Rotem Dror
Cloud Security & Platform Lead · CTO Office Architect
Tel Aviv, Israel · rotemdrorcv@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/rotem-drorcs
Summary
Cloud Security & Platform Lead and CTO Office architect — the technical right hand to executive leadership. I investigate ambiguous challenges, form a point of view, and build working proofs of concept that prove technical reality. Then I secure the platform and bring AI into its core, so engineering can move fast.
Core competencies
- Leadership & Execution:
- CTO Office partnership, end-to-end POC prototyping, technical mentorship, cross-R&D collaboration, product mindset
- Cloud Security:
- Threat modeling, defensive controls, multi-tenant isolation, IAM & Auth0, secure-by-design architecture
- DevSecOps & Development:
- Secure SDLC, CI/CD, Datadog APM, C#, .NET, API design, application logging
- Cloud Engineering:
- AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes (GKE), Docker, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)
- AI Integration:
- LLMs & AI agents, Azure AI Foundry, GenAI workflows (ChatGPT, Claude), AI-assisted coding
Experience
Lead of Cloud Platform & Security (CTO Office)
Jul 2026 — PresentMize · Tel Aviv
Previously: Cloud Solution & Security Architect | Lead Engineer (Nov 2024 – Jul 2026)
- Partner directly with executive leadership to define technical strategy, guide system design decisions and architect scalable cloud services.
- Lead proactive cloud security initiatives, refactoring legacy infrastructure into a robust, secure-by-design architecture.
- Own the secure SDLC and DevOps platform: end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, security scanning and infrastructure as code.
- Architect and implement enterprise-grade cloud identity and access management, including full code-level integration.
- Build proofs of concept for complex capabilities, including embedded analytics, deep platform observability and AI integrations.
- Design AI-driven developer automations and modernize core R&D tooling to accelerate engineering workflows and cross-team collaboration.
Senior Cloud & Cyber Security Professional
Jan 2024 — Nov 2024KPMG Israel · Tel Aviv
- Directed complex discovery sessions, technical reviews and escalations as a primary technical authority for client engineering teams.
- Designed and led enterprise-grade security frameworks focused on attack paths, software supply chain security and risk mitigation.
- Worked directly with customer engineering teams to instill cloud security best practices and ensure secure, resilient deployments.
Cloud & Security Speaker / Lecturer
May 2025 — PresentCyberproAI & Technion – Israel Institute of Technology · Global / Tel Aviv
- Present prototypes and complex security architectures to technical and non-technical stakeholders, documenting work for broad engineering adoption.
- Translate intricate security concepts into actionable guidance that drives adoption of secure coding practices.
Cloud Engineer
Nov 2022 — Jan 2024OnCloud · Tel Aviv
- Deployed secure cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure and GCP, focusing on cloud identity, access, certificates and keys.
- Engineered multi-tenant isolation, Kubernetes deployments and proactive threat modeling for distributed systems.
Certifications
- ✓Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- ✓Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- ✓Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- ✓Certified SAFe® DevOps Engineer
- ✓Innovation in Education Award
Education
DevOps Engineer · DevOps Experts
Cyber Security Specialist · ITQ Ltd2021 – 2022
Diploma, Computer Science & Physics · Ironi Tet High School