Mr. Saumitra Vilas Raorane Post Graduate
Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Bank of Montreal
Saumitra Raorane (CISSP, CCSP) is a Senior Cloud Security Engineer at a leading financial institution, specializing in automated governance and intelligent defense across AWS and Azure. With a 12-year career spanning systems administration, network security, and advanced cloud engineering, he brings a unique "purple team" perspective to cloud-native security. Saumitra bridges the gap between high-velocity engineering and s trict banking regulations by pioneering Agentic AI frameworks that automate Rego-based Policy-as-Code and security exception reviews. After earning his degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, he moved to Canada to pursue a post-graduate diploma in Computer Systems Technology, graduating with multiple honors. Today, his work focuses on the future of autonomous cloud governance. Outside of security, he is an amateur boxer who actively competes in regional tournaments.