Suraj — Role & Background
Full name: Khangembam Suraj Kumar. Goes by Suraj. Singaporean, based in Singapore.
Senior ICT Leader | Cloud Strategist & Infrastructure Architect with 18+ years of vertical progression in the Singapore private education sector, all at James Cook University, Singapore Campus (May 2007 – March 2026), most recently as Associate Director, ICT.
Core competencies
- Strategic Leadership: IT strategy, digital transformation, technology lifecycle planning.
- People Leadership: mentoring technical teams, performance under pressure.
- Stakeholder Influence: partnering with Senior HQ Leadership, academic boards, admin heads.
- Infrastructure & Cloud: AWS (Security Specialty), hybrid networking, data center design, VMware virtualization.
- Governance & Compliance: EduTrust Star Accreditation, PDPA governance, identity-first security (SSO).
Education
- Master of Technology (MTech), Knowledge Engineering — National University of Singapore
- Bachelor of Information Technology — James Cook University
Certifications
Current: AWS Certified Security – Specialty (Nov 2025); Digital Transformation and Leadership Program, NTU Singapore (Jul 2025); PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner; ITIL Foundation; Governance, IT Risk Management & Compliance (IBF Level 2), SMU Academy.
Prior/expired: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (2022–2025); AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (2019–2022); VMware Certified Professional (VCP5).
Online presence
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/suraj-kumar-khangembam-28734b30
- Medium: medium.com/@kh.surajkumar
- Blog: blog.thawaio.com (personal tech blog — has covered Hugo/CIFS/apparmor troubleshooting, and has written about casual stock trading)
What’s next
As of mid-2026, transitioning out of enterprise ICT leadership into building his own venture — see meiree and goals.