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Kehinde Ogunlowo

Senior Multi-Cloud Security Architect & AI Platform Engineer

Founder & Principal Architect, Citadel Cloud Management

Houston, TX, USA

Active U.S. Secret Clearance
10+ Years Experience
97+ Open Source Repos
13,800+ Students Trained
3 Cloud Platforms

Professional Summary

Kehinde Ogunlowo is a Senior Multi-Cloud Security Architect and AI Platform Engineer with over 10 years of experience protecting enterprise systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP. He holds an active U.S. Secret Clearance and specializes in building Zero Trust architectures and implementing end-to-end security frameworks for Fortune 500 companies in healthcare, finance, and defense sectors.

His career spans the full spectrum of enterprise cloud security — from designing multi-cloud landing zones and hub-spoke network architectures to deploying Microsoft Defender XDR ecosystems and architecting secure AI infrastructures aligned with NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and FedRAMP standards.

As a Generative AI Engineer and Architect, Kehinde designs and deploys customer-facing architectures that merge AWS and Azure capabilities to deliver secure, scalable, and intelligent solutions. He focuses on building agentic workflows, autonomous systems, and LLM-driven pipelines, with designs that integrate model I/O engineering, multi-model serving through centralized Model Zoos, and telemetry-driven observability for continuous optimization.

Kehinde is also the founder of Citadel Cloud Management, a cloud education and digital products platform that has trained over 13,800 students in cloud architecture, DevOps, security, and AI across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud.

Core Expertise

Cloud Security Architecture

  • Zero Trust Architecture (NIST 800-207)
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM, Entra ID)
  • Network Microsegmentation & Firewall Policy
  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
  • Privileged Identity Management (PIM/PAM)
  • Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR/XDR)
  • Microsoft Defender XDR Ecosystems

Multi-Cloud Infrastructure

  • AWS: EKS, Lambda, Bedrock, GuardDuty, CDK
  • Azure: AKS, Sentinel, Entra, Functions, AI Studio
  • GCP: GKE, Cloud Run, Vertex AI, Chronicle
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, 97+ modules)
  • Kubernetes Orchestration (EKS/AKS/GKE)
  • Serverless & Event-Driven Architecture
  • Multi-Region Disaster Recovery

AI & Generative AI Engineering

  • AI Agent Systems (Bedrock Agents, LangChain, CrewAI)
  • RAG Pipelines & Vector Search (OpenSearch, Pinecone)
  • LLM Operations & Model Serving (Model Zoos)
  • Agentic Workflows & Autonomous Systems
  • Prompt Engineering & Guardrail Design
  • MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management
  • Telemetry-Driven AI Observability

DevSecOps & Automation

  • CI/CD Pipeline Security (SAST, DAST, SCA)
  • Container Security & Image Scanning
  • Policy-as-Code (OPA, Sentinel, Checkov)
  • Supply Chain Security (SBOM, Cosign)
  • SOC Automation & SOAR Playbooks
  • IaC Scanning & Compliance Validation
  • GitOps & Progressive Delivery

Technology Stack

AWS
EKS, Lambda, Bedrock, GuardDuty, CDK, SageMaker
Azure
AKS, Sentinel, Entra, Functions, OpenAI, Defender
GCP
GKE, Cloud Run, Vertex AI, Chronicle, BigQuery
Terraform
97+ modules, Workspaces, Registry, Sentinel
Kubernetes
Helm, Karpenter, Istio, Cilium, OPA
🐍
Python
FastAPI, LangChain, Boto3, LangGraph
🔒
Zero Trust
Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, FIDO2
🤖
AI Agents
Bedrock Agents, CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph
🛡
SIEM/SOAR
Sentinel, Splunk, Chronicle, Elastic
📊
Monitoring
CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog
🚀
CI/CD
GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Azure DevOps
🗃
Databases
Aurora, Cosmos DB, DynamoDB, OpenSearch

AI Agent Specializations

Kehinde architects and deploys intelligent agent systems across all three major cloud platforms. His 8 AI Agent Specialization Domains cover the full enterprise AI agent landscape:

Domain 01

Conversational & Copilot Assistants

Enterprise knowledge assistants and workflow copilots across all three major clouds.

Amazon Q Business, Lex, Connect, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Bot Service, Gemini, Dialogflow
Domain 02

Autonomous Task Agents

Multi-step task execution agents with LLM-powered orchestration and event-driven triggers.

Bedrock Agents, Step Functions, Lambda, Azure AI Agent Service, Logic Apps, Vertex AI Agent Builder
Domain 03

Developer & DevOps Agents

AI coding and pipeline automation with IaC auto-remediation across all major platforms.

Amazon Q Developer, CodeWhisperer, GitHub Copilot, Azure DevOps AI, Gemini Code Assist
Domain 04

Data & Analytics Agents

Intelligent analytics and RAG systems with natural language query across BI platforms.

QuickSight Q, Bedrock RAG, Microsoft Fabric AI, Power BI Copilot, BigQuery + Gemini, Looker AI
Domain 05

Security & Governance Agents

Automated threat triage, compliance validation, and IAM policy intelligence.

GuardDuty + LLM, Security Hub AI, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel AI Copilot, Chronicle AI
Domain 06

Industry-Specific Agents

Domain-aware agents for healthcare, retail, media, and enterprise sales.

HealthLake AI, Amazon Personalize, Nuance DAX, Dynamics 365 Copilot, Vertex AI Healthcare NLP
Domain 07

Infrastructure & Orchestration Agents

Autonomous cloud ops, auto-healing clusters, FinOps optimization, and cross-cloud governance.

EventBridge Ops, Auto-Healing EKS, Cost Explorer + LLM, Azure Automanage AI, GKE AutoOps
Domain 08

Cross-Cloud & Agnostic Patterns

Framework-level orchestration patterns that operate across any cloud provider.

LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, Self-Healing DevSecOps, SOC Triage, FinOps Optimization

Compliance & Regulatory Expertise

Extensive experience designing and implementing security controls and audit-ready architectures aligned with industry and government regulatory frameworks:

HIPAA
Healthcare Privacy
HITRUST
Healthcare Security
CMMC L2
Defense Maturity
FedRAMP
Federal Cloud
NIST 800-207
Zero Trust
NIST 800-53
Security Controls
ISO 27001
Info Security
SOC 2
Trust Services
PCI DSS
Payment Security
FHIR / HL7
Health Data
DICOM
Medical Imaging
NIST SSDF
Secure Software

Industries Served

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Healthcare
HIPAA, FHIR, HL7, DICOM, HealthLake, SMART on FHIR
🏦
Finance
PCI DSS, SOC 2, Fraud Detection, Trading Systems
🛡
Defense & Government
CMMC L2, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, Secret Clearance
🌎
Enterprise
Fortune 500, Multi-Cloud, Global Infrastructure

Healthcare Technology Leadership

Kehinde has led transformative healthcare data infrastructure projects, including migrating SMART FHIR services to Azure Health Data Services, implementing multi-layered security controls and RESTful API gateways for secure interoperability across clinical systems, and building secure medical IoT infrastructure with Azure IoT Hub ensuring HIPAA and NIST 800-53 compliance.

His healthcare engineering work spans FHIR R4 data stores, clinical NLP pipelines, medical imaging workflows (DICOM), and patient data anonymization — all within compliant architectures that satisfy HIPAA, HITRUST, and state-level privacy regulations.

Professional Certifications

Amazon Web Services
Solutions Architect Professional
Amazon Web Services
Security Specialty
Microsoft Azure
Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Azure
Security Engineer Associate
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Security Engineer
HashiCorp
Terraform Associate
CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
ISC2
CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Featured Open Source Projects

Kehinde maintains 97+ open-source repositories spanning Terraform modules, AI agent frameworks, MCP servers, and security automation tools:

terraform-aws-bedrock-agents

AWS Bedrock Agents with knowledge bases, action groups, and OpenSearch vector store

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langchain-multi-agent-framework

LangGraph multi-agent orchestrator with supervisor routing and tool integration

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terraform-aws-auto-healing-eks

Self-healing EKS with Karpenter, node remediation, and auto-scaling

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terraform-azure-sentinel-ai

Microsoft Sentinel with AI-powered analytics rules, SOAR playbooks, and threat intelligence

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ai-agent-soc-triage

SOC triage agent with SIEM connectors, IOC extraction, and automated playbooks

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ai-finops-optimization-agent

Multi-cloud FinOps agent with cost anomaly detection, rightsizing, and waste elimination

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multi-cloud-landing-zone

Cross-cloud governance framework for AWS, Azure, and GCP landing zones

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terraform-aws-rag-pipeline

Production RAG pipeline with Bedrock, OpenSearch Serverless, and hallucination mitigation

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View all 97+ repositories on GitHub →

Citadel Cloud Management

Kehinde founded Citadel Cloud Management to democratize cloud education and provide enterprise-grade tools to organizations of all sizes. The platform offers structured learning paths, digital products, and consulting services across the full cloud spectrum.

13,897+
Students Enrolled
17
Expert-Led Courses
47,000+
Cloud Tools & Resources

Training & Courses: AWS Cloud Security, Azure Fundamentals, GCP Architecture, DevOps & Automation, Terraform IaC, Kubernetes Administration, AI/ML for Cloud Operations, Cybersecurity & GRC, Oracle Cloud, Business Analytics.

Digital Products: Terraform module libraries, IAM policy templates, security checklists, incident runbooks, compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP), architecture blueprints, AI governance templates, and MLOps pipeline starters.

Learning Paths: Cloud Foundations → DevOps & Automation → Security & GRC → Enterprise Platforms → AI & Machine Learning.

Education & Thought Leadership

Kehinde is committed to raising the next generation of cloud professionals. Through Citadel Cloud Management, he has trained nearly 14,000 students across structured courses covering AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, DevOps, Terraform, Kubernetes, cybersecurity, and AI/ML. His teaching methodology emphasizes hands-on labs, real-world architecture patterns, and production-ready implementations.

He publishes in-depth technical articles on his blog covering topics including multi-cloud Zero Trust architecture, production RAG pipelines, self-healing Kubernetes, SOC automation with AI, and cloud cost optimization. His writing draws from direct enterprise deployment experience, not theoretical frameworks.

His AI Agent Specializations portfolio documents his complete methodology for building and deploying intelligent agents across all three major clouds — from conversational copilots to autonomous infrastructure orchestration.

Let's Connect

Whether you need multi-cloud architecture consulting, Zero Trust security implementation, AI agent development, DevSecOps pipeline design, or compliance-ready infrastructure — let's talk.

info@citadelcloudmanagement.com  |  Houston, TX, USA