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Sajith Balachandran

@sajithbalachandran

IT Executive | Fractional CTO | VP Infrastructure & SecurityA business-driven IT Executive with over 28 years of technology experience, including 23+

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to provide executive technology leadership or consulting where I can align IT strategy, secure infrastructure, cloud modernization, governance, and digital transformation with business growth.

I provide Fractional CTO and IT strategy consulting for start-ups, SMEs, and growing organizations, covering technology governance, cyber security, infrastructure modernization, and digital transformation.

At United Engineering Solutions, I built and led an IT team and managed end-to-end operations across six offices in four countries. I designed secure hybrid infrastructure, strengthened governance, and led cloud migration, automation, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.

Previously, as CTO-level IT leader at Manappuram Insurance Brokers and senior IT leader at Maiwand Technologix, I aligned technology budgets, security, cloud infrastructure, and software teams with business goals. My work included O365 migration, insurance portal development, ISO processes, G Suite implementation, and AWS infrastructure deployment.

Across Euronet Worldwide, Financial Technologies India, and earlier infrastructure roles, I supported data centers, virtualized environments, storage migrations, backup, disaster recovery, compliance audits, and cross-border teams. I bring more than 28 years of technology experience and practical leadership across enterprise infrastructure and operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Fractional CTO & IT Strategy Consultant

Current

Independent Consultant

Oct 2025 - Present (11 months)

Providing strategic technology leadership, IT governance, cyber security, infrastructure modernization, and digital transformation consulting services to start-ups, SMEs, and growing organizations.

IT strategy IT Governance Cybersecurity Infrastructure Modernization Digital Transformation Cloud Architecture ISO 27001 ITIL Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Vendor Management Budget Planning

Head of IT

United Engineering Solutions

Sep 2024 - Sep 2025 (1 year)

Built and led a cross-functional IT team from scratch, managed end-to-end IT operations across 6 offices in 4 countries, and designed a secure hybrid IT infrastructure. Developed IT policies, security frameworks, and compliance protocols, and led cloud migration and automation initiatives.

IT leadership Team Building IT Operations Hybrid cloud Network Security ITSM Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Cloud Migration Automation Budget Management Vendor Management

Information Technology Consultant, Entrepreneur

Self Employed

Jan 2020 - Aug 2024 (4 years 7 months)

Provided IT consulting and advisory services to clients in Retail, Fintech, e-commerce, Media, Education, and Edu-tech fields, including designing and budgeting IT infrastructure and cloud solutions, implementing cyber security best practices, and offering compliance-related services.

IT Consulting Cloud Solutions Cybersecurity Compliance Infrastructure Design Budgeting

AGM IT. Role: CTO

Manappuram Insurance Brokers Ltd

Nov 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Managed IT employees, vendors, and contractors, aligned technological resources with company needs, managed technology budget, and implemented security plans. Led projects including O365 migration, call center migration, and cloud infrastructure deployment.

IT Management Budget Management Security Audits Disaster Recovery Business Continuity O365 Migration Cloud Infrastructure ISO 9001 ISO 27001

Senior Manager- IT

Maiwand Technologix Ltd

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 (7 months)

Oversaw technical operations infrastructure, managed the IT team, aligned technical aspects with business goals, and implemented competitive advantage technologies. Managed departmental finances and tracked KPIs and KRAs.

IT Operations Team Management Budgeting Forecasting KPI Tracking Quality Assurance Data Protection AWS Google Workspace

Technical Leader - Compute Support Team

Euronet Worldwide Ltd

May 2010 - Jan 2018 (7 years 8 months)

Provided support to data centers and LCO IT operations in the EMEA region. Implemented and managed VMware-based virtual data centers, conducted migrations, managed storage and backup solutions, and collaborated with security teams.

VMWare VMware ESXi VCenter O365 Migration Storage Migration NetApp HP 3PAR Storage Backup Exec SCCM Spacewalk Security Monitoring PCI DSS ISO 27001 Team Management

Sr. Executive-Systems

Financial Technologies India Ltd.

Aug 2007 - Apr 2010 (2 years 8 months)

Managed datacenter operations, administered backup and restoration, supported web services for subsidiary bourses, generated SQL reports, and ensured data center uptime met SLA norms. Coordinated with various teams and planned mission-critical datacenter solutions.

Data Center Operations Backup and Restore SQL Disaster Recovery SLA Management Server Installation And Maintenance IBM Stratus Storage Vendor Evaluation

System Administrator

Indian Business Academy (IBA)

Aug 2004 - Jul 2007 (2 years 11 months)

Served as IT-in-Charge, designed, implemented, and managed IT infrastructure at Bangalore and Greater Noida campuses.

IT Infrastructure Network Implementations server management OS Installation

Entrepreneur

Self Employed

Jan 1998 - Dec 2004 (6 years 11 months)

Sales and support of servers, desktops, and networking devices, network implementation, server and desktop assembling, OS installation and configuration.

Sales server support Networking OS Installation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

ICFAI University, Tripura

MBA, IT and Systems

Completed an MBA in IT and Systems from ICFAI University, Tripura in 2013.

Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, New Delhi

Diploma, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Completed a Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, New Delhi in 1998.