Professional Summary

Cloud & Infrastructure Architect with over 15 years of experience designing, implementing, and operating mission-critical enterprise environments. Strategic involvement in highly complex projects, with a strong focus on high availability, resilience, automation, information security, and cost optimization.

Extensive experience with open-source technologies, virtualization, hybrid cloud, and data center architectures, leading initiatives that align technical requirements with business objectives. Driven by challenges and continuous innovation, delivering scalable, efficient, and reliable solutions that create real business impact.

Beyond technical expertise, strong collaboration in team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery with a strategic, results-driven mindset, always guided by best practices and operational excellence.

Professional Experience

Cloud & Infrastructure Solutions Specialist
Newfront | 2023 – Present
  • Architected and deployed highly available Proxmox and Ceph clusters, achieving 99.99% service uptime in production enterprise environments
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end disaster recovery strategies, including automated failover, backup orchestration, replication policies, and regular recovery testing to ensure business continuity
  • Currently leading the design and evolution of cloud and on-premises hybrid infrastructures, focusing on scalability, resilience, security, and performance optimization
  • Driving infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and orchestration tools to improve consistency, reliability, and operational efficiency
  • Providing technical leadership and architectural guidance for virtualization, storage, and cloud platforms, supporting critical workloads and modernization initiatives
  • Continuously optimizing system performance, capacity planning, and resource utilization to meet growing business demands while maintaining cost efficiency
  • Significantly reduced infrastructure and licensing costs through the strategic adoption of open-source technologies without compromising reliability or enterprise-grade requirements
  • Actively collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical architectures and long-term infrastructure roadmaps
IT Infrastructure Sergeant
Brazilian Air Force | 2016 – 2023
  • Operated and maintained mission-critical datacenter infrastructure and secure networks supporting military and government operations with high availability and strict security requirements.
  • Designed, deployed, and administered virtualization and high-availability environments supporting command, control, communications, and operational systems.
  • Acted as a technical supervisor and team lead, providing guidance, training, and operational oversight for IT and communications personnel.
  • Military rank equivalent to U.S. E-4 (Senior Airman / Specialist), with a strong technical and operational focus.
Senior Support Analyst (Level 3)
Ávato / Brasil TecPar | 2011 – 2016
  • Acted as a Level 3 support analyst in mission-critical enterprise environments, ensuring high availability and service stability.
  • Provided advanced administration and troubleshooting for Linux infrastructure and network services.
  • Developed automation scripts using Python and shell scripting to optimize operational workflows and reduce manual intervention.
  • Performed proactive monitoring and observability activities, analyzing alerts and identifying potential system failures.
  • Supported information security operations through incident analysis, log review, and security event investigation.
  • Collaborated with internal teams and vendors, contributing to root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement initiatives.