Randy Armknecht Managing Director Randy Armknecht is currently leading Protiviti’s Global Cloud consulting practice which provides a variety of services that enable clients to operate with confidence in their cloud environment. With nearly 20 years in the field he has experienced a variety of roles from developer and network admin to lead investigator and global architect. He applies these diverse industry experiences to approach technology problems with proven perspective. Randy is a frequent speaker on the topic of cybersecurity and cloud computing at venues such as conferences, IIA/ISACA chapter meetings, executive sessions, and as a guest lecturer at multiple universities. MAJOR PROJECTS Cloud Computing – Architecture & Security: Evaluated and refined the cloud strategy of a $7Bn technology organisation bringing new SaaS products to market in a multi-cloud environment Served on an Enterprise Architecture Review Board that oversaw multiple cloud deployments at a global financial organisation (SaaS and IaaS) Worked with a leading global consumer products company to design an identity and access management solution and security evaluation process for cloud services deployed across the globe Assisted a financial services institution with analysing and developing a business case to migrate to cloud infrastructure Evaluated the asset management and financial spend per asset and per department in the cloud for a large health insurance provider Secure Systems Development: Lead the design of security integration into CI/CD pipeline for a leading global insurance provider Leveraged his technical expertise in the evaluation of a Bluetooth based communications protocol between an IoT device and mobile application Lead the design of compliance as code automation for a P&C provider’s cloud environment AREAS OF EXPERTISE Cloud Architecture & Security Automation / Compliance as Code / Infrastructure as Code Security Programmes & Strategy Secure Development Incident Response INDUSTRY EXPERTISE Financial Services Legal Services Health Care Energy/Utilities EDUCATION M.S. Computer Security, DePaul University B.S. Computer Engineering Technology, DeVry University PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & RECOGNITION AWS Security Specialist AWS Solutions Architect Assoc. Consulting Magazine Rising Stars of the Profession (2015)
