Vijay Vattikuti

Vijay Vattikuti has a diverse work experience in the field of professional services and customer success. Vijay currently holds the position of Sr Director of Professional Services & Customer Success at Saviynt, a role they have been in since January 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Sr Director of Professional Services at Saviynt starting in April 2022, and also as the Director of Professional Services from September 2021.

Before joining Saviynt, Vijay worked at CyberArk and its subsidiary Idaptive. At CyberArk, they held the role of Director of Idaptive Security Services from May 2020 to May 2021. Vijay then transitioned to Idaptive as the Director of Professional Services from October 2018 to May 2020.

Vijay also gained valuable experience at Centrify Corporation as the Mgr. Professional Services from July 2015 to September 2018. Prior to this, they worked at SecureAuth Corporation as a Sr. Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer, where they were responsible for pre-sales engineering efforts in North America. Vijay'srole involved delivering technical sales and pre-sales support for Multi-Factor Authentication, Single Sign-On, and Adaptive Authentication solutions.

Earlier in their career, Vijay worked at DigitalPersona Inc., a subsidiary of CrossMatch Technologies (now HID GLOBAL), as a Sr Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer. In this role from May 2004 to January 2015, they managed all technical aspects of the sales cycle for North America and India, and provided enablement services to VARs and partners.

Vijay started their career in the technology field at Microsoft, where they served as an Enterprise Active Directory Support Engineer - Consulting from May 2003 to April 2004. Vijay provided technical support to enterprise-level clients, focusing on Windows 2003, Windows 2000 Active Directory, and NT4 Domains.

Additionally, Vijay has experience in the academic sector, having worked as a Network Administrator at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Texas at Arlington from January 2000 to April 2003. Vijay was responsible for resolving LAN and WAN services, providing end-user support and training, and administering Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS).

Prior to their university position, Vijay worked as a Software Engineer at Signal Tree Solutions from November 1997 to August 1999. Vijay'sresponsibilities included developing, maintaining, and enhancing information systems for client Sealand Services Inc. and providing assistance for programming languages such as COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL.

Vijay Vattikuti completed their bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of Madras, specializing in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Vijay attended the University from 1992 to 1996.

Later, they pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington. Vijay completed this program from 2000 to 2002.

In addition to their formal education, Vijay Vattikuti also obtained several certifications. Vijay became a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Systems Administrator in 2004. Vijay obtained further Microsoft certifications, such as Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist and Microsoft Certified IT Professional in 2011. Vijay also earned certifications from Cisco, including the CCNA certification in 2011.

In recent years, Vijay Vattikuti has obtained certifications in the field of high-tech selling and virtualization. Vijay completed the High-tech Selling System course from Sandler Training in April 2014 and became a Certified Virtualization Expert through VMTraining in February 2014. Vijay also completed the Art of Solution Selling course from Sandler Training in April 2012. Additionally, they obtained Microsoft certifications, including Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate in 2012.