Sahana Shekar
About Sahana Shekar
Sahana Shekar is a Senior Salesforce Engineer at SentinelOne in California, specializing in developing and customizing scalable solutions for the team and customers.
Title and Current Role
Sahana Shekar holds the position of Senior Salesforce Engineer at SentinelOne in California, United States. Alongside her primary role, she also functions as a CPQ consultant and product owner of Advanced Approvals. Her responsibilities include developing and customizing scalable and secure solutions for both the SentinelOne team and its customers.
Previous Experience at FireEye
From 2019 to 2020, Sahana Shekar worked as a Salesforce Administrator/Analyst at FireEye, Inc. based in Milpitas, California. During this time, she gained experience in administering and analyzing Salesforce implementations, contributing to the company's customer relationship management strategies.
Previous Experience at Voya Financial
Sahana Shekar served as a Salesforce Developer/Administrator at Voya Financial from 2017 to 2018 in the Hartford, Connecticut area. She was responsible for developing and administering Salesforce solutions, thereby enhancing the company's ability to manage customer data and interactions more effectively.
Previous Experience at IBM
Between 2012 and 2015, Sahana Shekar was employed as an Associate System Engineer at IBM in the Bengaluru area, India. This role marked the beginning of her professional career where she focused on system engineering, gaining foundational experience in IT and systems management.
Educational Background
Sahana Shekar earned her Master's degree in Management Information Systems, General from the Illinois Institute of Technology, after completing a one-year program from 2015 to 2016. Prior to this, she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University.
Technical Skills and Certifications
Sahana Shekar is ISTQB certified and proficient in Selenium testing, Selenium WebDriver, and manual testing. Her technical skill set includes the use of SOQL and SOSL queries, Visualforce pages, Lightning components, workflows, and process builders to enhance user experiences and meet business needs.
Project and Process Management
In her role at SentinelOne, Sahana Shekar manages release, service, and project management processes using tools like Jenkins/ANT migration, Footprints, and Jira. Her management skills ensure efficient and effective project deliveries, maintaining high standards of service reliability and efficiency.
Passion for Salesforce and Cybersecurity
Sahana Shekar is passionate about leveraging the power of Salesforce to empower the cybersecurity domain. Her dedication to innovative solutions reflects her commitment to advancing the capabilities and efficiency of cybersecurity measures through robust and scalable Salesforce implementations.