Raz Glazer

Head of Cloud Platform @ Semperis | Cloud Platform

Austin, Texas, United States

About

With over 20 years of work experience in the IT industry, I am a seasoned cloud leader with expertise in DevOps and SRE. Currently, I am the Head of Cloud Platform at Semperis, a cybersecurity company that protects identity systems from cyberattacks. In this role, I am responsible for designing, building, and managing the cloud infrastructure and platform services that support the company's products and customers. I also lead a team of engineers and architects who ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of the cloud environment. Previously, I was the Director of Software Engineering - DevOps at Equinix, the world's largest data center provider, where I oversaw the DevOps strategy and implementation for the global cloud platform. I also contributed to the process improvement and automation of the cloud operations and delivery. Some of the skills that I use and develop in my current and past roles are cloud computing IaaS, process improvement, IT management, and SRE. My core competencies are cloud architecture, DevOps culture and practices, SRE principles and methodologies, and team leadership and collaboration. My mission is to leverage the power of cloud technologies to create innovative and secure solutions that meet the needs and expectations of the customers and stakeholders. I am passionate about learning new skills and technologies, sharing my knowledge and experience, and mentoring the next generation of cloud engineers. I value diversity, inclusion, and excellence in my work and in the teams that I work with. I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow and make a positive impact in the cloud domain.

Experience

  • Head of Cloud Platform at Semperis
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Director, Software Engineering - DevOps at Equinix
    Aug 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Sr. Manager, SRE & Cloud Platforms at Palo Alto Networks
    Mar 2017 - Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Clarizen (10 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director Of Production Operations
      Aug 2013 - Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Technology and Operations professional Executive director leading the strategy and execution of Clarizen’s SaaS operation. Manging teams across: DevOps, Information security, compliance, SREs, IT Operations, DBAs, AWS engineers, network engineering, and global datacenters operations.

    • Director Of Managed Services, Responsible for Clarizen Cloud 24 x 7
      Dec 2006 - Jul 2013 · 6 yrs 8 mos

      Director of Global Managed Services and IT group at Clarizen, Responsible for Clarizen Cloud 24 x 7 offerings.

  • Information Technology Infrastracture at Bank Leumi
    Jul 2004 - Nov 2006 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Managing Technology Infrastructure teams within the engineering and new Technologies operation division. Responsible for all overseas bank branches emails, project management and PKI Technologies infrastructure and implementations.