Working at the intersection of digital government, AI, cybersecurity and finance — from strategy and innovation to delivery and administration.

For institutions where every decision must hold under audit, oversight and political scrutiny — engagements at NATO/NCIA, the United Nations, the EEAS, Groupe Société Générale and PIR2-IT.

NATO / NCIA· UN Secretariat · OICT· UNDP· EU · EEAS· ECB· Groupe Société Générale· IBM· Motorola· Alcatel· NATO / NCIA· UN Secretariat · OICT· UNDP· EU · EEAS· ECB· Groupe Société Générale· IBM· Motorola· Alcatel
Measured outcomes

The record, in numbers

Collected across mature institutional and corporate environments — NATO/NCIA, UN, EU, IBM, banking — where KPI tracking is built into programme governance, not self-invented reporting.

270+
Projects delivered
270+ internal & external · 182 named engagements
76
Mission-critical large-scale
Of 270+ total engagements
US$110M
Largest single budget
Range US$100K – US$110M per engagement
25+ yrs
Industry experience
1996 → present · 15 institutions
4.9/5
Performance & delivery rating
~4.9/5 across 250+ engagements · project & end-of-assignment reviews
99.999%
Platform availability
Designed & implemented to a five-nines requirement · NATO/NCIA & EEAS backbones
−35%
Audit findings reduced
Within Year 1 · ISO 27001 + SOC 2 · UN HQ
39%
Year-1 cost savings · sustained 3 yrs
Société Générale (BRD) · 848-component portfolio · regulated banking
1,750+
Hours saved · AI-driven delivery
CyberPro AI · threat correlation + automated response · US$2.6M savings
821
Components rationalised
e.g. NATO/NCIA portfolio · single programme
120,000
Users · unified backbone · UN HQ
95% workforce coverage · 42 networks · 469 devices · Senior IT Officer
14M
Benefit cards delivered
6M subsidy · 8M social-aid · identity-linked payment rails
15
Institutions served
NATO · UN · EEAS · ECB · INTERPOL (via contractor) · SocGen · IBM · Alcatel · Motorola · +6
178
States · advisory & mandate footprint
UN · NATO · EEAS mandates · sovereign digital services
2.6B+
People · DPI systems designed to serve
59 countries · UN · NATO · EEAS · INTERPOL (via contractor) · eGov · banking
NATO ✓
NATO Secret clearance · active
Active

†Recommendation letters and named references available under NDA — withheld to protect individuals in classified and mission-critical engagements.

"

I work for institutions where IT failure is not an option. In those environments, credibility is not a claim — it is a record. Every architecture decision I sign off has to be traceable; every control, evidenced; every delivery, measurable. Each choice must hold under audit, oversight or political scrutiny.

— Marius Mihail Russo-Got · Senior IT Architect & Advisory

Eight capability domains

Eight domains, one point of accountability

DPI & government, AI & AI governance, banking & financial services, defence & intelligence, cloud & DevSecOps, cybersecurity, institutional governance, and administration & executive leadership. From strategy and design through delivery, cutover and stabilisation, the same person stays accountable. Most mandates cross two or more domains; the figures under each domain are drawn from the project record.

01 🏛 DPI & Government
02 🤖 AI & AI Governance
03 🏦 Banking & Financial Services
04 🛡 Defence & Intelligence
05 ☁️ Cloud & DevSecOps
06 🔐 Cybersecurity
07 ⚡ Institutional Governance
08 🧭 Administration & Executive
59
Countries · national DPI
6
National-scale platforms
UN · EU · UNDP
Key institutions
Solution Architect
National-scale DPI designeID / ePassportInteroperability frameworksDLT-anchored auditability
Technical Authority
ICAO 9303eIDAS 2.0ITU-TCross-border trust chains
Governance Lead
National DPI governanceSovereign data policyMulti-country rollout (59)
AI & Trust
Governed AI in public servicesIdentity trust frameworksPKI / CA design
Mission-critical scale2.6B+people that the DPI systems were designed to serve~249Mcitizens · national eID / ePassport (FR · DE · MA · ZA)14Mbenefit cards · identity-linked payment rails52hospitals on telemedicine & agentic AI
Frameworks I helped developeIDAS consultation (2011–2015)SSEDIC — single European digital identity community (2009–2015)Target architecture of Romania's first eJustice system (2006)OSCE digital-governance working groups
Capabilities in the recordDigital identity & eID11ePassport & travel documents5eHealth · EHR · ePrescription4Telemedicine3eJustice & judicial exchange6Civil & land registries6Payments DPI & G2P2Social protection & subsidies1Elections3Emergency services (112)2Single window & e-services portals4Data exchange & interoperability19eGovernment platforms3GovCloud / sovereign cloud1Immigration & asylum systems4LMIC & development programmes4Pro bono DPI advisory for low- and middle-income countries1Delivered or advised in all 27 EU Member StatesAfrica DPI: Nigeria · Kenya · South Africa · Morocco · Egypt
Technology & open-source stackX-Road2GovStack building blocks1HL7 / FHIR3DHIS2e-CODEX2DLT / blockchain evidence4PKI & trust services13APIs · ESB · event-driven7Kubernetes / OpenShift1MOSIP — identityOpenCRVS — civil registrationOpenG2P — social transfersMojaloop — instant paymentsOpenSPP — social protection
StandardsICAO 9303eIDAS 2.0ITU-TISO 27001NIST PQCISO 20022GDPR
MethodologiesTOGAFSecure-by-designInteroperability & trust frameworksInteroperability frameworks (EIF)Agile / SAFe
From the project record51 engagements · 8 employers · 1996 – present · 1 classified
PIR2-ITEEASInnovation CenterUN HQFreelanceIBMAlcatelHelinick
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6 · 29 · 27
GARI — implemented / in progress / pipeline
39
AI/ML experts directed
−27%
eAI-PR errors
AI Architect
Multi-agent (LangGraph · AutoGen)MLOpsCyberPro AIModel-risk frameworks
AI Governance Lead
EU AI ActISO 42001NIST AI RMFExplainability
Innovation Lead
GARI institutional oversighteAI-PR / MAPEPoC → MVP → production39 experts directed
Quantum Advisory
Quantum-safe migrationPost-quantum cryptographySovereign AI strategy
Mission-critical scale32banks given agentic-AI assistance<3 minAI threat detection, down from days (CyberPro)52hospitals · governed health AI
Frameworks I helped developEU AI Act — contributorOECD AI Principles — from the first drafts (2017)OECD AIGO / OECD.AI — collaborating member (OECD–GPAI)ITU & IEEE working groups on AIFirst trustworthy-AI frameworks & toolkits for UN digital servicesEU AI Act high-risk governance framework — eJustice AI, ArmeniaNational trainer certification on the EU AI Act (Armenia, Georgia)
Capabilities in the recordAI governance & oversight2Agentic / multi-agent AI6LLM & RAG1AIOps & self-healing1AI in public services3AI for health4AI for cybersecurity3Quantum readiness4Autonomous systems & sensor fusion2AI policy & strategy1Capacity building in responsible AI3
Technology & open-source stackLangGraph · AutoGen · CrewAI2Azure AI · Bedrock1ServiceNow + AI1
StandardsEU AI ActISO/IEC 42001NIST AI RMFISO/IEC 23894
MethodologiesHuman-in-the-loopExplainable AIModel-risk mgmtGoverned SDLCPoC → MVP → production
From the project record27 engagements · 5 employers · 2002 – present
PIR2-ITInnovation CenterUN HQSociété GénéraleAlcatel
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848
Components governed (SG / BRD)
39%
Cost savings sustained 3 yrs
19 / 23
FSB G-SIBs served
Solution Architect
Core-banking modernisationPayments architectureAlternative / digital channelsResilience & HA
Technical Authority
SWIFT CSPPCI DSSISO 20022BCBS 239DORA
Security Architect
IAM & access governanceFraud preventionSOC integration−45% unauthorised access
Programme Director
848-component portfolioVendor governanceRegulatory audit ownership
Mission-critical scale19 / 23FSB G-SIBs among banks served10M+customers · Société Générale / BRD24countries · CISO office for cards, payments & channels39%IT cost savings in year 1, sustained 3 yrs
Frameworks I helped developTrustworthy-AI frameworks & toolkits for banks (EBRD, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, BCR)
Capabilities in the recordCore-banking modernisation5Payments & clearing2Digital & alternative channels2Card & risk systems5Bank cybersecurity & audit12Data-centre relocation4Central-bank & digital currency3Cost efficiency & PMO16
Technology & open-source stackSWIFTIBM Cognos / BI2
StandardsSWIFT CSPPCI DSSISO 20022BCBS 239DORAEBA GLISO 27001
MethodologiesTOGAFSecure-by-designHA / resilience patternsITILPRINCE2
From the project record27 engagements · 8 employers · 1996 – present
PIR2-ITInnovation CenterUN HQFreelanceSociété GénéraleIBMAlcatelHelinick
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821
Components rationalised · single programme
99.999%
Availability
115 / 369
Consolidated / retired
Solution Architect
Hybrid-cloud governanceContent collaboration (NDW / CPS)C2–C6 command systemsMulti-domain topology
Technical Authority
NIST 800-53ICD 503NATO STANAGNIST 800-207 (ZT)
Autonomy & AI
Governed autonomy (UAS · sensor-fusion)Assured edge AIV&V evidence
Security Architect
Zero-TrustClassified networksThreat-intel integrationInsider-threat controls
Mission-critical scale32NATO nations served30,000NATO users · five-nines platforms38+ministries of defence · IBM CoE, 35 countries
Frameworks I helped developNATO Concept Development & Experimentation — concept validationTrustworthy-AI framework for NATO
Capabilities in the recordC2 / C4ISR architecture5Classified networks12Intelligence applications8Content collaboration (NATO)3Defence centres of excellence3Unmanned & autonomous systems2Cryptography6Space & satellite security6
Technology & open-source stackHybrid cloud for classified domains4PAM / IAM6
StandardsNIST 800-53ICD 503NATO STANAGNIST 800-207NIST PQC
MethodologiesMBSE / V&VNAF / DoDAFAssurance-by-design
From the project record42 engagements · 11 employers · 1996 – present · 7 classified
PIR2-ITNATO / NCIAEEASInnovation CenterUN HQNATO HQ / NCIA / CSU BRXFreelanceIBMFreescale / MotorolaAlcatelHelinick
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+27%
Release cadence
−52%
Incidents post-DevSecOps
US$1.4M
Cloud rationalisation savings
Solution Architect
Sovereign cloudAzure · AWS · GCP · IBM CloudMulti-zone / multi-regionHybrid topologyHA / DR
Hyperautomation Lead
AIOpsIaC / GitOpsAgentic workflowsRelease automation
Platform Engineer
KubernetesTerraformAnsibleVaultHelm
Reliability & FinOps
SREError budgetsFinOpsCost governance
Mission-critical scale99.999%platform availability120,000users on the UN digital backbone190countries · UN global rollout
Capabilities in the recordHybrid & multi-cloud7Cloud migration12Disaster recovery & resilience8Data-centre design12Network backbone & telecom36M365 / collaboration4DevSecOps pipelines5GovCloud / sovereign cloud1Outsourcing & enterprise agreements3
Technology & open-source stackAzure6AWS4Kubernetes / OpenShift1Containers & secrets2
StandardsISO 27017 / 27018CSA CCMNIST 800-53Well-ArchitectedTier IV data centre
MethodologiesDevSecOps (shift-left/right)GitOpsPlatform EngineeringPolicy / Security-as-CodeSupply-chain (SBOM · SLSA)MLSecOpsAIOpsSREFinOpsProgressive deliveryChaos engineeringIaC
From the project record75 engagements · 12 employers · 1996 – present · 3 classified
PIR2-ITNATO / NCIAEEASInnovation CenterUN HQNATO HQ / NCIA / CSU BRXFreelanceSociété GénéraleIBMFreescale / MotorolaAlcatelHelinick
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850%
Faster response · AI cyber-defence
95%
Triage <5 min
42%
Lower attack surface
Security Architect
Security architectureZero-Trust designIAM / PAMPKI & trust services
GRC Lead
ISO 27001NIST 800-53 / CSFSOC 2−35% audit findings
Security Engineer
SIEM / SOARSAST / DASTVulnerability mgmtSecrets mgmt
Advisory
Post-quantum cryptographyGDPRPCI DSSThreat modelling
Mission-critical scale500,000assets under the national SIEM/SOC · core of CERT-RO24European countries · national CERTs supported27EU Member States · ENISA cybersecurity strategy
Frameworks I helped developENISA National Cyber Security Strategy framework & action plan — expert group (EU-27)National cybersecurity policy with 179 INTERPOL member countries + 18 IOs (via contractor)UN inter-agency common ICT-security standardsITU & IEEE working groups on cybersecurity
Capabilities in the recordNational cyber-defence & CERT13SIEM / SOC10Zero Trust7Identity & privileged access28Data protection & DLP6Encryption & tokenisation6ICS / SCADA security16Security audits & assessments33Security awareness2
Technology & open-source stackPalo Alto · CyberArk · CrowdStrike2M365 E5 Security1PKI12
StandardsISO 27001NIST 800-53 / CSFSOC 2PCI DSSNIST 800-207NIST PQC (FIPS 203-205)
MethodologiesThreat modellingSecure-by-designSecurity as Code (policy-as-code)Defence-in-depthContinuous assurance
From the project record94 engagements · 12 employers · 1996 – present · 2 classified
PIR2-ITNATO / NCIAEEASInnovation CenterUN HQNATO HQ / NCIA / CSU BRXFreelanceSociété GénéraleIBMFreescale / MotorolaAlcatelHelinick
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6 · 29 · 27
GARI — implemented / in progress / pipeline
−35%
Audit findings · Year 1
270+
Projects delivered end-to-end
Enterprise Architect
TOGAF ADMArchitecture roadmapPortfolio rationalisationTechnology radar
National DPI Governance
Country-level DPI governanceInteroperability governanceSovereign data policy
Governance Lead
AI governanceGARIADR authorshipArchitecture board
Programme Director
PRINCE2 / SAFeEnd-to-end deliveryQuantum strategy & roadmap
Mission-critical scale270+projects governed120+audit recommendations closed · 89% within 12 months76mission-critical, large-scale engagements
Frameworks I helped developGARI — institutional governance & integrity framework (PIR2-IT)UN OICT IT policies & risk-management frameworks (190 countries)Standardisation bodies: ISO · CEN · ETSI
Capabilities in the recordArchitecture review boardsDecision registers & ADRsPortfolio & programme governance5Audit readiness27Risk & compliance32Target architecture & roadmaps20Rationalisation11Institutional integrity (GARI)7
Technology & open-source stackServiceNow GRC1Clarity / Jira / MS Project
StandardsTOGAFCOBITITILISO/IEC 38500EU AI ActNIST PQC roadmap
MethodologiesPRINCE2SAFeADRsArchitecture boardDecision frameworks
From the project record80 engagements · 12 employers · 1996 – present · 2 classified
PIR2-ITNATO / NCIAEEASInnovation CenterUN HQNATO HQ / NCIA / CSU BRXFreelanceSociété GénéraleIBMFreescale / MotorolaAlcatelHelinick
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139
Senior-expert network · PIR2-IT
5
Governed-AI flagships built in-house
3
Centres of excellence led · IBM · Alcatel · Motorola
Executive leadership
Founder & CIO / CTO · PIR2-ITStrategy & P&LTop-10 partner ecosystemBoard & client reporting
Administration & PMO
Enterprise PMOCost efficiency & budget controlSourcing & enterprise agreementsERP / HRMS · PeopleSoft · Oracle EBS
Organisation building
Centres of excellenceTeams up to 52 direct / 120 indirectCMMI Level III PMO · 120+ resources
People & capability
62 trainings · 100+ presentationsNational trainer certificationChange management · ADKAR · Kotter
Mission-critical scale139+senior experts in the PIR2-IT network286programmes run through one PMO (Motorola)52 / 120direct / indirect reports at peak (IBM)
Frameworks I helped developProfessional bodies: IASA · ISACA · IEEE · International AI ForumWorking papers, policy & guidance notes for the UN, NATO and the EU
Capabilities in the recordCompany building · PIR2-IT3Enterprise PMO16Cost efficiency14Sourcing & vendor management15ERP & HR / finance systems40Centres of excellence3Capacity building6Bid & proposal management1
Technology & open-source stackOracle EBS2PeopleSoft1SAP3
StandardsPRINCE2ITIL 4COBITCMMIISO 900X
MethodologiesPortfolio governanceADKARKotterFormal closure & lessons learned
From the project record37 engagements · 12 employers · 1996 – present
PIR2-ITNATO / NCIAEEASInnovation CenterUN HQNATO HQ / NCIA / CSU BRXFreelanceSociété GénéraleIBMFreescale / MotorolaAlcatelHelinick
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Areas of expertise

