Ézio Carrion

About Ézio Carrion

Senior IT/IS Executive with 25+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale transformation across global organizations. Proven record of driving operational excellence across Global IT and Information Security functions, managing $50M+ budgets and leading distributed teams of 65+ professionals across onshore, nearshore, and offshore models.Built and scaled high-performing organizations spanning Software Engineering, AI Engineering, Product Security, S/SDLC, DevSecOps & CI/CD Automation, Enterprise Architecture, and IT Service Management. Recognized for establishing modern, automation-driven security and engineering.Extensive M&A leadership experience, leading technology due diligence and post-merger integration for 10+ medium and large-scale acquisitions.Consistent track record of delivering multi-million-dollar annual cost efficiencies through strategic vendor optimization, portfolio rationalization, and automation-led operating model redesign.Trusted executive partner to C-suite and Boards, with demonstrated ability to drive culture of security and lead strategic briefings.#AI Security Engineering#AI System Design#AI SDLC#AI Spec-Driven Development (SDD)- Information Security Leadership – Led planning and execution of Information Security Programs: architecture, engineering, operations, GRC, and incident response functions. Built and scaled global operations for product security (AppSec), Securing SDLC along with CI/CD and DevSecOps automated practices using cloud, AI and governance by design, focused on built-in security design, policy as code, zero trust, observability, and cyber resilience- Product Engineering Leadership |$450M Revenue | 25+ SaaS Products – Directed in end-to-end platform engineering across Banking and Financial Services. As Head of Engineering/CTO, led the full lifecycle from strategy through delivery and operations, enabling scalable, customer-centric digital platforms- Enterprise Architecture Leadership – Led mission-critical, customer-facing digital platform development and operations, including application migration to the cloud, infrastructure and IT services transformation and off-shore transitions- Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Expertise – Deep knowledge of global regulatory frameworks, including GDPR, ISO 27001, SOX, PCI DSS, SWIFT and HITRUST/HIPAA. Proven ability to align security strategies with regulatory and compliance requirements aligned with and GRC best practices- Industry background - Media and Entertainment (+Streaming), Financial Services, Baking, Retail, Health and Logistics.

Experience

1. VP & Deputy CISO, Information Security Architecture, Engineering, Product Security

   Sony Pictures Entertainment

   Dec 2023 — Present · US

Education

• UniCesumar

  Postgraduate, Object-Oriented Development in Java

  2004 — 2005

• Alliance Manchester Business School

  Master's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General, Intrapreneurship and Innovation Management

  2013 — 2015

• Unipar - Universidade Paranaense

  Bachelor, Computer Science

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Agile Project Management
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (Pmbok)
• IT Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• IT Outsourcing
• Enterprise Architecture
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Business Process Improvement
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• System Architecture
• IT Operations
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Itil
• Project Managment
• Project Management
• Pmbok
• Business Development
• Team Mentoring
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Soa
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Cobit
• Java
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Team Leadership
• Coaching Staff