20years experience in security consulting and engineering, having conducted high-end security consulting engagements, and designed and delivered technical solutions on three continents. Driven by his passion for securing online and mobile applications in this new era of the Internet of things, he made a strategic move to join the newly formed IBM Security Systems Division in 2012. His role at IBM was as leader and evangelist of IBM's application security, security and threat intelligence portfolio for the Middle East and Africa market. Kutumela started his own DevSecOps integration practice since 2013.