Shaji Madhusoodanan
About Shaji Madhusoodanan
Shaji Madhusoodanan is the Field CTO at Lentra, where he has worked since 2023. With over 22 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Management and Cloud Services, he has held various leadership roles at companies including Oracle, AWS, EMC, and VMware.
Current Role at Lentra
Shaji Madhusoodanan serves as the Field CTO at Lentra, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he is responsible for empowering the Sales, Value Engineering, and Customer Success Management teams to engage in technical conversations with customers. He also collaborates with documentation teams to review and approve technical documentation related to Lentra's Cloud Infrastructure and Solutions. His expertise in IT infrastructure management and cloud services contributes to the strategic direction of the company.
Previous Experience at Amazon Web Services
Prior to joining Lentra, Shaji Madhusoodanan worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in various roles. He served as Director of AWS Support Engineering for seven months in 2022-2023. Before that, he held the position of Senior Site Leader in AWS Support Engineering for two years from 2020 to 2022, and as Senior Operations Manager in the same department from 2018 to 2020. His tenure at AWS involved significant responsibilities in managing support engineering operations.
Career Background in IT Management
Shaji Madhusoodanan has over 22 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Management and Cloud Services. His career includes a decade at Oracle Corporation as a Senior IT Manager from 2003 to 2013. He also worked at EMC as Senior Manager of Global Enterprise Technology Support from 2013 to 2017 and at VMware as Senior Manager of Enterprise Support from 2017 to 2018. His roles have consistently involved leadership in technical support and infrastructure management.
Educational Qualifications
Shaji Madhusoodanan completed his high school education at Delhi Public School, achieving a High School diploma from 1995 to 1997. He pursued higher education at Mahatma Gandhi University, where he earned a Bachelor of Computer Applications in Computer and Information Sciences from 1997 to 2000. His foundational education was completed at De Nobili School, CMRI, where he obtained a Matriculation certificate from 1986 to 1995.
Team Leadership and Development
In his professional roles, Shaji Madhusoodanan has been involved in recruiting, training, and managing teams of highly technical Cloud Engineers, Product Specialists, and Systems and Applications Administrators. His leadership skills are evident in his ability to build effective teams that support the technical needs of the organizations he has worked with, including Lentra and AWS.