Cloud & Systems Architect
Plexus Tech
- Architecting high-availability hybrid environments across Azure and Kubernetes.
- Driving organization-wide alignment between architecture and DevOps capabilities.
Professional Profile
Senior Cloud and Systems Architect with 25+ years of experience designing and operating high-availability, mission-critical infrastructure at global scale. Deep expertise in Platform Engineering, hybrid cloud (Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift), and infrastructure automation. Proven leader of engineering teams of up to 40+ members across retail, aerospace, and public sectors. Certified Azure Solutions Architect driving digital transformation from on-premise to cloud-native platforms.
Professional Experience
Technical Lead
Paradigma Digital
- Led a team building a private PaaS for Eurocontrol (European air traffic control), deploying custom Kubernetes operators on OpenShift for fully automated application delivery in Azure and on-premises VMware.
- Engineered cloud architecture with Terraform and Ansible IaC; stood up multi-region platforms (AKS, k3s, Azure AD B2C, Event Hubs, Azure SQL, Hub & Spoke networking).
- Migrated legacy IaaS environments to Azure using Azure Migrate; deployed Vault, Elasticstack, NGINX, and Squid alongside PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MinIO, Keycloak, and Confluent.
OpenShift
Kubernetes
Terraform
Ansible
Azure
DevOps
Event
Hubs
Keycloak
Vault
IT Systems Manager
Bimba y Lola
- Managed the full IT department, overseeing development, operations, support, and telecommunications across a team of 40+ engineers; promoted twice in 18 months.
- Designed and delivered AKS microservices platforms and enterprise datalake/ETL solutions (Databricks, Python, R), aligning infrastructure strategy to business growth.
AKS
Databricks
Python
/ R
ETL
Pipelines
IT
Leadership
Systems Architect & Middleware / BI Lead
Inditex (via Indra Sistemas & Direct Contract)
- Spent 8 years architecting 24/7 high-availability systems for one of the world's largest fashion retailers, progressing from Senior Architect to lead the BI & Cloud area.
- Designed and operated critical platforms: Microsoft Azure, AKS containers, IoT pipelines, Azure Databricks, Azure Datalake, and Event Hubs.
- Architected middleware and data integration solutions using ECM (OpenText), ETL (Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS, ODI), and BI (SSAS, Reporting Services) ecosystems, ensuring absolute 24/7 reliability.
Azure
/ AKS
IoT
Pipelines
OpenText
ECM
Informatica
ETL
Oracle
/ SQL Server
Early Career & Systems Administration
Tecnocom & Xunta de Galicia
- Over a decade of foundational experience in systems administration, virtualization, and infrastructure management.
- Managed large-scale VMware, Linux, and Windows Server environments for public sector clients serving Galicia's Justice and Presidency departments.
- Led teams of 5+ administrators, deployed enterprise solutions (SharePoint, BizTalk, SQL Server, Active Directory), and delivered instructor-led training on Windows Server and Virtualization.
VMware
vSphere
Linux
/ Windows Server
SharePoint
/ BizTalk
Active
Directory
Certifications
Azure Solutions Architect
Microsoft Certified Expert
Security Operations Analyst
Microsoft Certified Associate
SharePoint 2010 Administrator
Microsoft Certified IT Professional
MOC-70533 Azure Infrastructure
Microsoft Certified Specialist