John Kamenik is a chief architect with over 15 years of experience building secure, scalable release and automation platforms for both on-premises and SaaS environments. He currently leads DevSecOps efforts at Gomboc.ai, where he integrates security into modern software delivery pipelines and enables automated, security-as-code practices. Before this, John drove high-performance engineering and security teams across organizations including Google and other technology firms, helping migrate legacy systems, implement resilient CI/CD workflows, and maintain stringent security standards. He is also an active open source contributor and brings deep engineering expertise paired with a strategic mindset to bridging reliability, compliance, and developer productivity.