Pirthipal Singh
About Pirthipal Singh
Pirthipal Singh serves as the Head of Cloud Infrastructure at AirAsia, where he has worked since 2019. He has a strong background in ICT infrastructure strategy and has held various technical and managerial roles across multiple organizations in Malaysia.
Work at AirAsia
Pirthipal Singh has served as the Head of Cloud Infrastructure at AirAsia since 2019. In this role, he has implemented strategies aimed at reducing licensing costs through consolidation and re-platforming. He has also enhanced network resiliency by integrating SD-WAN technology. Singh is responsible for leading a team of over 70 professionals, including Cloud Infrastructure leads, product managers, project managers, solution architects, engineers, and subject matter experts. His initiatives include developing a comprehensive ICT Infrastructure strategy and roadmap, which encompasses CI/CD Pipelines and a Multi-cloud Business Continuity strategy.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining AirAsia, Pirthipal Singh held several positions in the technology sector. He worked at Electronic Data Systems as a Technical Support Engineer from 2000 to 2005. He then served as the Head of Infrastructure & Enterprise Architecture at Maybank from 2013 to 2017. Following this, he was the Enterprise Storage Manager & Data Protection at Computer Sciences Corporation for the Maybank account from 2009 to 2013. Additionally, he worked as a Director of Sales and Pre-Sales at QUANTUM SOUTH EAST LIMITED for eight months in 2018.
Education and Expertise
Pirthipal Singh has a solid educational background in computing and technology. He studied at Staffordshire University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Computing from 2000 to 2002. Prior to that, he attended Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, focusing on Computing, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Unix, and Database Administration from 1995 to 1998. He also completed his secondary education at Clifford Secondary School, achieving A Levels and O Levels in Economics from 1988 to 1994.
Achievements at AirAsia
At AirAsia, Pirthipal Singh has developed and implemented a comprehensive ICT Infrastructure strategy that includes a roadmap blueprint for various initiatives. He created a self-service portal for the ICT Infrastructure Services Catalogue, which has improved operational focus and integrated shadow IT with infrastructure and support. Additionally, he has developed programme funding proposals and operating plans to achieve savings while ensuring uninterrupted delivery of services.