Summary
Damien Raynal is an AI Security Solution Architect with over 17 years securing hybrid infrastructures for Fortune 500s and a strong track record advising CISOs and enterprise architects on cloud transformation, security automation, and ROI-driven architecture. Currently leading AI security initiatives at Palo Alto Networks across data, models, RAG and agentic AI, he blends strategic guidance with hands-on technical alignment to make AI deployment trusted, compliant, and resilient. His background spans system engineering roles in automation SOC, SASE and CNAPP, and earlier enterprise virtualization and cryptography-focused work, giving him deep end-to-end infrastructure and security expertise. Certified in AI Agents and Cybersecurity by HuggingFace and NVIDIA and progressing through Stanford’s AI program, he uniquely pairs traditional security rigor with practical AI integration skills. Based in France, he is known for translating complex security requirements into operable, cost-aware architectures that scale across global accounts.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master 1 & 2 : Sécurité des Contenus, des Réseaux, des Télécommunications et des Systèmes, Sécurité Informatique spécialisé en Cryptographie, Master 1 & 2 : Sécurité des Contenus, des Réseaux, des Télécommunications et des Systèmes, Sécurité Informatique spécialisé en Cryptographie at UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
French, English, langues des signes, German