Erez Schwarz
About Erez Schwarz
Erez Schwarz serves as the Global Director of Solution Architecture Strategy at Aqua Security, where he focuses on integrating security solutions within automated environments. He has extensive experience in the technology sector, particularly in container security and has held various engineering and management roles at companies such as Imperva and Redis Labs.
Work at Aqua Security
Erez Schwarz has been serving as the Global Director of Solution Architecture Strategy at Aqua Security since 2021. In this role, he focuses on integrating security solutions within automated continuous integration and continuous delivery environments. His expertise includes providing military-grade security for Docker and Windows containers, as well as image assurance and runtime protection for virtual containers. He has worked on projects involving large enterprises such as Expedia, Adobe, and Autodesk, enhancing their container security measures.
Previous Experience in Sales Engineering
Before joining Aqua Security, Erez Schwarz held various positions at Imperva, where he contributed significantly to sales engineering and management. He served as the Corporate & Channel Sales Engineer Manager, Principal Sales Engineer, and Director of Sales Engineering - West. His tenure at Imperva spanned from 2008 to 2015, during which he developed expertise in handling zero-day attacks and vulnerabilities. He also worked as a Senior Director of Global Solution Architects at Redis Labs from 2015 to 2017.
Education and Expertise
Erez Schwarz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer & Information Systems from the University of Maryland Global Campus, studying from 1991 to 1995. His educational background is complemented by extensive professional experience in technologies such as Kubernetes, Mesosphere, Jenkins, and JFrog. He possesses knowledge in business intelligence, relational database management systems (RDBMS), and unstructured data, enhancing his capabilities in the field of solution architecture.
Background in Project Management
Erez Schwarz began his career in project management, serving as Deputy Manager at ITCon in 2000. He later worked at Comsec as a Project Manager from 2001 to 2003. His early experiences in project management provided a foundation for his subsequent roles in technical and sales engineering, where he utilized skills in behavior profiling, big data, and analytics to develop security solutions.