Architecture decisions that hold under audit, oversight and political scrutiny.

Architecture authority for banking and financial services, sovereign digital public infrastructure, security and defence — engagements at NATO/NCIA, the United Nations, the EEAS and Groupe Société Générale.

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
Banking · DPI & government · defence · international organisations
76
Mission-critical large-scale
Of 270+ total engagements
US$110M
Largest single budget
Range US$10K – US$110M per engagement
25+ yrs
Industry experience
1996 → present · 11 institutions
4.87/5
Client satisfaction
End-of-engagement surveys · scale 1–5
99.999%
Platform availability
NATO/NCIA and EEAS backbone programmes
−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
NATO/NCIA · EEAS · UN · SocGen portfolios
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
12
Institutions served
NATO · UN · EEAS · ECB · INTERPOL · SocGen · IBM · Alcatel · Motorola · +3
178
States · system reach
UN · NATO · EEAS mandates · sovereign digital services
2.6B+
Citizens · system reach
UN · NATO · EEAS · INTERPOL · eGov · banking cumulate
NATO ✓
Secret clearance · valid Aug 2027
Issued August 2022

Recommendation letters and named references available under NDA — not published for GDPR reasons.

"

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

Seven capability domains

One accountable hand across seven domains

Banking, sovereign digital infrastructure, defence, strategy & governance, delivery — the same architect who signs off the design stays accountable through cutover and stabilisation. Most mandates cross two or more domains.

01 🏦 Banking & Financial Services
02 🏛 DPI & Government
03 🛡 Defence & Intelligence
04 Strategy & Governance
05 🤖 Innovation & AI
06 ☁️ Cloud & DevSecOps
07 🔐 Cybersecurity
848
Components governed (SG / BRD)
39%
Cost savings sustained 3 years
10M+
Banking customers in scope
Solution Architect
Core banking modernisationPayment architectureAPI gateway designResilience & HA patterns
Technical Authority
SWIFT CSPPCI DSSISO 20022BCBS 239DORA / EBA
Security Architect
IAM & access governanceFraud preventionSOC integration−45% unauthorised access
Programme Director
848-component portfolioVendor governanceRegulatory audit ownership
SWIFT CSPPCI DSSISO 20022DORAEBABCBS 239
Explore domain ↗
39
Countries advisory scope
6
National-scale platforms delivered
UN · EU · UNDP
Key institutions
Solution Architect
National-scale platform designeID / ePassport architectureInteroperability frameworksMulti-tier PKI
Technical Authority
ICAO Doc 9303EU eIDASITU-T standardsCross-border trust chains
Programme Director
Multi-country rollout (39 states)Vendor & SI governanceSovereign data policy
Security Architect
Identity trust frameworksCertificate authority designCryptographic infraBiometric data protection
ePassportPKIeIDISO 2700139 countries
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821
Components rationalised
99.999%
Platform availability
US$3.9M
Portfolio value delivered
Solution Architect
Classified network architectureZero Trust designMulti-domain topologyAir-gap patterns
Technical Authority
NIST 800-53ICD 503NATO STANAGClassification handling
Deployment Lead
821 components rationalised115 consolidated · 369 retiredZero-downtime cutover
Security Architect
Threat intelligence integrationInsider threat controlsIAM for classified environments
Zero TrustNIST 800-53NATO SecretICD 503
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−35%
Audit findings within Y1
~50%
Decision lead-time reduction via ADRs
270+
Projects delivered end-to-end
Enterprise Architect
TOGAF ADMArchitecture roadmapTechnology radarPortfolio rationalisation
Governance Lead
ADR authorshipArchitecture boardDecision frameworksPolicy design
Programme Director
End-to-end delivery ownershipPRINCE2 / SAFeCutover & stabilisation
Advisory
CxO engagementBoard-level reportingAudit responseRegulatory liaison
TOGAFADRsPRINCE2SAFeISO 27001
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1,750+
Analyst hours saved (CyberPro AI)
US$2.6M
AI-driven savings delivered
Quantum-safe
Middle East sovereign strategy
AI Architect
CyberPro AI designAIOps integrationML pipeline governanceModel risk frameworks
Innovation Lead
R&D direction39 experts directedTechnology scoutingPOC to production
Quantum Advisory
Quantum-safe migrationPost-quantum cryptographySovereign strategy authorship
Governance Lead
NIST AI RMFResponsible AIBias & explainabilityRegulatory alignment
AI GovernanceQuantum-safeAIOpsNIST AI RMF
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+27%
Release cadence · Zero Trust rollout
−52%
Security incidents post-DevSecOps adoption
US$1.4M
Cloud rationalisation savings
Solution Architect
Multi-cloud designHybrid topologyHA / DR patternsNetwork segmentation
DevSecOps Lead
CI/CD pipeline designSAST / DAST / SCAGitOpsRelease automation
Security Architect
Zero TrustIAM & secrets managementThreat modellingISO 27001
Platform Engineer
KubernetesTerraformAnsibleVaultHelm
Zero TrustKubernetesTerraformAnsibleGitOpsVaultSAST / DASTAWS · AzureISO 27001
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−52%
Security incidents post-Zero Trust rollout
−45%
Unauthorised-access incidents (banking)
<3 min
Threat detection (CyberPro AI, vs. days)
Security Architect
Zero Trust designIAM / PAMPKI & trust servicesThreat modelling
GRC Lead
ISO 27001 / SOC 2NIST 800-53Audit readiness−35% audit findings
Security Engineer
SIEM / SOARSAST / DASTVulnerability managementSecrets management
Advisory
Post-quantum cryptographyGDPRPCI DSSCISSP · CISA
Zero TrustIAM / PAMSIEM / SOARISO 27001NIST 800-53SOC 2PCI DSSPost-quantumGDPRCISSP · CISA
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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 timeline · 1996 – present

