Kayra Otaner

Kayra Otaner serves as Director of DevSecOps at Roche, leading the SBOM and DevSecOps teams. He spearheads Roche's shift-left security strategy and implementation of security and policy as code practices. Previously, Kayra held Director of DevSecOps positions at ADP, FICO, and WPP, and served as a Trusted CTO advisor at Trendyol for four years. He architected the Turkish Navy's cyber defense solution deployed in NATO's Locked Shields wargames (2017-2018) in Tallinn. An active contributor to the security community, Kayra regularly participates in DevOps and CoffeeOps meetups in NYC. His thought leadership extends to speaking engagements at prestigious international security conferences, including RSAC 2023, where he shared insights on emerging DevSecOps practices and innovations.