Eyob Alene

Cloud Security Architect with 13+ years of experience securing enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid infrastructures. AWS, AZURE, GCP certified (Security Specialty, Solutions Architect) and ready to deliver security outcomes for enterprise customers within AWS Professional Services.

Core strengths: Design Multi-cloud security architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP) with emphasis on Azure-native services, AI-security governance and threat modelling, Design and enforce cloud security standards, frameworks, and governance for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, DevSecOps, CSPM, and Zero Trust implementation, Kubernetes security (CKA certified – EKS, AKS, GKE), Compliance automation (NIST, ISO 27001, Cloud Adoption Framework), End-to-end security ownership: threat modeling → deployment → validation.

Information security architect at Dejardins (2021-08 – Present)

Own security architecture end-to-end across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Lead security architecture initiatives from requirement gathering and threat modeling through deployment validation
• Secure Kubernetes and containerized workloads (EKS, AKS, GKE)
• Implement Microsoft 365 security, AIP, data classification, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, and DLP
• Drive security assurance for SSO, IAM, audit logging, network security, and data protection
• Support Cloud Adoption Framework and secure hybrid infrastructure patterns
• AWS ProServe: Multi-cloud architecture, container security (EKS), DevSecOps, compliance automation

Senior information security officer at Lion international bank (2015-11 – 2017-12)

• Capacity, Performance and Robustness in production environment
• Establishing and leading the security team
• Developing information security and devising of information security framework
• Performing vulnerability and risk assessments of the information assets
• Conducting information security awareness training for end users

Senior System Administrator at Lion international bank (2015-06 – 2015-11)

Technical expert

• Implementing, migrating and monitoring Azure, WS 2012 including AD, IAM, DNS, DHCP, File server
• Designing and implementing system network and security
• Installing and administrating of local database, Oracle and SQL-server

System administrator at Lion international bank (2011-09 – 2015-06)

Functional and support department

• Network design based on the requirement of branch expansion of the bank
• Developing in house system development for asset inventory using.net and SQL-server

Network Administrator at Ethiopia dry port agency (2010-09 – 2011-09)

Government office: network administrator, supervision, configuration and billing services

• Developing in house system for billing for customer service using asp.net and SQL-server
• User support on windows environment

Network Administrator at MCC (2008-02 – 2010-05)

Media Communication: network and web development for internal system.

• Web development, cabling and implementing network system
• User support on windows environment

Master of Engineering in Information System Security Engineering – Concordia University (2020)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Mekele University (2007)