Gartner Expert

Cecilia Ayobami

Director Analyst

Director Analyst in Infrastructure & Operations (I&O), advising CIOs, IT leaders, and technology executives on cloud strategy, security, and operating model transformation.

Focuses on helping organizations design and operationalize secure, scalable, and resilient cloud environments across multi-cloud and hybrid ecosystems.

Research and advisory work centres on:

- Cloud operating models and platform engineering

- Secure-by-design architectures and Zero Trust adoption

- DevSecOps and modernization of delivery practices

- Governance, risk, and compliance in distributed cloud environments

- AI integration into cloud and security operations

- Security considerations in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures

Provides pragmatic, outcome-driven guidance that enables enterprises to align infrastructure decisions with business priorities, improve security posture, and scale cloud adoption effectively.

Previous experience

- Cloud Security and Technical Account Leader with deep experience across enterprise consulting, customer success, and large-scale transformation programs.

- Led complex, cross-functional initiatives focused on cloud security architecture, risk reduction, and operational maturity.

- Worked closely with executive stakeholders to translate business needs into secure, scalable cloud strategies, driving adoption of governance frameworks, automation, and DevSecOps practices.

- Led security and risk programs supporting mergers, acquisitions, and enterprise integrations

- Advised organizations on cloud security strategy across GCP, Azure, and AWS

- Drove implementation of secure-by-design and policy-as-code frameworks

- Enabled enterprise-scale adoption of DevSecOps and cloud governance models

- Managed high-impact technical programs with cross-functional and executive stakeholders

Education

- Master of Engineering (MEng), Information Systems Security

- Master of Business Administration (MBA)

- Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science (Technology)

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Architecture, Operations, Compliance, Management, Incident and risk prioritizations