Lead AI Engineer

AI engineering, security automation and network security.

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About

I've spent ten years in cybersecurity, designing, deploying and supporting security for customers. Now I lead AI engineering.

Skills

What I do

Applied AI

Building AI tools that are safe to put in front of real users.

  • RAG systems
  • Detection logic
  • LLM guardrails
  • AI agents

Network & Cloud Security

Network and security architecture across cloud and hybrid environments.

  • Network design
  • Cloud security
  • Firewalls
  • Hybrid networks

Security Engineering

Designing, deploying and supporting SOAR and incident response for customers.

  • SOAR
  • Incident response
  • Automation
  • Faster response times

Threat Detection

Finding the alerts that actually matter.

  • SIEM / XDR
  • Threat hunting
  • Alert tuning
  • Attack surface

Experience

Ten years in security.

KHIPU Networks

  1. Jul 2018 — Nov 2020

    Security Engineer

    Professional services and escalation support for Palo Alto Networks deployments.

  2. Nov 2020 — Oct 2021

    Senior Security Engineer

    Architecture, engineering and escalation support for customers.

  3. Oct 2021 — Aug 2023

    Cyber Security Analyst

    Detection, triage, and response across a multi-tenant SOC.

  4. Aug 2023 — May 2025

    Senior SOC Analyst

    Incident response, plus designing and deploying SIEM and XDR platforms for managed customers.

  5. May 2025 — 2026

    DevSecOps Engineer

    Security automation and our first applied AI projects.

  6. 2026 — Present

    Lead AI Engineer

    Leading AI engineering, from RAG systems to AI agents, with security built in.

Certifications

  1. № 01

    PCNSC — Network Security Consultant

    Palo Alto Networks · Expert support · Escalation

  2. № 02

    PCNSE — Network Security Engineer

    Palo Alto Networks · Network security · Firewalls

  3. № 03

    Cortex XDR Consultant (PMXdC)

    Palo Alto Networks · Architecture · Deployment

  4. № 04

    Prisma Cloud Professional (PSE)

    Palo Alto Networks · Cloud security · Compliance

  5. № 05

    PSE-P Strata

    Palo Alto Networks · Next-gen firewall · Threat prevention

  6. № 06

    PSE-P Platform

    Palo Alto Networks · System design

  7. № 07

    PSE-P Endpoint

    Palo Alto Networks · Endpoint protection

  8. № 08

    Cortex XDR Detection & Remediation Analyst

    Palo Alto Networks · Cortex XDR · EDR · Automation

  9. № 09

    Blue Team Level 1 (BTL1)

    Security Blue Team · Incident response · Threat intel · Forensics · SIEM

Recognition

CyberForce Guardian

Palo Alto Networks — Global Ranking

Contact

Say hello.

Working on something in AI or security? I'd like to hear about it.