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Narayanan Kuppusami

Enterprise Software Architect | Industrial IoT | SCADA | Cloud Platforms | AI Engineering | Renewable Energy | NestJS | Angular | AWS | Solution Architecture | Technical Leadership

Bengaluru

13+ years of work experience

Smartgrid Analytics
Aug 20251 yr 1 moPresent

Leading software architecture and technical strategy for cloud-native enterprise platforms supporting Industrial IoT, SCADA, Energy Management Systems (EMS), CMMS, Digital Twin, and AI-powered engineering solutions. • Architected a cloud-native Energy Portfolio Management (EPM) platform integrating SCADA, CMS, CMMS, analytics, and reporting, supporting 10+ enterprise customers, 100+ renewable energy plants, 50,000+ industrial devices, and 4,000+ enterprise users. • Designed a secure multi-tenant SaaS architecture with tenant database isolation for scalable and resilient enterprise deployments. • Architected a Digital Twin platform integrating weather forecasts and engineering models to predict energy generation, PR, CUF, and recoverable/non-recoverable energy losses. • Designed a private AI engineering platform using self-hosted LLMs, PostgreSQL vector search, RAG, and LangGraph to automate engineering workflows and dashboard generation. • Redesigned the Workflow & Rule Engine into metadata-driven frameworks and designed an event-driven microservices architecture using Apache Kafka. • Led the implementation of the organization's Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) in collaboration with Engineering, DevOps, QA, and Cyber Security teams. • Designed and validated a PKI-based mutual TLS (mTLS) architecture securing PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Apache Kafka, and Eclipse Mosquitto MQTT, including certificate lifecycle management and security standards. • Partnered with Cyber Security consultants to identify and remediate IT/OT security gaps and established Jira governance workflows for Incident, Change, and Patch Management. • Serve as an active Change Advisory Board member, participating in production change reviews, risk assessments, and release governance. • Lead architecture reviews, technical roadmaps, engineering standards, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise platforms.
Smartgrid Analytics
Jul 20223 yrs 1 moJul 2025

Led the end-to-end delivery of cloud-native enterprise software platforms for renewable energy customers, driving engineering execution, customer engagement, sprint planning, and successful product releases while collaborating closely with architects to evolve platform capabilities. • Led cross-functional engineering teams delivering Energy Portfolio Management (EPM), SCADA, CMS, and CMMS solutions supporting 10+ enterprise customers across 100+ renewable energy plants. • Partnered with customers and business stakeholders to gather requirements, perform feasibility analysis, and define scalable implementation strategies aligned with business objectives. • Planned sprint execution, estimated development efforts, assigned work, monitored delivery progress, and ensured timely project execution. • Coordinated development, quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and production releases while maintaining SDLC compliance and software quality standards. • Collaborated with software architects and product stakeholders to evolve platform capabilities, contribute to solution architecture decisions, and align customer requirements with scalable technical solutions. • Mentored engineering teams through design discussions, code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing to strengthen engineering capability and software quality. • Successfully delivered enterprise platforms enabling renewable energy monitoring, analytics, maintenance management, and operational reporting across 100+ renewable energy plants.
Nov 20219 mosJul 2022

Led the successful delivery of Industrial IoT and SCADA solutions for utility-scale solar power plants, driving engineering execution, customer engagement, commissioning, and production deployments while ensuring reliable, scalable, and high-quality software delivery. • Led cross-functional engineering teams delivering SCADA, Power Plant Controller (PPC), Tracker Control, Historian, Edge Gateway, and Monitoring Platform solutions across 20+ utility-scale solar power plants supporting up to 3,000+ industrial devices. • Partnered with customers, EPC contractors, and commissioning teams to gather requirements, perform feasibility analysis, and define implementation strategies aligned with plant operational objectives. • Planned project execution, estimated engineering effort, assigned work, tracked milestones, and ensured successful delivery across multiple customer implementations. • Coordinated software development, quality assurance, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, and production go-live while maintaining engineering quality standards. • Collaborated with solution architects and engineering teams to resolve complex industrial communication challenges involving telemetry acquisition, protocol interoperability, gateway synchronization, and high-frequency data processing. • Mentored engineering teams through technical discussions, implementation guidance, troubleshooting, and code reviews, strengthening engineering capability and improving delivery quality. • Successfully delivered Industrial IoT and SCADA platforms enabling reliable plant monitoring, control, alarm management, historian systems, and operational reporting while improving deployment efficiency, system reliability, and customer satisfaction.
Nov 20201 yrOct 2021

