Ness Ziona, Center District, Israel
With over 20 years of leadership in enterprise IT and cybersecurity, I excel at aligning technology strategy with ambitious business objectives. As Chief Information Officer at a top-tier CyberTech firm, I manage every aspect of our technology ecosystem—from core information systems and infrastructure to the security operations that safeguard our global footprint. Key Areas of Expertise Information Systems & Infrastructure Architecting and operating scalable, resilient platforms for 1,000+ users across multiple regions, achieving 99.99% uptime and seamless integration of legacy and cloud-native applications. Cybersecurity Leadership & Compliance Spearheaded the attainment of PCI-DSS 4.0 at CATO and HITRUST at LPSN certifications and drove adoption of the NIST SP 800-53 control framework, elevating our security posture to meet the most stringent regulatory standards at Cato Networks. AI & Automation Program Leadership Founded and chaired the AI Program at Cato, leading organization-wide adoption of AI tools, designing and deploying intelligent agents, and embedding automation across every department to streamline workflows, enhance decision-making, and unlock strategic insights. Strategic IT Management & Budget Oversight Held direct accountability for a $50 million+ technology budget, leading vendor negotiations and guiding an in-house team of architects, engineers, and analysts—fostering high performance through coaching, career development, and transparent KPI frameworks. Governance & Risk Management Designed and implemented robust governance frameworks (SOX, ISO 27001) and continuous monitoring processes, reducing mean-time-to-resolution by over 40% while ensuring full alignment with board-level risk appetites. Throughout my career, I’ve delivered transformative digital initiatives—migrating legacy workloads to hybrid-cloud environments, embedding automation to accelerate service delivery, and translating complex technical strategies into clear executive roadmaps. I’m passionate about leveraging AI, ML, and SASE technologies to drive innovation, strengthen cyber resilience, and mentor the next generation of IT leaders.
In my role as VP of Infrastructure and Security at Tremor International (NASDAQ: TRMR, now NexxeN), I've had the privilege of leading a diverse team of 60 engineers specialized in devops, data, network, and DC, complemented by a team of contractors. My key achievements during this tenure include: 1. Masterminding the successful integration of three large-scale infrastructures post-M&A. 2. Orchestrating a NASDAQ IPO compliance program in line with SOX regulations. 3. Ensuring the company secured ISO 27001 certification, exemplifying our commitment to robust security standards. 4. Streamlining operations by consolidating eight data centers into four, enhancing cost efficiency without compromising uptime. 5. Spearheading the adoption of a global hybrid cloud strategy, enabling us to navigate hardware supply challenges in 2021-2022 and fuel a substantial increase in revenue. 6. Managing an impressive budget of $65M. 7. Elevating the company's uptime from 94.8% to 99.95%, reflecting our dedication to reliability and exceptional service. 8. Introducing new vendors into the mix, achieving greater cost efficiency. 9. Overhauling the CI pipeline to support continuous deployment, incorporating canary testing for a safer deployment process. 10. Upgrading the infrastructure to facilitate numerous microservices running on Kubernetes. 11. Implementing cutting-edge database technologies such as Featurebase. 12. Revamping the monitoring stack to include Kubernetes Observability using Loki, Cortex, Tempo, and Grafana, offering a comprehensive insight into our system's performance.
As the head of production and cloud engineering at LivePerson, I managed a department of 60 talented developers, data engineers, and DevOps engineers. My key achievements include: 1. Transforming the organization mindset into a cloud-native mindset, while adopting cutting-edge technologies such as Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Istio. 2. Built LiveEngage Platform, for the first time in LP's history on AWS Cloud in a highly regulated environment. 3. Led a program to migrate our 1000+ microservices to the newly built Continuous deployment pipeline with robust testing capabilities and canary deployment capabilities 4. I built a Cloud Center Of Excellence specializing in cloud technologies and drove the utilization of advanced public cloud technologies in a hybrid deployment. 5. I drove the cloud engineering department into operational excellence, which designs it's services with high availability in mind and strives to keep uptime as high as possible with considerations of cost and product limitations.