I'm Kannan Baskaran, a senior IT systems engineer with 25+ years of global experience across APAC and international markets. I specialize in cloud adoption, ITSM governance, and enterprise IT transformation, with hands-on delivery in Google Cloud, Azure AI, and collaboration platforms. I thrive on aligning technology with business goals, coaching agile teams, and driving resilient, secure infrastructure. When I'm not shaping cloud strategies, I mentor teams across regions to elevate performance and uptime.

Kannan Baskaran

I'm Kannan Baskaran, a senior IT systems engineer with 25+ years of global experience across APAC and international markets. I specialize in cloud adoption, ITSM governance, and enterprise IT transformation, with hands-on delivery in Google Cloud, Azure AI, and collaboration platforms. I thrive on aligning technology with business goals, coaching agile teams, and driving resilient, secure infrastructure. When I'm not shaping cloud strategies, I mentor teams across regions to elevate performance and uptime.

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I’m Kannan Baskaran, a senior IT systems engineer with 25+ years of global experience across APAC and international markets. I specialize in cloud adoption, ITSM governance, and enterprise IT transformation, with hands-on delivery in Google Cloud, Azure AI, and collaboration platforms.

I thrive on aligning technology with business goals, coaching agile teams, and driving resilient, secure infrastructure. When I’m not shaping cloud strategies, I mentor teams across regions to elevate performance and uptime.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior System Administrator at Citibank Singapore
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Reduced downtime via proactive patching & monitoring. Led incident resolution & preventive action plans.
Wintel & Cloud Administrator at IT service provider
December 31, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Managed hybrid infra, patching, TLS renewals, and system security. Supported RedHat, Solaris, Windows, Linux environments.
IT Support Engineer (O365 & Infra) at Managed service provider
December 31, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Delivered L2/L3 O365 support across APAC. Managed Intune, SCCM, Citrix, and secure email systems.
System Administrator at Percept Solutions
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Managed hybrid cloud/on-prem (Azure, VMware, Windows). Conducted vulnerability assessments & risk reporting.
System Engineer / Service Manager (APAC) at Chemical company Germany
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Regional escalation for O365, VoIP, and collaboration tools. Co-trainer for Agile transformation across APAC.

Education

Diploma in Electronics & Communications Engineering at Mohammed Sathak
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025

Qualifications

Google Cloud Architect
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Google Cloud DevOps Engineer
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Generative AI (L1–L5)
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Azure AI Associate
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
SAFe Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Advanced Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
SAFe PO/PM
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
DevOps Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
ICP-ACC Agile Coach
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Kanban Professional
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
ITIL
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
PRINCE2
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
Cybersecurity Threat Management
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025
AI Risk Governance
January 11, 2030 - November 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet