Chiasso, Ticino, Switzerland
Cloud transformation leader with 20 years of experience across datacenter operations, cloud architecture, and AI. Currently involved in GCP modernisation at a Swiss private bank, with deep expertise in regulated financial services, PCI-DSS/FINMA compliance, and security-first design. I've led cloud migrations for mission-critical workloads in regulated banking, designed high-availability telecom infrastructure at scale (99.9999% uptime), and managed large-scale datacenter builds and operations. My last client hired me directly after an initial consulting engagement based on delivery results. Hands-on with GKE, BigQuery, VPC Service Controls, Terraform, ArgoCD, and VertexAI. I've built and managed cross-functional engineering teams of up to 30+ people, led RFP and pre-sales processes, and presented migration strategies to executive stakeholders and auditors. I bring both the technical depth and the leadership experience to drive enterprise cloud transformation.
- Support and deputize for the Cloud Transformation Lead on mission-critical workloads in a regulated banking environment; collaborate with C-level stakeholders on digital strategy when the lead is unavailable - Architect and implement solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GKE, BigQuery, VPC Service Controls, CloudSQL, Security Command Center) following security-first principles — hands-on technical delivery - Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform; drive CI/CD and deployment automation - Support compliance initiatives aligned with banking regulatory frameworks (PCI-DSS, FINMA); coordinate with internal and external auditors - Present technical strategies and outcomes to large internal audiences and external partners - Exploring AI/ML adoption including GPU workloads and generative AI capabilities
- Led development of hybrid cloud solutions ensuring business continuity for a major financial services client - Delivered customer-facing consulting services: GCP architecture, BigQuery implementation, and security integration for production environments - Organized and delivered Google Cloud training sessions for colleagues; facilitated cross-team collaboration
- Led engineering team of 10+ people across multiple functions; responsible for hiring, mentoring, and performance management - Designed and operated high-availability telecom infrastructure at scale (99.9999% uptime) - Managed pre-sales processes, RFP responses, budget planning, and vendor relationships - Oversaw development of SaaS products including antifraud and business intelligence solutions - Drove cloud consolidation strategy across public, private, and hybrid environments
- Managed datacenter construction, operations, and large-scale server deployments - Scaled facility capacity (power, cooling, networking) without service interruption - Implemented IPv6 architecture and managed BGP/RIPE resources - Led proof-of-concept initiatives and vendor relationship management