Led the solution architecture and technical design of Industrial IoT and SCADA platforms for utility-scale solar power plants, delivering reliable edge-to-cloud architectures for real-time monitoring, plant control, telemetry processing, and operational analytics. • Architected SCADA, Power Plant Controller (PPC), Tracker Control, IoT Platform, Historian, Monitoring Platform, and Edge Gateway solutions for utility-scale solar power plants. • Designed end-to-end edge-to-cloud architectures for 20+ utility-scale solar power plants ranging from 20 MW to 250 MW, supporting deployments with 200 to 3,000+ industrial devices for real-time monitoring and plant control. • Architected telemetry acquisition, historian, alarm engine, dashboard, and edge gateway solutions capable of processing 1-second telemetry, ensuring reliable data collection, visualisation, operational analytics, and historical data management. • Designed industrial communication architectures using Modbus, OPC UA, and MQTT, enabling reliable device communication, offline synchronisation, resilient gateway-to-server data transmission, and edge computing. • Designed secure integration architectures enabling operational data exchange with forecasting systems through REST APIs, FTP, SFTP, and FTPS, supporting enterprise integrations and grid operations. • Architected high-availability deployments using Docker and Kubernetes, implementing service replication, fault tolerance, and resilient infrastructure to improve system reliability and minimize operational downtime. • Solved complex industrial challenges involving protocol limitations, gateway synchronization, distributed communication, and high-frequency telemetry processing, improving performance, bandwidth utilization, deployment efficiency, and overall system reliability.
Armax Automation Pvt Limited
Jun 20164 yrs 5 mosOct 2020

Led the solution architecture, software engineering, and successful delivery of enterprise SCADA and industrial automation solutions across multiple industries. Responsible for customer engagement, technical architecture, engineering leadership, and end-to-end project execution from solution design through commissioning and production sign-off. • Architected SCADA, Historian, Alarm Management, Reporting, Energy Management, Factory Automation, and Multi-Site Monitoring solutions across 55+ industrial projects serving solar, manufacturing, water treatment, pharmaceutical, automotive, cement, and sponge iron industries. • Designed end-to-end SCADA architectures supporting 50 to 1,000+ industrial devices per site, integrating PLCs, HMIs, historians, reporting systems, and industrial communication networks. • Designed industrial communication architectures using Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, OPC DA, OPC UA, FTP, and IEC 61850, enabling reliable real-time monitoring and control. • Built reusable SCADA frameworks, driver components, historian modules, alarm engines, and reporting systems, significantly reducing implementation and commissioning time across multiple customer projects. • Led engineering teams of 5 developers, conducted code reviews, estimated project efforts, mentored engineers, and collaborated directly with customers from requirement gathering through FAT, SAT, commissioning, and final project sign-off. • Architected SCADA infrastructure, database design, network topology, and deployment strategies, ensuring reliable, scalable, and maintainable industrial automation solutions. • Successfully led the commissioning and deployment of Armax Automation's first international solar SCADA implementation, covering five 50 MW (250 MW total) solar power plants at Benban Solar Park, Egypt.
Armax Automation Pvt Limited
May 20151 yr 2 mosJun 2016

Led the software development and technical implementation of SCADA solutions for industrial automation projects, driving engineering execution, reusable software development, and customer-focused solution delivery. • Led software development for SCADA platforms supporting industrial automation, energy management, historian, alarm management, reporting, and multi-site monitoring. • Designed reusable software components and frameworks, reducing project implementation effort and improving engineering productivity. • Optimized SCADA performance, historian storage, reporting, and communication layers, improving system responsiveness and reducing commissioning time. • Collaborated with customers to understand operational requirements and translate them into scalable SCADA software solutions. • Reviewed code, mentored junior developers, and established software development best practices across the engineering team. • Successfully delivered SCADA software for industrial customers across multiple domains while improving software quality and implementation consistency.
Armax Automation Pvt Limited
Jul 20131 yr 10 mosApr 2015

