Sivaraj Balraj

Solution-driven IT & cybersecurity leader with 18+ years of expertise in Technology Operations, Cybersecurity, AI and GRC. Proven ability to design and implement secure, scalable, and AI-driven solutions across Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud, and industry-standard frameworks. Demonstrated success in leading IT strategy, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance by leveraging AI, automation, and Zero Trust principles to elevate cyber resilience and operational efficiency. Aligning emerging technology initiatives with business goals and regulatory requirements. Seeking a strategic leadership role to drive IT transformation, innovation, cybersecurity focused, and technology risk governance in a forward-thinking organization. 

Technology & Cybersecurity Consultant – CHAKRAX Consulting Services                         JAN 2025 - Active  

Defined and executed the AI lifecycle by identifying use cases aligned with business objectives and driving strategic adoption of AI capabilities across the business.  

Develop and maintain IT governance policies, frameworks, and standards aligned with regulatory and ethical best practices. 

Led end-to-end identity lifecycle processes, including role-based/attribute-based access controls (RBAC/ABAC) across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring alignment with organizational policies. 

Using Microsoft Defender for cloud managed and optimized Microsoft Entra ID Permissions, Cloud Security poster, ensuring secure, high-availability configurations for authentication, federation, and authorization models. 

Embedded Governance & Security – Integrated security, privacy, and compliance frameworks into the design and deployment of enterprise AI systems, ensuring secure-by-design and compliant solutions. 

Policy-to-Practice Implementation – Translated regulatory and governance requirements into actionable technical specifications and enforceable controls across environments. 

AI Risk Management – Led advanced AI risk assessments to identify and mitigate model misuse, data leakage, adversarial attacks, and LLM-specific vulnerabilities, strengthening organizational resilience. 

Implemented Microsoft Defender Suite including Defender for Endpoint, Cloud Apps, Office 365, XDR, and data protection. 

Conduct regular security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing to evaluate the organization's cyber defenses, and design and implement a security risk mitigation strategy and programs for IT/OT. 

Established and enforced Responsible AI Governance using OECD & Verify AI Principles, ensuring fairness, bias, transparency, accountability, and compliance across AI solutions. 

​​Education​ 

Bachelor of Engineering | Electronics and Instrumentation, Annamalai University, 2001- 2005 

CERTIFICATIONS  

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AIMS LI & LA CERTIFIED 

ITIL Foundation Certified 

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer