Cloud Security & Data Analytics Strategy Architect

Wali Chaudhry

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Cloud Security and Technology Strategy Consultant - Driving Data Science Innovation in National Security Executive Summary

Cloud Security Engineer with 5+ years of experience securing mission-critical systems across commercial enterprises and high-security data platforms. Specializes in designing and hardening multi-cloud architectures using Zero Trust principles, Palantir Foundry/AIP integration, secure IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation), and identity governance.

Demonstrated ability to develop cloud security strategies, architect enterprise security controls, CIS/NIST 800-53 controls, and Palantir AIP-driven continuous deployment pipelines. Skilled in threat modeling, vulnerability management, and securing large-scale data analytics environments for both enterprise and high-sensitivity workloads. Adept at collaborating across engineering and compliance teams to translate complex security requirements into actionable engineering roadmaps. Core Competencies

● Cloud Security Architecture & Strategy: Enterprise cloud security blueprints, reference architectures, Zero Trust design, Palantir ecosystem security (Foundry/AIP), AWS, Azure, secure-by-design frameworks.

● Identity & Access Architecture: IAM/ABAC strategy, federation (SAML), privileged access design

(PAM), Palantir-specific Purpose-Based Access Controls (PBAC), Role-Based Access Control

(RBAC).

● Threat Modeling & Risk Architecture: Enterprise threat modeling, attack surface reduction, securing data supply chains, cloud incident response architecture, red/blue/purple team alignment.

● Network & Application Security Architecture: Micro-segmentation, Palantir AIP orchestration, service mesh security, API protections, encryption frameworks (KMS, HSMs).

● Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership: Engineering leadership, product/security partnership, architecture review boards, advising on secure data-sharing agreements.

● Project / Program Management / Operational Excellence: Agile/Scrum (CSM), stakeholder engagement, managing security lifecycles in SaaS/PaaS environments. Professional Experience

LYP Logistics LLC (Commercial Consulting) – Cloud Architect (Oct 2022 – Present)

● Cloud Architecture & Technical Guidance: Supports cloud engineering team by designing secure, scalable cloud architectures and assisting with implementation decisions across AWS/Azure. Works closely with developers and engineers to translate requirements into cloud-ready designs, architecture diagrams, and reference patterns. Contributes to technical discussions, design reviews, and hands-on troubleshooting.

● Cloud Modernization & Security Engineering: Helps build and modernize cloud environments, Zero Trust principles, and secure deployment pipelines. Implements cloud security controls, networking patterns, IAM configurations, and container/serverless architectures that improve system reliability and reduce operational risk.

● Cross-Team Collaboration & Stakeholder Support: Partners with product owners, engineers, and cybersecurity teams to understand business and technical needs, provide cloud architecture recommendations, and ensure alignment with organizational security standards. Supports cloud governance, documentation, and architecture best practices to enable consistent and compliant cloud adoption.

XL Machine Learning Consulting – Management Consultant, Cloud Analytics (Jan 2020 – Oct 2022)

● Transportation Security Administration (TSA): Supported an 8-member analytics team migrating legacy reporting workflows into a cloud-enabled environment (AWS/Azure). Assisted with data preparation, documenting requirements, and helping validate cloud-based forecasting workloads. Contributed to a workforce demand forecasting model ( 80% accuracy) and supported Agile ceremonies to improve delivery and visibility.

● Transportation Security Administration (TSA): Helped design and test an RPA + NLP automation workflow deployed in a cloud environment. Assisted with integrating text analytics services and preparing onboarding data for cloud processing. Mapped HR processes, gathered technical requirements, and performed UAT for cloud-hosted components that streamlined onboarding and contributed to major cost savings.

● Transportation Security Administration (TSA): Assisted with developing a cloud-supported computer vision pipeline (AWS/Azure) to extract data from thousands of engineering documents. Helped label and validate training datasets, test OCR performance (achieving 95%+ accuracy), and support deployment of models into a cloud workspace. Worked on early graph analytics prototypes (Neo4j) to visualize supply chain data and highlight dependency risks.

(Earlier consulting projects include data analytics engagements for Fortune 500 energy clients, demonstrating versatility in applying AI and Cloud Architecture to cybersecurity, fraud detection, and supply chain optimization.)

Certifications

● Cloud: AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialist

● Security: Security+/Security Plus, DOD Cyber Awareness (2025)

● Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI

● Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – Scrum Alliance

Technical Skills

● Programming & Data: Python, R, SQL, Java; statistical tools (SAS, SPSS), MATLAB

● AI & Machine Learning: scikit-learn, TensorFlow; Natural Language Processing (NLTK, spaCy); Computer Vision (OpenCV, Tesseract OCR)

● Data Analytics: Palantir Foundry (AIP, Ontology), AWS (Athena, DynamoDB), Azure (CosmosDB, SQL), Neo4j GraphDB, Data Mining, Predictive Modeling, Big Data Analytics

● Data Visualization: Tableau, Power BI, Palantir Workshop & Quiver; Dashboard Design and Data Storytelling

Education Experience

● Government College University – Information Technology

● Northern Virginia Community College – Engineering

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