Started my career as a SCADA Engineer, implementing industrial automation and monitoring solutions across manufacturing, solar, water treatment, pharmaceutical, automotive, cement, and sponge iron industries. Gained hands-on experience in industrial communication, PLC integration, commissioning, and real-time monitoring systems. • Implemented SCADA and HMI solutions for industrial automation projects using C#.NET, WinForms, WPF, SQL Server, and MySQL. • Integrated industrial devices and PLCs using Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, OPC DA, OPC UA, FTP, and IEC 61850 communication protocols. • Participated in commissioning, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and customer acceptance activities across multiple industrial projects. • Developed real-time dashboards, alarm management, historian, reporting, and monitoring solutions supporting reliable plant operations. • Built strong expertise in industrial automation, device communication, and SCADA engineering, forming the foundation for future software architecture responsibilities.
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Education

SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST)

Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science and Applications

SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST)

20222 yrs2024
Achariya Arts and Science College

Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology

Achariya Arts and Science College

20083 yrs2011

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Enterprise Software Architect | Industrial IoT | SCADA | Cloud Platforms | AI Engineering | Renewable Energy | NestJS | Angular | AWS | Solution Architecture | Technical Leadership

About

I am an Enterprise Software Architect and Technical Leader with 13years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native enterprise platforms for Industrial IoT, SCADA, Renewable Energy, Digital Twin, and AI-driven engineering solutions. Throughout my career, I have progressed from SCADA Engineering to Enterprise Architecture and Technical Leadership, leading platform architecture, engineering delivery, and technical strategy. I specialize in building scalable, secure, and high-performance software platforms that process real-time operational data and support mission-critical business operations. My experience includes architecting multi-tenant SaaS platforms, SCADA systems, Digital Twin solutions, event-driven microservices, workflow engines, rule engines, authentication & authorization frameworks, and enterprise integration solutions. Some of the enterprise platforms I have contributed to support: 100+ renewable energy plants 50,000+ industrial devices 4,000+ enterprise users Multi-tenant deployments across multiple enterprise customers I designed a Digital Twin platform for utility-scale solar power plants by integrating Solcast weather forecasts with Python-based forecasting models to predict day-ahead generation, Performance Ratio (PR), Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF), and energy losses. I have also contributed to AI-powered engineering solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and deterministic workflows to simplify engineering activities and accelerate SCADA dashboard creation. Beyond software architecture, I actively contribute to enterprise cybersecurity initiatives, including implementing Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) practices, designing PKI-based mutual TLS (mTLS) solutions, participating in the Change Advisory Board (CAB), and collaborating with cybersecurity teams to strengthen IT and OT security. Core Expertise • Enterprise Software Architecture • Solution Architecture • Cloud-Native SaaS • Distributed Systems • Multi-Tenant Architecture • Industrial IoT & SCADA • Digital Twin • AI Engineering • Event-Driven Microservices • AWS Cloud Architecture • Cybersecurity • PKI & mTLS • SSDLC • Engineering Leadership • Technical Strategy I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, mentoring teams, and building secure, scalable, and intelligent enterprise platforms that deliver measurable business value.

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Technical Lead at Smartgrid Analytics, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Leading software architecture and technical strategy for cloud-native enterprise platforms supporting Industrial IoT, SCADA, Energy Management Systems (EMS), CMMS, Digital Twin, and AI-powered engineering solutions. • Architected a cloud-native Energy Portfolio Management (EPM) platform integrating SCADA, CMS, CMMS, analytics, and reporting, supporting 10+ enterprise customers, 100+ renewable energy plants, 50,000+ industrial devices, and 4,000+ enterprise users. • Designed a secure multi-tenant SaaS architecture with tenant database isolation for scalable and resilient enterprise deployments. • Architected a Digital Twin platform integrating weather forecasts and engineering models to predict energy generation, PR, CUF, and recoverable/non-recoverable energy losses. • Designed a private AI engineering platform using self-hosted LLMs, PostgreSQL vector search, RAG, and LangGraph to automate engineering workflows and dashboard generation. • Redesigned the Workflow & Rule Engine into metadata-driven frameworks and designed an event-driven microservices architecture using Apache Kafka. • Led the implementation of the organization's Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) in collaboration with Engineering, DevOps, QA, and Cyber Security teams. • Designed and validated a PKI-based mutual TLS (mTLS) architecture securing PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Apache Kafka, and Eclipse Mosquitto MQTT, including certificate lifecycle management and security standards. • Partnered with Cyber Security consultants to identify and remediate IT/OT security gaps and established Jira governance workflows for Incident, Change, and Patch Management. • Serve as an active Change Advisory Board member, participating in production change reviews, risk assessments, and release governance. • Lead architecture reviews, technical roadmaps, engineering standards, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise platforms.