Twelve institutions. One through-line.

From Alcatel and IBM to NATO, the United Nations and the EEAS — senior architecture and delivery authority at every engagement, with traceable outcomes at each. Full chronological bio →

1 · 2024 – Present
PIR2-IT
1
Institution
PIR2-IT — 23-bank consortium · independent senior advisory mandate
2
Function
Chief Innovation Officer / CTO (B2B)
3
KPIs
23 banks in consortium scope · active mandate · 2024 – present
4
Industry
BankingDefenceAI deliveryQuantum strategyCybersecurity
5
Main roles
AI governance & delivery · DLT trust architecture · quantum-readiness advisory · cybersecurity strategy · independent architecture authority
2 · 2023 – 2024 · The Hague
NATO / NCIA
1
Institution
NATO / NCIA — NATO Communications and Information Agency · The Hague
2
Function
Head of Section (interim) · NDW / CPS · 12 direct + 24 matrix reports
3
KPIs
US$3.9M value · 821 components rationalised · 99.999% availability · +74% faster releases
4
Industry
DefenceCybersecurityDeliveryCloudGovernment
5
Main roles
Programme & service delivery leadership · content collaboration platform · portfolio rationalisation · Zero Trust backbone · 115 consolidated · 369 retired · OPEX US$41M / CAPEX US$24M
3 · 2022 – 2023 · Brussels
EEAS
1
Institution
EEAS — EU External Action Service · Brussels
2
Function
Technical Project Manager / hybrid Cloud / Cyber Security
3
KPIs
US$1.4M savings · +27% releases · −52% incidents · 99.999% availability
4
Industry
GovernmentCybersecurityDefenceCloudArchitecture
5
Main roles
Cloud security & architecture · Zero Trust via iWAN / PAN · backbone consolidation · 224 components → 91 retired, 116 integrated · −36% MTTR
4 · 2019 – 2022 · Worldwide
Innovation Center
1
Institution
Innovation Center — Top-5 IT corporate · defence, banking & energy clients worldwide
2
Function
Section Head, Digital & AI · 39 experts directed · 25+ engineers / architects
3
KPIs
1,750+ hours saved · US$2.6M savings · +53% AI improvement · 601 assessed · 131 retired
4
Industry
AI / InnovationDefenceBankingCybersecurityOil & gas
5
Main roles
CyberPro AI delivery · AI-driven threat correlation · automated incident response · PoC → MVP → production under governed SDLC
5 · 2016 – 2019 · New York
UN HQ / OICT
1
Institution
United Nations HQ — UN Secretariat / OICT · New York
2
Function
Senior IT Officer (Staff Member) · 15 direct + 25 matrix reports · OPEX US$56M
3
KPIs
120,000 users · 99.98% active-active · −35% audit findings Y1 · RTO <4h / RPO 15 min
4
Industry
Government / DPICybersecurityArchitectureCloudIntl orgs
5
Main roles
42 networks / 469 devices unified · ISO 27001 + SOC 2 governance · active-active backbone · 95% workforce coverage
6 · 2015 – 2016 · Brussels
NATO HQ / NCIA / CSU BRX
1
Institution
NATO HQ / NCIA — New NATO HQ Brussels · CSU BRX
2
Function
Principal NNHQ IT Services Coordinator
3
KPIs
US$67M+ budget coordinated · full new HQ migration delivered on schedule
4
Industry
DefenceDeliveryGovernmentCybersecurityCloud
5
Main roles
New NATO HQ ICT build-out · full personnel & equipment migration · IT services integration · end-to-end delivery coordination
7 · 2014 – 2015 · Yerevan / Tbilisi