What I deliver — structured by domain

Five capability clusters, 18 dedicated pages, 270+ projects across regulated environments — from architecture authority to delivery governance.

18 expertise pages · referenced outcomes · domain architecture · 270+ projects Full expertise hub →
Career at a glance · 1996 – present

Fifteen institutions. One through-line.

The full arc in one view — condensed here, with the complete chronological record and per-role detail on the about page →

2024 – Present
PIR2-IT — Founder · CIO / CTO · 5 governed-AI flagships · 19/23 G-SIBs · 139-expert network
2023 – 2024
NATO / NCIA — Section Head, Content Collaboration (interim) · +74% releases · five-nines · 821 rationalised
2022 – 2023
EEAS — Senior Project Manager · Cloud Security & Architecture · −52% incidents · −36% MTTR · five-nines
2019 – 2022
Innovation Center — Section Head · Digital & AI · CyberPro AI · <3 min detection · 39 experts
2016 – 2019
UN HQ / OICT — Senior IT Officer · 120,000 users · 99.98% · −35% audit findings
2015 – 2016
NATO HQ / NNHQ — Principal IT Services Coordinator · US$110M component · new HQ migration on schedule
2014 – 2015
UNDP & EU Advisory — Senior IT Adviser · 12-country regional mandate · Armenia & Georgia primary · €60M eJustice precursor
2014 – 2015
ECB — IT Advisor · Secure Cloud & EA
2013 – 2015
UNOPS Kabul — IT Advisor · EA & Risk
2013
ENISA — IT Security Advisor · EU NCSS frameworks
2011 – 2013
Société Générale / BRD — IT Advisor / Security Head · 39% savings · 10M+ customers
2008 – 2011
IBM · EMEA CoE — PM & Architecture · Sovereign DPI · 20M citizens · 2M+ ePassport queries/day
2006 – 2008
Motorola — Technical Programme Manager · 286 programmes · 96 PoCs
2002 – 2006
Alcatel · CoE — Senior Architect / CoE-PM · 249M+ citizens · 4 eID/ePassport programmes
1996 – 2002
Helinick — Systems Eng / IT Director · Full IT function built ground-up
View all 270+ projects → Full chronological bio →
Trusted by

Clients & institutions

International organisations, sovereign governments, regulated banking, defence and global technology firms — 59 countries, 2.6B+ citizens across 25+ years of senior mandates.

