Technology Governance · Cybersecurity · Risk & Resilience

Nikos Grypaios

IT · Security · Risk · Resilience

Technology governance and cybersecurity leadership for secure, resilient, business-aligned operations.

17+ years across IT operations, infrastructure governance, SLA-driven service delivery, secure architecture, regulated environments, and defence-sector R&D.

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Governance, security, risk, and delivery brought into one senior technology mandate.

Nikos Grypaios combines technology governance, cybersecurity depth, infrastructure discipline, and executive business education. The strongest fit is a senior technology or cybersecurity mandate requiring broader governance scope, budget visibility, senior stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional accountability.

Technology Governance

IT governance, service resilience, operational control, and infrastructure oversight.

Cybersecurity Governance

Secure architecture, risk oversight, control alignment, and high-assurance security exposure.

Business & Delivery Leadership

Stakeholder reporting, RFP structuring, cross-functional coordination, and delivery governance.

Core Capabilities

Practical governance for secure and resilient technology operations.

Capabilities are grounded in translating technical, operational, and cybersecurity requirements into controlled, auditable, and business-relevant outcomes.

Governance, Risk & Resilience

Technology governance, cybersecurity governance, GRC, risk visibility, service resilience, control readiness, escalation governance, and stakeholder communication.

Secure Architecture & Regulated Environments

Secure architecture, security-by-design, defence-in-depth, secure SDLC, NATO/NIST/ISO-aligned controls, and high-assurance delivery contexts.

Operating Model & Delivery Accountability

SLA governance, ITSM, service continuity, asset and configuration governance, RCA coordination, change control, and operational prioritisation.

Commercial & Stakeholder Interface

RFP technical-commercial structuring, executive reporting, partner coordination, business-facing security communication, and cross-functional accountability.

For Growth-Stage Companies

Enterprise readiness before customers, investors, or regulators demand it.

I support founders and growth-stage teams preparing for enterprise sales, regulated markets, investor due diligence, and high-trust customer relationships.

Relevant areas

Enterprise security posture
Investor and customer due diligence readiness
Risk, control, and resilience visibility
Secure architecture for regulated-market entry

Environments

Enterprise, public-sector, and European defence contexts.

Enterprise and public-sector environments

Experience spans banking, telecom, public-sector, retail, aviation, diplomatic, and enterprise contexts, with exposure to service continuity, infrastructure governance, regulated operations, and high-assurance/state-security environments.

European defence programme contexts

Current work includes high-assurance defence R&D and multinational European defence programme contexts, including TRITON and related EDF/EDIDP environments, with exposure to secure architecture, cybersecurity governance, risk oversight, structured technical delivery, and partner coordination.

Experience

Progression across defence R&D, regulated enterprise delivery, and infrastructure operations.

Oct 2023 – Present
Intracom Defense
Koropi, Greece

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer & Work Package Leader — European Defence Fund Projects

Defence R&D · Cybersecurity Governance · Secure Architecture · Risk Oversight

Contributes to cybersecurity architecture governance, secure systems engineering, risk oversight, and capability alignment within high-assurance defence R&D environments. Serves as Work Package Leader across European Defence Fund defence R&D projects, coordinating partner inputs, technical delivery, milestones, and deliverable alignment within multinational programme environments.

Jul 2018 – Jun 2023
Netpoint SA
Official Fujitsu Partner

Senior Project Manager & Cybersecurity Lead

SLA Governance · ITSM · RCA · RFP Structuring · COO Reporting

Advanced into a senior coordination role across project management, service delivery, IT operations, and cybersecurity responsibilities. Reported directly to the COO, with project management, IT operations, and service-delivery coordination flowing through this role. Oversaw delivery across up to 20 concurrent enterprise contracts and multidisciplinary teams of approximately 20–50 professionals.

Aug 2015 – Jul 2018
Netpoint SA
Official Fujitsu Partner

Project Manager / Team Leader / Cybersecurity Specialist

Project Coordination · Team Leadership · Enterprise Delivery

Operated within a multi-PM delivery structure, supporting enterprise technology projects, service continuity, customer-facing delivery, cybersecurity-related initiatives, infrastructure delivery, and service-management improvements.

Dec 2009 – Aug 2015
Netpoint SA
Piraeus, Greece

IT & Infrastructure Operations Foundation

Built the technical and operational foundation across SLA-driven infrastructure environments, including systems administration, field operations, service continuity, incident handling, service restoration, and customer-facing technology services.

Education & Credentials

Executive education, computer science, and offensive security foundation.

Executive MBA

Business Administration for Executives

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · Sep 2024 – Feb 2026 · EQF 7

Ranked first in class. Focus areas included strategy, finance, leadership, project management, HR, marketing, investment analysis, and decision-making.

BSc

Computer Science

Hellenic Open University · Oct 2017 – Jun 2023 · EQF 6

Academic foundation in systems, software, infrastructure, security, and information security management.

OSCP

Offensive Security Certified Professional

Issued Aug 2021 · Offensive Security

Practical offensive security credential supporting adversarial thinking, vulnerability analysis, and risk-based security decisions.

Security-cleared

Defence R&D Context

Defence-sector context with exposure to high-assurance environments and multinational defence programmes.

Professional Development

CISSP preparation in progress, supporting continued development in cybersecurity governance, risk, compliance, and security leadership.

Contact

For senior technology, cybersecurity, governance, and resilience discussions.

Available for selected conversations on technology governance, cybersecurity leadership, resilience, enterprise readiness, and senior technology/security mandates. Based in Athens, Greece, and open to selected senior roles and advisory conversations across Greece and the EU.

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