UNDP & EU Advisory Group
1
Function
Senior IT Adviser — Digital Identity, eGovernance & eJustice
2
Scope
12 countries advisory · Armenia & Georgia primary · precursor to national interoperability & eJustice programme (€60M)
3
Industry
Government / DPICybersecurityeGovernanceDigital Identity
4
Main roles
Secure digital identity architecture · eGovernance foundations · unified information-environment governance · data protection & cyber resilience by design · national police advisory · DPI/DPS strategy
5
Outcome
Foundation for Armenian national criminal-justice interoperability platform — 9-system national data exchange (courts, passports, cadastre, vehicle, ID, voting, insurance)
8 · 2014 – 2015 · Frankfurt
European Central Bank (ECB)
1
Function
IT Advisor — Secure Cloud & Enterprise Architecture
2
Scope
Institution-level · Frankfurt · solution architecture for modern cloud / digital transformation initiative
3
Industry
BankingCybersecurityArchitectureCloud
4
Main roles
Secure cloud / enterprise architecture design · requirements traceability · governance documentation · stakeholder alignment · secure-by-design enterprise solutions
9 · 2013 – 2014 · Kabul
UNDP Kabul
1
Institution
UNDP Country Office Afghanistan · Kabul
2
Function
IT Advisor — Requirements Management, Enterprise Architecture & Risk
3
Scope
Cyber command operational support · capability requirements traceability · sponsor-level reporting · concept development processes
4
Industry
GovernmentCybersecurityDefenceArchitecture
5
Main roles
Enterprise architecture advisory · business analysis · risk management · cyber command support · requirements & traceability management
10 · 2013 · Brussels
ENISA
1
Institution
EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) · Brussels
2
Function
IT Security Advisor — National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) Framework
3
KPIs
NCSS frameworks defined for EU member states · strategic objectives, capability requirements, and prioritised action plans
4
Industry
CybersecurityGovernment / PolicyDefence
5
Main roles
Defined EU NCSS strategic objectives & capability frameworks · translated national security requirements into implementable cyber strategies · scientific concept development processes
11 · 2011 – 2013 · Paris / Bucharest
Groupe Société Générale (BRD)
1
Function
IT Advisor / IT Security Head — Payments, Cards & Channels · 24-country group footprint
2
KPIs
848-component portfolio · 39% cost savings Y1 (sustained 3 yrs) · US$1.9M · −45% unauthorised-access incidents · 10M+ banking customers
3
Industry
BankingCybersecurityArchitecturePayments
4
Main roles
Core banking & channel integration · payments & card systems · TransFond / SWIFT CSP · ICFR-style controls · 408 assessed · 327 retired · 197 consolidated
5
Stack
ESB / SOA · SOAP/XML · message queues · ISO 20022 · PCI DSS · Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop · Active Directory / ADFS
12 · 2008 – 2011 · Worldwide / Bucharest
IBM · EMEA CoE — Defence & Security + eGovernment
1
Function
PM & Architecture Advisory — Sovereign DPI · 27 countries (EU-27)
2
KPIs
1,000+ apps rationalised · 27% Y1 cost savings (3 yrs) · 2M+ ePassport verification queries/day · 20M citizens · 250+ consular offices
