Ayodeji Obayomi is a Senior Product Security Engineer II at Optro and a distinguished DevSecOps and Application Security specialist with extensive expertise in secure software development, cloud security architecture, and automated security integration. Beginning his career as a cloud engineer in Abuja, Nigeria, he has established himself as a leading security practitioner across global technology organizations. A graduate of a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance and a Master of Science in Software Engineering with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence, Mr. Obayomi brings exceptional depth to the disciplines of application security and DevSecOps — combining formal academic rigor with years of frontline engineering experience across some of the most demanding environments in the industry.
Mr. Obayomi's application security practice is comprehensive and methodology-driven. He implements Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing, Interactive Application Security Testing, and Software Composition Analysis across development pipelines, and conducts rigorous threat modeling using established frameworks including STRIDE, OWASP Top 10, and PASTA to surface potential attack vectors early in the design phase. His work extends to secure coding standards, structured code review processes, and developer security training programs that cultivate a security-first culture within engineering teams — ensuring that the organizations he works with build lasting security capability rather than depending on episodic intervention.
In the DevSecOps domain, Mr. Obayomi has architected and managed sophisticated CI/CD pipelines that integrate security controls seamlessly at every stage of the development process. He implements automated security testing using tools such as SonarQube, Veracode, Checkmarx, Snyk, OWASP ZAP, and Burp Suite, ensuring continuous security validation without impeding development velocity. His pipeline designs incorporate automated compliance checks, vulnerability assessments, and security gate controls that prevent insecure code from reaching production. He also brings deep expertise in securing API ecosystems and microservices architectures — implementing OAuth 2.0, JWT token validation, API rate limiting, and zero-trust security models for containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, with runtime protection tooling including Twistlock, Aqua Security, and Falco.
Mr. Obayomi's cloud security work spans the design of secure multi-cloud architectures with built-in compliance frameworks covering SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR. He implements Infrastructure as Code security scanning using Checkov, Terrascan, and AWS Config rules to ensure infrastructure deployments consistently meet defined security baselines, and brings extensive hands-on experience with cloud-native threat detection services — including AWS GuardDuty, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, and Google Cloud Security Command Center — across enterprise environments.
Across vulnerability management, incident response, and security automation, Mr. Obayomi has led comprehensive programs that integrate directly with development workflows. He has built custom security automation using Python, PowerShell, and REST APIs, implemented orchestration platforms that automate threat intelligence gathering and vulnerability scanning, and led incident containment and recovery coordination for security events — consistently reducing mean time to detect and respond. As a security leader, he drives organizational security transformation through risk assessments, roadmap development, measurable KPIs, and security awareness programs that elevate the security posture of the engineering organizations he serves.