Karthikeyan Thamilarasu

Karthikeyan Thamilarasu

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Vice President of Engineering, Emerging Products
Georgia, United States

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  • NinjaOne
    Vice President of Engineering, Emerging Products
    NinjaOne
    Oct 2025 - Current (11 months)
    NinjaOne is an automated endpoint management platform that helps organizations monitor, manage, secure, and support their devices at scale from a single cloud-native platform. Trusted by thousands of customers worldwide, NinjaOne enables IT teams to improve operational efficiency, strengthen security, and deliver exceptional employee and end-user experiences. My charter is to build and lead NinjaOne’s Emerging Products organization, responsible for identifying, incubating, and scaling strategic product initiatives that drive NinjaOne’s next phase of growth. I partner closely with Product, Engineering, Security, and Executive Leadership teams to transform emerging technologies and market opportunities into enterprise-scale solutions that ex
  • Zscaler
    Senior Director of Engineering
    Zscaler
    Aug 2023 - Oct 2025 (2 years 3 months)
    Zscaler is a global cybersecurity company operating the world’s largest cloud security platform with $3B+ in annual revenue. Over the past 17 years at Zscaler, I’ve progressed from Software Architect and Team Lead to Director, and now Senior Director of Engineering. In each role, I’ve guided engineering strategy, driven product innovation, and scaled solutions that directly shaped the company’s growth and competitive position. I led the full lifecycle of multiple high-impact, revenue-generating products. I drove the development of Cloud Sandbox, now generating $180M+ annually; scaled ZDX to $200M+ revenue while maintaining an optimized cost structure; and launched Risk360, which achieved $4M in its first year. In addition, I managed Zscal
  • Zscaler
    Director of Engineering
    Zscaler
    Apr 2019 - Jul 2023 (4 years 4 months)
    As Director of Engineering, I focused on leading product development and scaling enterprise security solutions. I guided engineering teams, managed end-to-end product lifecycles, and aligned technical execution with business priorities. This role allowed me to strengthen my leadership experience while delivering products that supported the company’s rapid growth and global impact.
  • Zscaler
    Software Architect, Team Lead
    Zscaler
    Nov 2008 - Apr 2019 (10 years 6 months)
    In this capacity, I focused on designing and delivering enterprise-grade security solutions that supported rapid business growth. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to align product requirements with technical execution, ensuring scalability and reliability across platforms. In this role, I also mentored engineers and guided development practices that improved delivery efficiency and strengthened long-term product stability.
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    Principal Engineer Lead
    Secure Computing Corporation Acquired by McAfee in
    Oct 2007 - Nov 2008 (1 year 2 months)
    Secure Computing Corporation was a public company that specialized in computer security and generated $237M+ in revenue in 2007. As Lead Principal Engineer, I directed product development and led engineering teams to deliver scalable, enterprise-grade email security solutions. I managed the development and release of IronMail 6.7.0 and 6.7.1, guiding a team of 15 engineers and collaborating with product management to align technical execution with business requirements. Additionally, I implemented key performance improvements that increased system throughput from 40K+ to 200K+ messages per hour and contributed to designing a binary logging architecture that reduced log storage needs by ~90%. I also introduced structured project management
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    Sr. Software Engineer
    CipherTrust Inc Bought by Secure Computing Corporation
    Mar 2006 - Sep 2007 (1 year 7 months)
    CipherTrust was a global email security software company, specializing in anti-spam solutions with worldwide operations. I began my journey at CipherTrust as a Software Engineer, where I focused on building enterprise-grade email security solutions that enhanced scalability and user experience. Within two years, I was promoted to Senior Software Engineer, taking on greater ownership of product design, architecture, and feature enhancements across multiple platforms. During this time, I delivered key improvements to the IronMail 6.5.0 platform, including a full UI refactor that reduced delivered classes from 7,500 to 3,200, boosting system efficiency and maintainability. I also rewrote the End User Quarantine module, enabling significantly
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    Software Engineer
    CipherTrust Inc Bought by Secure Computing Corporation
    Mar 2004 - Mar 2006 (2 years 1 month)
    I contributed to the development of enterprise email security solutions. I supported product enhancements, improved system performance, and collaborated with senior engineers to deliver reliable features for large-scale deployments. This role gave me valuable experience in building secure, scalable platforms and set the foundation for my promotion to Senior Software Engineer.
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    Software Programmer
    CompSys Technologies Inc
    Oct 2003 - Mar 2004 (6 months)
  • ACE Technologies
    Software Consultant
    ACE Technologies
    Apr 2000 - Jun 2001 (1 year 3 months)
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    Programmer
    Intelligent Systems India Pvt Ltd
    Jun 1998 - Apr 2000 (1 year 11 months)
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    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Sri Venkateswara College Of engineering
  • University of South Wales
    Master's Degree, IT Management
    University of South Wales
    Feb 2002 - Jun 2003 (1 year 5 months)
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    You Make a Difference
    Dan Ryan President and CEO
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    Impact Engineer of the Year
    Mike Gallagher SVP Product Development and Support
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    CEO Award of Excellence
    Jay Chaudhry Chairman CEO
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    Bravo Award
    Dr Amit Sinha EVP Engineering and Operations CTO
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    Excellence Team Award
    Jay Chaudhry CEO
    For Delivering Behavioral Analysis (renamed as Cloud Sandbox)
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