Shaju Nair

About Shaju Nair

Shaju Nair is a professional with 25 years of experience in Enterprise technology in BFSI, Consulting and Telecom domain. Presently associated with UTI AMC as Head - Information TechnologyExperience cuts across multiple disciplines covering Enterprise Architecture, Technology Delivery, Engage leadership for various initiatives, Digital & Cloud Strategy, Enterprise Data and analytics, large-scale implementation/transformation and repatriation strategy Built and managed team from ground up for 3 global region\'s technology delivery. Proficient in IT operations, managing relationship with OEM’s, strategic partners and system integratorsExecutive Summary-IT Strategy and Planning – Develop and implement organization’s IT strategy, aligning technology initiatives with business objectives. Identify emerging technologies that would enhance organization’s technology capability. Application architecture and Operations – Application architecture/refactor with containerized and microservice based architecture, application modernisation and manage operationsInfrastructure/Cloud management – Building hybrid cloud, repatriation strategy. Design and deploy infrastructure in traditional datacenter and cloud, ensuring scalability and resiliency. Manage relationship with various OEM’s and SI partnersCyber Security and Data protection – Architect and implement SIEM, SOAR and UEBA. Established Security operation Centre and integration with service management platform making process automation. Implement and manage operation of data classification, data loss prevention, cloud data security, mobile device management. Strategic partnerships and Digital transformation – Collaborate with business functions to align IT solutions with business need and drive digital transformation initiatives. Engage OEM/SI partner/CSP for driving technology innovation sessions in-line with respective business requirementsAudit, Compliance and Governance – Ensure technology compliance with regulatory and industry standards. Accountable for various regulatory and statutory audits. IT budgeting and FINOPS - Manage IT budget and resource optimization. Monitoring of budget allocated vs spends. Regular engagement with SI/CSP partner for consumption review, right sizing and optimization requirements

Experience

1. Head of Information Technology

   UTI Mutual Fund

   Jun 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Heading Technology, Managing IT Operation, Projects and technology strategy. Accountable for IT budget and procurement. Working on repatriation strategy, building private cloud and enhanced \'super secured architecture\'. Next-Gen SOC, application modernisation, DevSecOps, Building RAG framework and enabling Agentic AI

Education

• Calicut University

  Bachelor, Science

  1993 — 1996

• K.J Somaiya - Mumbai University

  MBA, Information Management

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Program Management
• Technical Service Delivery
• IT Operations
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Unix
• IT Service Management
• Coordination
• Senrtigo
• Pre-Sales
• Puppet
• Information Technology
• Infrastructure
• Devops
• Prince2
• Websphere
• IT Strategy
• Telecommunications
• Bss
• Project Planning
• Security Implementations and Compliance
• Docker
• Solution Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Sla
• Itil Certified
• Management
• Capacity Management
• Compliance
• IT Operations Management
• Team Management
• Jboss
• Iis
• Planning
• Service Delivery
• Wintel
• Jboss Application Server
• Operating Systems
• Project Management