Gary NationCISSP, GCSA
Google Security Customer Engineer | Father of 3 | Cyber Security Sales Expert with Keen Interest in Personal Development, Health & Fitness
An experienced, senior pre-sales consultant with over 25 years of experience working for security vendors in the UK supporting business across EMEA. I hold current CISSP and SANS GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA) certifications.
Well versed in sales methodology and qualification frameworks such as MEDDPICC and Force Management. I have a very broad security background and currently focus on cloud native security solutions with a deep understanding of the CNAPP market and key players.
Currently serving as a Google Security Customer Engineer, I act as a trusted advisor to customers, owning end-to-end technical relationships and helping them leverage Google Cloud's security technologies used internally for products like Gmail and YouTube.
Core Expertise
- • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
- • Cloud Workload Protection
- • Container & Kubernetes Security
- • Multi-cloud Compliance (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- • Cloud Detection and Response
- • Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
- • Risk Based Vulnerability Management
- • Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)
- • API Security
- • Shift Left Security
- • Container Image Scanning
- • Web Application Security
- • Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
- • Security Operations Centre (SOC) Architecture
- • Network Detection and Response
- • Governance, Risk and Compliance
- • Incident Response
- • Managed Security Services
- • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- • CI/CD Pipeline Security
- • DevOps Build Tools
- • Container Security
- • Cloud Native Security
- • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- • SANS GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)
- • Linux Administration
- • Microsoft Azure
- • Vulnerability Scanning
- • Cloud Security Architecture
- • Pre-Sales Engineering
Career Highlights
Serving as a trusted advisor to customers on the Google Cloud Platform team, helping them leverage security technologies used internally by Google for products like Gmail and YouTube.
- Own end-to-end technical relationships with customers
- Support security opportunities with technical presentations and POCs
- Guide customers through complex cloud security transformations
Education & Qualifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CISSP
SANS GIAC Cloud Security Automation
GCSA
BTEC National Diploma
Computer Studies
8 GCSEs
Including English & Mathematics
Hi, I'm Gary. Father of 3, Husband and Cyber Security Sales Expert with a keen interest in Personal Development, Health and Fitness.
Born 2nd August 1974, I maintain an active lifestyle through road and mountain biking, as well as regular gym workouts. With excellent health and a full UK driving licence, I bring the same dedication to my personal life as I do to my professional career.
Here is an example of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) in GitHub that deploys an EC2 instance in AWS via a GitHub Action. Whilst this is very simplistic, it serves to highlight the basic building blocks of modern cloud native applications.
View AWS Infrastructure ExampleLet's Connect
Interested in discussing cloud security, pre-sales opportunities, or technical advisory roles?