Varshan Balakrishnan

Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) @ Carnegie Mellon University

Singapore, Singapore

About

As a student pursuing Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) at Carnegie Mellon University, I possess an unwavering passion and fascination for technology that has existed since my younger years. I enjoy working on projects that solves important problems and as a motivated and adaptable individual, I am always seeking a challenging and dynamic tech role that will allow me to leverage my abilities and grow in the industry.

Experience

  • Software Engineer at GovTech Singapore
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Myinfo team

  • Software Engineer at GovTech Singapore
    Dec 2024 - Jul 2025 · 8 mos

    Interned with the Singpass Partner Experience team, worked on Singpass Developer Portal as a full-stack engineer

  • Site Reliability Engineer at GXS Bank
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    - Administered, operated, and maintained AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance. - Implement automation to streamline processes and increase efficiency - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the development and deployment of applications on the cloud infrastructure

  • Singapore Management University (Singapore · On-site)
    • Teaching Assistant
      Dec 2023 - Apr 2024 · 5 mos

      IS112 Data Management

    • Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 · 5 mos

      IS111 Introduction to Programming TA: - Assist Prof with in class queries. - Answer any questions pertaining to the course content or course in general. - Review and provide relevant feedback to the labs submitted by students. - Assist with invigilation on in class tests and examinations.

  • Risk Advisory Intern (Cyber - Data & Privacy) at Deloitte
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    - Perform as a delivery resource under projects and support tasks in Planning, Design, Installation and Configuration, Integration, User Acceptance Testing, Training - Perform Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing - Integrate Cybersecurity technology into customer’s environment in terms of both network and processes