Kannan R

SRE (Site Reliability Engineer)

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India17 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years of experience in Linux administration.
  • Specializes in AWS Premium Support for complex customer issues.
  • Certified Subject Matter Expert in EC2 Linux and MGN/DRS.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with extensive experience in AWS and Linux administration.

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Skills

Core Skills

Amazon Web Services (aws)Cloud ComputingLinuxDisaster Recovery

Other Skills

GitHubCustomer Experience ManagementRoot CauseDebuggingRoot Cause AnalysisService-Level Agreements (SLA)AnsibleKubernetesVMwareRouting ProtocolsInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)IP RoutingCustomer InteractionSecure Shell (SSH)Customer Contact

About

With over 15 years of experience in Linux administration, I specialize in providing comprehensive operational support for AWS Premium Support customers. At Amazon Web Services, I focus on addressing complex customer issues across services such as EC2 Linux, Elastic Block Store, and Lightsail, while managing escalations and ensuring positive customer outcomes. My expertise extends to conducting Infrastructure Event Management for large-scale clients and offering in-depth technical analysis when addressing critical challenges. Certified as a Subject Matter Expert in EC2 Linux and MGN/DRS, I am committed to delivering reliable solutions and maintaining operational excellence in cloud environments.

Experience

17 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Github

Support Engineer - 3

Mar 2026Present · 2 mos · India · Remote

GitHub

Amazon web services (aws)

Premium Support Engineer

Apr 2022Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

  • ➢ Providing operations support to various AWS Premium Support customers (10000+ customers) on daily basis via Email, Chat and Call and addressing their issues with best possible solutions.
  • ➢ Responsible for handling customer cases for a variety of AWS services such as EC2 Linux, EBS, Lightsail, MGN, DRS, Elastic cache etc.
  • ➢ Conducting Infrastructure Event Management and operational overview for large scale customers notably Hotstar, Zee5, SonyLiv, PayU, CoWin (Govt of India).
  • ➢ Handling customer escalations by providing deep technical analysis even for issues which falls outside AWS Spheres of Support (On a best effort basis) to turn around their experience with AWS Support team.
  • ➢ Assisting internal Amazon teams whenever required with issues related to Linux, AWS etc.
  • ➢ Learning new AWS services which are rolled out for customers and then doing rigorous testing on them
  • to find & highlight flaws/bugs, if any.
  • ➢ Writing internal Knowledge base articles for technical issues.
  • ➢ Conducting technical interviews.
  • ➢ Mentoring and coaching new hires.
Customer Experience ManagementRoot CauseDebuggingAmazon Web Services (AWS)Cloud ComputingRoot Cause Analysis+1

Cisco

Linux Engineer

Jun 2014Apr 2022 · 7 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore · Hybrid

  • Involving various ansible automation projects for Linux OS
  • Providing support for HANA/Hadoop Systems and its complete Infrastructure.
  • Our team supporting four customers with different technologies.
  • Install, Patch Update, OS Upgrade and troubleshooting Redhat/SUSE Linux Operating System.
  • Monitoring SAP HANA DB from Studio and NAGIOS Monitoring Tool.
  • Install, Patch Update, Upgrade and troubleshooting all Infrastructure components.
  • Working on Cisco UCS Hardware and troubleshooting.
  • Configure the storage on new/old servers
  • Working on Remedy Incidents and Communicate to customers and take necessary action to resolve.
  • Perform Backup and Restore of SAP HANA Database and OS.
  • Working with MAPR support for storage related issues.
  • Coordinate outage window for change
  • Making complete technical process document for all activities.
Customer Experience ManagementRoot CauseDebuggingCloud ComputingRoot Cause AnalysisService-Level Agreements (SLA)+1

Société générale

System Specialist

Apr 2011Jun 2014 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

  • Installation different versions of Linux server using kickstart.
  • We are involving volumetric operations on Production and development servers (using LVM, Veritas, ZFS)
  • Partcipatiing SAN migration (SANH/SANM) activity
  • Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords, etc.
  • Decommissioning the servers once project is over and sparing it for upcoming projects.
  • Proactive troubleshooting of servers by working on alerts generated by itrack and assistant to minimize the server downtime.
  • Proactive patching of server OS and firmware on quarterly basis (WE INFRA DAY)
  • Contribute to document and review standards and operational procedures
  • Provide assistance and work closely with other support teams in Asia and Paris
  • Maintain and support services/applications under Unix team responsibility
  • Follow internal processes at all time (ITIL, time tracking, escalation ...)
Customer Experience ManagementRoot CauseDebuggingRoot Cause AnalysisService-Level Agreements (SLA)Disaster Recovery+1

Aol

System Administrator

Nov 2009Mar 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore

  • Installation and troubleshooting of different flavors of Linux server (RHEL 4/5, Centos 4/5).
  • Installation of Windows and Linux servers in Lab as per the different project requirement in AOL India.
  • Configure and manage ESXi Servers.
  • Decommissioning the servers once project is over and sparing it for upcoming projects.
  • Proactive troubleshooting of servers by working on alerts generated by NAGIOS and Dell IT Assistant to minimize the server downtime.
  • Proactive patching of server OS and firmware on quarterly basis.
  • Rack space consolidation by decommissioning the under-utilized servers/desktops.
  • Implementing Virtualization Infrastructure for short term and less critical projects.
  • Participating on projects for datacenter cost and energy savings.
  • Coordinate with sourcing team and Dell & HP vendors for AMC renewal.

Infolink systems

Technical Support Engineer

Apr 2008Oct 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos · Salem Area, India

  • Assembling and installing systems.
  • Managing, Monitoring and Maintaining all servers and desktops of the projects as per the corporate client requirements and policies.
  • Installation of all other general software’s and configuring of hardware according to the requirement
  • Troubleshooting Hardware related queries of our clients
  • Provide remote solutions to problems, probe problems and explain the solution in such a way that non-technical users understand
  • Installation of local and network printers

Education

Madurai Kamaraj University

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) — Computer Applications

Jan 2009Jan 2011

Madurai Kamaraj University

Bachelor's of Computer Application (BCA) — Computer Application

Jan 2002Jan 2005

K.S.R. Institute of Technology

Diploma in Computer Technology

Jan 1998Jan 2001

Govt High School, Sankari

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Jan 1990Jan 1998

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