Solution Architect and security practitioner based in Australia, I spend my days designing systems for complex,regulated environments and my mornings building products I wish existed.
Current focus: Valkurai — a financial firewall for autonomous AI agents. Every agent transaction through three gates: identity, policy, and intent. Before a single cent moves.
Background:
- Solution architecture and digital modernisation across government and regulated enterprise
- CISSP · AWS Solutions Architect · CISA (in progress) · ISO 42001 (in progress)
- Deep interest in AI governance, security architecture, and what it actually means to deploy AI responsibly in high-stakes environments
What I'm working on in open source:
- Financial governance spec for AI agents — contributing to GitAgent and related standards
- SDK wrappers for LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic under github.com/valkurai
- Documenting real-world AI agent payment incidents and what they mean for developers building production systems
Thinking about: The gap between how agentic AI is being deployed and the governance infrastructure that doesn't yet exist for it. Particularly in financial workflows, where the consequences of an uncontrolled agent are immediate and measurable.
Find me:
- valkurai.com — AI agent financial firewall
- LinkedIn — 5K+ connections in AU tech, security, and government
- Canberra · she/her