Product Leader | Developer-First Security | AI + Security Researcher
I'm passionate about building enterprise-grade security products that developers trust. With 15+ years of experience, I specialize in making complex security accessible, turning WAF rules, bot detection, and rate limiting into self-service products that protect without blocking velocity.
- Security Product Strategy & Zero Trust Architecture
- AI/ML Security including Threat Detection & RAG Systems
- Developer Experience & API Security
- Cloud Security across AWS, GCP, Azure
- Compliance (SOX, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR)
- WAF, Bot Detection, DDoS Protection
- Zero Trust, SASE, ZTNA
- SSO, MFA, PAM, RBAC
- SIEM & Threat Intelligence
- Foundation Models (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama)
- Prompt Injection Prevention
- RAG Systems & Responsible AI
- LangChain, TensorFlow, PyTorch
- Next.js, React
- Docker, Kubernetes
- API Design (REST, GraphQL)
- DevSecOps & CI/CD
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager
- Access Data Certified Forensics Examiner (ACE)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarique-smith
💡 Fun Fact: I've shipped 30+ products at startup speed within Fortune 50 scale, proving that security can accelerate rather than block development!