Mohammed Al Tenbakji — Founder & CEO, Secure Domains

Executive Summary

A founder-CEO who leads from the front. Took Secure Domains from a blank page to $1M+ ARR — turning a bold idea into DNS Armor, MEA's first and only unified cloud DNS security platform, run 24/7 across 52 multi-cloud geographies for governments, telcos and banks. Rare breadth across the full technology spectrum — engineering, architecture, infrastructure and cybersecurity — fused with commercial firepower: $15M+ career ACV, six consecutive years above quota and #1 EMEA SaaS & Security rankings. Builds and inspires high-performing teams, drives cost discipline and cloud unit economics, and earns the trust of boards and regulators across the GCC.

Core Competencies

Executive & Organizational Leadership

P&L ownership · Operating budgets & capital strategy · Org design & scaling · Executive hiring · Board & investor relations · Cross-functional leadership

Cloud & Operations Strategy

Multi-cloud strategy (AWS · Azure · GCP) · Global infrastructure operations · SRE & reliability (SLA/SLO) · FinOps & cloud unit economics · Business continuity & disaster recovery · Vendor & capacity management

Product & Engineering Leadership

Product strategy & roadmap · Platform architecture governance · Multi-tenant SaaS · AI/ML product integration · Secure SDLC · Agile delivery & release management

Go-to-Market & Commercial

GTM strategy · Pricing & packaging · Government & enterprise engagement · Strategic partnerships & alliances · Fundraising & accelerators

Security, Risk & Compliance

Data sovereignty & residency · Zero Trust strategy · Threat intelligence · Regulatory alignment (NCA ECC · SAMA · PDPL · GDPR) · Security governance

Broad Technology Foundation

Rare first-hand depth across engineering, architecture, infrastructure and cybersecurity — credibility to challenge designs, weigh trade-offs and set technical direction with engineers, while leading through architects and team leads rather than doing the hands-on work.

Career Highlights

Built Secure Domains from the ground up to $1M+ ARR as Founder & CEO — company formation, team building, product, operations and go-to-market.
Conceived, architected and shipped DNS Armor — MEA's first sovereign, multi-tenant, AI-driven cloud DNS security platform — and operate it across 52 multi-cloud geographies.
Own the company P&L: operating budget, cloud unit economics, cost reduction, pricing & packaging, hiring plan and capital strategy.
Led Secure Domains to 2nd of 157 global startups at the CTIB AWS Accelerator (with the UAE Cybersecurity Council) — the only MEA-headquartered company in the global Top 5.
Delivered $15M+ ACV (FY20–FY23), six consecutive years above quota (peak 160%); #1 EMEA SaaS (147%) and #1 EMEA Security (139%) at Infoblox.
Scaled a solutions-architecture organization from 3 to 10 serving KSA enterprise & government.
Trusted by flagship national accounts across KSA & UAE — government, telco and banking.

Professional Experience

Founder & CEO

Secure DomainsOct 2023 – Present · Riyadh / Dubai

Full executive ownership: strategy, P&L, product, engineering, cloud operations and go-to-market.

Built the company from the ground up to $1M+ ARR — incorporation, product, first customers, recurring revenue.
Own P&L, operating budget and capital strategy; set company vision, product roadmap, pricing and hiring plan.
Built and lead the team — recruited engineering, operations and go-to-market talent and set the culture, cadence and performance framework.
Drive cost reduction and cloud unit economics — infrastructure right-sizing, vendor negotiation and FinOps discipline across a multi-cloud estate.
Lead engineering, platform architecture and 24/7 cloud operations of a sovereign, multi-tenant platform spanning 52 multi-cloud geographies.
Built DNS Armor end-to-end — unifying AI-driven threat protection with authoritative DNS services in one sovereign platform, with in-country data residency by design.
Drove the company to 2nd of 157 at the CTIB AWS Accelerator; GTM across MSPs, government and enterprise.

Security Consultant (consulting engagement)

ZscalerMay 2024 – May 2025 · Riyadh

Led cloud-security strategy and enterprise adoption on Zero Trust principles — security assessments, policy architecture and executive enablement across national accounts.

Infoblox

Jun 2016 – Oct 2023 · 7 yrs 5 mo · Dubai / Riyadh

Senior Solutions Architect — Service Providers META · Aug 2022 – Oct 2023

$3.5M ACV FY23 (107%); won the Top Telco SA Expansion Award (EMEA) with $820K self-generated pre-sales.
Key wins: Mobily ($900K), Etisalat UAE ($660K), Salam ($380K), STC ($220K).

Lead Solutions Architect — Enterprises KSA · Mar 2017 – Nov 2022

Exceeded quota 6 consecutive years: $4.8M FY22 (117%), $3.9M FY21 (130%), $3.1M FY20 (160%).
#1 EMEA SaaS (147%) and #1 EMEA Security (139%) FY22; scaled the team from 3 to 10.
Key wins: NEOM ($700K), Saudi MoD ($780K), SABIC ($470K), Ministry of Education ($670K), Al Rajhi Bank ($570K).

Regional Consultant — Professional Services · Jun 2016 – Feb 2017

Delivered pre-sales and professional-services engagements — from proof of concept through detailed design and delivery — across enterprise & government; foundation of the KSA enterprise practice.

A10 Networks

Jan 2014 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mo · KSA

Principal Consultant, META · Jan 2015 – Jun 2016

Led pre-sales and professional-services delivery of application-delivery and network-security programs for Tier-1 telcos, government and banks (Mobily, STC, Zain, GACA, KAUST).

L3 Support Engineer · Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

Frontline global support and major-customer engagements across the region — application delivery, threat protection and carrier-grade migrations.

Network Engineer

MDSA2013 – 2014 · Riyadh

Delivered flagship enterprise network programs for Gulf International Bank and King Faisal University.

Application Delivery Engineer

Mobily2011 – 2013 · Saudi Arabia

Operated nationwide internet-gateway application-delivery and security services for one of Saudi Arabia's largest telcos.

Recognition

Led the only MEA-HQ company into the global Top 5 (2nd / 157) — CTIB AWS Accelerator · UAE Cybersecurity Council Builds & structures high-performing organizations — engineering, operations & GTM, from first hire to full operating cadence Founded & scaled a company to $1M+ ARR — product, operations and GTM under one leadership #1 EMEA SaaS (147%) & #1 EMEA Security (139%) — ranked first among EMEA architects, Infoblox FY22 Trusted advisor to national flagship programs — NEOM, Saudi MoD, STC, national banking & telco Top Telco Expansion (EMEA) & EMEA Top Sales — six consecutive years above quota

Selected National Accounts

NEOMSaudi MoDSTC SABICKAUSTAl Rajhi Bank Ministry of EducationMobily Etisalat UAESalam

Mohammed Sidki
Al Tenbakji