Project Lead at Smartgrid Analytics, Jul 2022 - Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Led the end-to-end delivery of cloud-native enterprise software platforms for renewable energy customers, driving engineering execution, customer engagement, sprint planning, and successful product releases while collaborating closely with architects to evolve platform capabilities. • Led cross-functional engineering teams delivering Energy Portfolio Management (EPM), SCADA, CMS, and CMMS solutions supporting 10+ enterprise customers across 100+ renewable energy plants. • Partnered with customers and business stakeholders to gather requirements, perform feasibility analysis, and define scalable implementation strategies aligned with business objectives. • Planned sprint execution, estimated development efforts, assigned work, monitored delivery progress, and ensured timely project execution. • Coordinated development, quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and production releases while maintaining SDLC compliance and software quality standards. • Collaborated with software architects and product stakeholders to evolve platform capabilities, contribute to solution architecture decisions, and align customer requirements with scalable technical solutions. • Mentored engineering teams through design discussions, code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing to strengthen engineering capability and software quality. • Successfully delivered enterprise platforms enabling renewable energy monitoring, analytics, maintenance management, and operational reporting across 100+ renewable energy plants.

Project Lead at Datawatt Energy Private Limited, Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 · 9 mos, Led the successful delivery of Industrial IoT and SCADA solutions for utility-scale solar power plants, driving engineering execution, customer engagement, commissioning, and production deployments while ensuring reliable, scalable, and high-quality software delivery. • Led cross-functional engineering teams delivering SCADA, Power Plant Controller (PPC), Tracker Control, Historian, Edge Gateway, and Monitoring Platform solutions across 20+ utility-scale solar power plants supporting up to 3,000+ industrial devices. • Partnered with customers, EPC contractors, and commissioning teams to gather requirements, perform feasibility analysis, and define implementation strategies aligned with plant operational objectives. • Planned project execution, estimated engineering effort, assigned work, tracked milestones, and ensured successful delivery across multiple customer implementations. • Coordinated software development, quality assurance, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, and production go-live while maintaining engineering quality standards. • Collaborated with solution architects and engineering teams to resolve complex industrial communication challenges involving telemetry acquisition, protocol interoperability, gateway synchronization, and high-frequency data processing. • Mentored engineering teams through technical discussions, implementation guidance, troubleshooting, and code reviews, strengthening engineering capability and improving delivery quality. • Successfully delivered Industrial IoT and SCADA platforms enabling reliable plant monitoring, control, alarm management, historian systems, and operational reporting while improving deployment efficiency, system reliability, and customer satisfaction.

Lead Solutions Architect - SCADA,IoT at Datawatt Energy Private Limited, Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr, Led the solution architecture and technical design of Industrial IoT and SCADA platforms for utility-scale solar power plants, delivering reliable edge-to-cloud architectures for real-time monitoring, plant control, telemetry processing, and operational analytics. • Architected SCADA, Power Plant Controller (PPC), Tracker Control, IoT Platform, Historian, Monitoring Platform, and Edge Gateway solutions for utility-scale solar power plants. • Designed end-to-end edge-to-cloud architectures for 20+ utility-scale solar power plants ranging from 20 MW to 250 MW, supporting deployments with 200 to 3,000+ industrial devices for real-time monitoring and plant control. • Architected telemetry acquisition, historian, alarm engine, dashboard, and edge gateway solutions capable of processing 1-second telemetry, ensuring reliable data collection, visualisation, operational analytics, and historical data management. • Designed industrial communication architectures using Modbus, OPC UA, and MQTT, enabling reliable device communication, offline synchronisation, resilient gateway-to-server data transmission, and edge computing. • Designed secure integration architectures enabling operational data exchange with forecasting systems through REST APIs, FTP, SFTP, and FTPS, supporting enterprise integrations and grid operations. • Architected high-availability deployments using Docker and Kubernetes, implementing service replication, fault tolerance, and resilient infrastructure to improve system reliability and minimize operational downtime. • Solved complex industrial challenges involving protocol limitations, gateway synchronization, distributed communication, and high-frequency telemetry processing, improving performance, bandwidth utilization, deployment efficiency, and overall system reliability.

