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Bala Murugesan

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Cloud Solutions Architect (Azure & M365) at Viva Energy Australia
📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bala Murugesan is a business-oriented multi-cloud architect with over 18 years of experience driving digital transformation across government, banking, retail, and health sectors. He holds a Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification. Colleagues describe him as having an exceptional work ethic, strong customer skills, and excellent technical abilities.

He has a keen interest in simplifying complex systems and architecting secure, high-value solutions. His focus includes optimizing cloud strategies for business outcomes like speed and agility, and he actively shares insights on data architecture and enterprise value.

He architected and implemented a secure, statewide Health Information Exchange on Azure for Victorias Department of Health, enabling clinical data sharing.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Cloud Solutions Architect (Azure & M365)
Job Level
Senior
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Multi-Cloud Strategy
Focuses on designing strategies for Azure, AWS, and GCP that optimize for business outcomes, including speed, resilience, and agility.
Data Architecture
He explores modern concepts like the trade-offs between Data Mesh and Data Lakes and the importance of compelling data storytelling.
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Career

Work history

4-2024 - 12-2025
Cloud Solutions Architect (Azure & M365)
Viva Energy Australia
12-2023 - 5-2024
Cloud Technical Lead & Engineer – Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Victorian Department of Health
11-2022 - 12-2023
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)
10-2022
Cloud Solutions/Enterprise Architect
Downunder Cloud Solutions Pty Ltd
10-2021 - 11-2022
Cloud Solutions Architect - Retail
Microsoft
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Education
2012 - 2013
IT Masters - ITE514: Professional Systems Security (CISSP)
Charles Sturt University
2008 - 2010
Bachelor's degree
Annamalai University
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