Darpan Shah is a security-focused cloud architect with 11 years of experience designing and securing multi-cloud infrastructure for enterprise and strategic customers, now working as a Security Engineer on Google's Enterprise Infrastructure Protection team. He combines hands-on engineering—IaC, Kubernetes, Terraform—with deep platform expertise across AWS, GCP, and Azure, and currently concentrates on hardening Vertex AI services at scale. A published subject-matter expert who contributed to Google’s Coursera cybersecurity course and served as a Generative AI Ambassador, he bridges security, cloud architecture, and emerging AI/ML concerns. His background spans advisory and implementation roles at firms like Blackstone and Cloudreach, giving him both consultancy breadth and delivery depth. Outside of work he mentors the next generation through hackathons and STEM outreach, and has authored certification content for AWS and Google Cloud—an indication of his commitment to practical, teachable security.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Cybersecurity Technology, Master of Science - MS Cybersecurity Technology at University of Maryland Global Campus
Associate of Science (A.S.) w/Honors Computer Engineering, Associate of Science (A.S.) w/Honors Computer Engineering at Montgomery College
High School Mathematics and Computer Science, High School Mathematics and Computer Science at St. Kabir High School
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Maryland
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