Lead Software Solutions at Armax Automation Pvt Limited, Jun 2016 - Oct 2020 · 4 yrs 5 mos, Led the solution architecture, software engineering, and successful delivery of enterprise SCADA and industrial automation solutions across multiple industries. Responsible for customer engagement, technical architecture, engineering leadership, and end-to-end project execution from solution design through commissioning and production sign-off. • Architected SCADA, Historian, Alarm Management, Reporting, Energy Management, Factory Automation, and Multi-Site Monitoring solutions across 55+ industrial projects serving solar, manufacturing, water treatment, pharmaceutical, automotive, cement, and sponge iron industries. • Designed end-to-end SCADA architectures supporting 50 to 1,000+ industrial devices per site, integrating PLCs, HMIs, historians, reporting systems, and industrial communication networks. • Designed industrial communication architectures using Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, OPC DA, OPC UA, FTP, and IEC 61850, enabling reliable real-time monitoring and control. • Built reusable SCADA frameworks, driver components, historian modules, alarm engines, and reporting systems, significantly reducing implementation and commissioning time across multiple customer projects. • Led engineering teams of 5 developers, conducted code reviews, estimated project efforts, mentored engineers, and collaborated directly with customers from requirement gathering through FAT, SAT, commissioning, and final project sign-off. • Architected SCADA infrastructure, database design, network topology, and deployment strategies, ensuring reliable, scalable, and maintainable industrial automation solutions. • Successfully led the commissioning and deployment of Armax Automation's first international solar SCADA implementation, covering five 50 MW (250 MW total) solar power plants at Benban Solar Park, Egypt.

Software Lead - SCADA at Armax Automation Pvt Limited, May 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos, Led the software development and technical implementation of SCADA solutions for industrial automation projects, driving engineering execution, reusable software development, and customer-focused solution delivery. • Led software development for SCADA platforms supporting industrial automation, energy management, historian, alarm management, reporting, and multi-site monitoring. • Designed reusable software components and frameworks, reducing project implementation effort and improving engineering productivity. • Optimized SCADA performance, historian storage, reporting, and communication layers, improving system responsiveness and reducing commissioning time. • Collaborated with customers to understand operational requirements and translate them into scalable SCADA software solutions. • Reviewed code, mentored junior developers, and established software development best practices across the engineering team. • Successfully delivered SCADA software for industrial customers across multiple domains while improving software quality and implementation consistency.

Jr. SCADA Engineer at Armax Automation Pvt Limited, Jul 2013 - Apr 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos, Started my career as a SCADA Engineer, implementing industrial automation and monitoring solutions across manufacturing, solar, water treatment, pharmaceutical, automotive, cement, and sponge iron industries. Gained hands-on experience in industrial communication, PLC integration, commissioning, and real-time monitoring systems. • Implemented SCADA and HMI solutions for industrial automation projects using C#.NET, WinForms, WPF, SQL Server, and MySQL. • Integrated industrial devices and PLCs using Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, OPC DA, OPC UA, FTP, and IEC 61850 communication protocols. • Participated in commissioning, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and customer acceptance activities across multiple industrial projects. • Developed real-time dashboards, alarm management, historian, reporting, and monitoring solutions supporting reliable plant operations. • Built strong expertise in industrial automation, device communication, and SCADA engineering, forming the foundation for future software architecture responsibilities.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science and Applications, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST)

Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology, Achariya Arts and Science College

Public links

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