Khalid Namez

About Khalid Namez

20+ years of experience, including Amazon, Mastercard, U.S. Bank, and high-growth startups. I\'ve led cloud transformations that cut TCO by 25%, rebuilt platforms from 99.5% to 99.99% availability, and established AI security frameworks in large environments.I lead teams, manage budgets, and translate risk into business decisions. The technical depth to build it, the executive presence to fund it.Right now I\'m focused on the problem most enterprises are scrambling to solve: how to adopt AI aggressively without losing control. Shadow AI discovery, threat modeling, prompt injection defense, RAG pipeline security, agentic AI governance. Built on NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, and MITRE ATLAS.Regulatory: FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX, SOC2, GDPR, DORA, HITRUSTTech: AWS, Azure, DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaCCISSP | AWS certified

Experience

1. Director of Cloud Security

   U.S. Bank

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Formalize the enterprise AI Risk Management Framework and address AI sprawl by deploying automated shadow AI discovery toolsReduce organizational risk by designing, implementing, and optimizing security controls and automated processes across cloud and hybrid environmentsDefine and enforce security standards and best practices for applications, containerized workloads, APIs, and cloud-native constructs to ensure secure development and deploymentDirect the implementation of secure CI/CD pipeline practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) hardening, and end-to-end vulnerability management to embed security throughout the DevOps lifecycleLead vendor negotiations and contract management for Cloud security solutions, driving cost efficiency, service-level alignment, and strategic value for the organization

Education

• Institut Supérieur de Technologies Appliquées

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology

  1995 — 1998