2023 - Present. Grade: 89.05%

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Pursuing a Diploma of Engineering in Mechatronics with a percentage of 89.05.
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### Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering. 2023 - Present. Grade: 7.51 CGPA

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Pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a CGPA of 7.51.
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### PSG College of Polytechnic

Diploma of Engineering, Mechatronics. 2023 - Present. Grade: 89.05%

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Pursuing a Diploma of Engineering in Mechatronics with a percentage of 89.05.
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### EC-Council

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Cybersecurity

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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification from EC-Council.
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### Microsoft

Develop AI Apps and Agents on Azure (AI-103T00), Artificial Intelligence

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Completed the 'Develop AI Apps and Agents on Azure' course (AI-103T00) from Microsoft.
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### Udemy

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Engineering. 2026 - 2026

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Completed the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) course on Udemy in 2026.
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## Tech stack

- Python
- PyTorch
- Gradio
- Git
- SQL
- Burp Suite
- LangChain
- Azure AI Foundry

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