Gil Blau

Pioneer
DISC Type : Dis

Director of Platform Engineering at Astrix Security

Raanana, Center District, Israel

Overview

Gil Blau is the Director of Platform Engineering at Astrix Security, specializing in scalable systems across DevOps, MLOps, and AI. With an Engineers Degree from Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering, colleagues describe him as a visionary, reliable, and goal-oriented leader.

While at eToro, he single-handedly built the DevOps department from the ground up and slashed infrastructure costs by $350, 000 through aggressive optimization.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

AI & Security
Passionate about securing AI agents and Non-Human Identities (NHIs), viewing them as crucial components of the modern digital workforce and a key security focus.
Platform Engineering
Leads multiple teams at Astrix to build and scale the core infrastructure that powers their products, focusing on resilience, security, and developer experience.
Scaling Teams
Believes hiring ahead of processes creates technical debt and has shared his blueprint for scaling engineering teams effectively based on experience at retrain. ai.

Media Appearances

Gil has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Director of Platform Engineering at Astrix Security
4-2023 - 3-2025
Director of Engineering at retrain.ai
8-2022 - 3-2025
Advisory Board Member at Cynergy.app
2-2021 - 4-2023
Director of Platforms and Infrastructure at retrain.ai
1-2019 - 2-2021
DevOps Manager at eToro

Education

11-2007 - 1-2012
Engineer's Degree from Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering

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Exp : 8 Location : Raanana, Center District, Israel Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Platform Engineering at Astrix Security
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Insights For Selling To Gil

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gil is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gil

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gil move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Gil take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Gil

Personality Compatibility


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