NATO / NCIA United Nations / OICT EEAS UNDP European Central Bank ENISA ICJ / ICC UNAT / UNDT INTERPOL / IGCI (via contractor) EBRD JBIC SSEDIC / eIDAS e-CODEX / ECRIS EURODAC Société Générale (BRD) European Investment Bank TransFond (SENT / ReGIS) PIR2-IT · 23 banks (19 G-SIBs) Romania · MAI · MAE · ANCPI France · 68M citizens Germany · 84M citizens Morocco · 37M citizens South Africa · 60M citizens Armenia Georgia Ukraine Turkey Netherlands Bulgaria · Kozloduy UAE Saudi Arabia Qatar · Kuwait · Bahrain · Oman Egypt · Jordan · Morocco Pakistan · Bangladesh · Nepal Cambodia · Myanmar Nigeria · South Africa DoD USA · JEDI / JWCC / JADC2 (classified) + 18 LMIC · UN programme states IBM Alcatel Motorola EY HP Cisco Accenture Kapsch Lockheed Martin MIT · Harvard · UCLA · Univ. of London
International organisations Banking & finance Sovereign governments / DPI Corporate & technology
In their own words

What senior clients have said

Attributed to role and institution — names withheld under mutual NDA and in compliance with GDPR. Full letters with named signatories are available after a signed NDA.

"He gave us a defensible sovereign-cloud adoption pathway when our own teams were arguing in circles. We moved from theoretical debates to a sequenced roadmap that the supervisory board approved on first reading. The decision discipline is what stayed with us."

Director, National Digital Agency
Public sector — central government · 2024 · Sovereign cloud adoption framework

"We needed AI initiatives that could survive a model-risk committee and a regulator. Marius shaped a governed delivery model — PoC to production under SDLC, with audit evidence, lineage controls and explainability gates baked in. No theatre, just throughput."

Head of Group Technology Risk
Tier-1 European bank · 2024 · AI delivery governance framework

"For sovereign quantum strategy, we needed someone who could speak with our cryptography unit and our procurement board in the same week. He did both. The quantum-readiness plan we walked out with is the one we defended in front of national-security oversight."

Director, Sovereign Digital Strategy
Gulf government · 2025 · Quantum-safe migration & hyperscale advisory

"He brought IBM-grade architecture discipline to a sovereign DPI rollout that was on national news every other week. Citizen-facing, production-grade, no incidents at scale. The eGovernment estate he helped design is still our reference architecture today."

Director, National Digital Public Infrastructure
Romania · engagement 2011–2013 · ePassport & eID architecture

"What we wanted was an AI engine that would not blow up under audit. He led the architecture, governance and delivery of CyberPro — AI-driven threat correlation with traceable decisions. 1,750+ hours of analyst time recovered in year one. Real numbers, not slideware."

Programme Director, Innovation Center
Top-5 IT corporate · 2020 · CyberPro AI delivery

"On a large SAP programme where integration risk usually kills the timeline, his architecture discipline kept us inside the control envelope. Decision records, exception governance, evidence packs at every gate — the procurement board called it the cleanest evidence trail they had seen."

Programme Director, Enterprise ERP
Multinational enterprise · 2018 · SAP estate consolidation

Names withheld under mutual NDA · GDPR. Full letters with named signatories available after a signed NDA — request via contact form.

Available for senior advisory

Decisions that hold under scrutiny

Engagements scoped against a written architecture or governance mandate. I personally hold and sign the decisions — strategy, architecture, governance and delivery — not delegated to a rotating staff pool.

Recommendation letters and named references from NATO, UN, EU and banking engagements available after mutual NDA. Names withheld to protect individuals in classified and mission-critical engagements.