3
DPI / DPS
Biometric ePassport — inter-agency exchange across 6 authorities (MAI, MAE, Immigration, SRI, STS, Border Police) · National PKI (root/subordinate CAs, HSM, CRL/OCSP) · ANCPI eCadastre · EURODAC · ePrescription (HL7) · eJustice architecture · IRIS SNCFR
4
Industry
Government / DPIDefenceCybersecurityDigital IdentityBanking
5
Stack
SOAP/XML · WSDL · WS-Security · XML-DSig / XAdES · mTLS · HSM · ebXML · SOA/ESB · govESB · 48 data schemas defined
13 · 2006 – 2008 · Austin TX / Bucharest
Motorola
1
Institution
Motorola — Austin (Texas) / Bucharest · military-sector programme delivery
2
Function
Technical Programme Manager
3
KPIs
286 programmes managed · 96 Proof of Concepts · multi-stakeholder complex delivery
4
Industry
DefenceDeliveryInnovationGovernmentCybersecurity
5
Main roles
Military-sector PMO · multi-stakeholder complex delivery · PoC management · programme architecture & governance
14 · 2002 – 2006 · Paris / Bucharest / Timișoara
Alcatel · Defence & Security CoE + eGovernment CoE
1
Function
Senior Architect / Centre of Excellence Manager · 29 countries (EU-27 + Morocco, South Africa)
2
KPIs
249M+ citizens across 4 sovereign eID/ePassport programmes · 21+ backbone unifications · >€32M DPI portfolio
3
DPI / DPS
Sovereign eID & biometric ePassport — France (68M), Germany (84M), Morocco (37M), South Africa (60M) · ICAO biometric chips · national PKI · civil-registration interoperability · EURODAC Romania · Border Police integrated system · eIDAS & SSEDIC adviser · eJustice target-architecture (2006)
4
Industry
Government / DPIDefenceCybersecurityDigital IdentityBanking
5
Stack
SOAP/XML · XSD · WS-Security · PKI (CA/RA, HSM) · BGP/OSPF/MPLS · IPsec · SDH/PDH · 45 data schemas defined
15 · 1996 – 2002 · Bucharest
Helinick
1
Institution
Helinick — Bucharest · full IT function built from the ground up
2
Function
Systems Engineering / IT Director
3
KPIs
Full IT infrastructure ownership from inception · biometric access control · enterprise systems delivery
4
Industry
DeliveryCybersecurityGovernmentBankingDefence
5
Main roles
Full IT infrastructure ownership · biometric access systems · enterprise networks · foundation of architecture discipline underpinning all subsequent work
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Trusted by

Clients & institutions

International organisations, sovereign governments, regulated banking, defence and global technology firms — 60 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 EBRD JBIC SSEDIC / eIDAS e-CODEX / ECRIS EURODAC Société Générale (BRD) European Investment Bank HSBC BNP Paribas Credit Suisse TransFond (SENT / ReGIS) PIR2-IT · 23-bank consortium 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 + 18 LMIC · UN programme states IBM Alcatel Motorola EY HP Cisco Accenture Kapsch Lockheed Martin DigiNotar 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

Architecture that holds
under scrutiny

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

Recommendation letters and named references from NATO, UN, EU and banking engagements available after mutual NDA. Names not published — GDPR reasons.