Senior Cloud Architekt / AWS / Azure / Kubernetes / Product Owner / Technical Lead / Presales

2/2023 – 7/2023

Work with customers and the wider Rackspace organizations on re-thinking and re-designing IT landscapes using cloud-native technologies
Design and deliver innovative Proof of Concepts for customers
Provide guidance to customers on their cloud journeys and establish a long-term trusted advisor role
Deliver high-quality work to customers as part of consulting engagements that can be delivered through workshops, presentations or architecture designs
Drive the engagements with customers from the architectural pillar, from design to delivery
Work in close collaboration with other architects, technical consultants and professional services teams within Rackspace and customer’s teams
Mentor and train junior architects within the wider Rackspace Architecture community on modern cloud-native software patterns
Help identify, nurture and onboard (internal/external) talent to build out high-performing Technical Delivery teams, supporting ongoing practice growth.
Contribute to Presales efforts, RFI/RFP's, etc, and nurture account development opportunities.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Computing

2/2021 – 1/2023

Product owner for Cloud Native Platform project (containerized applications & managed Kubernetes)
Technical lead for Azure and AWS new projects
Support offering owner to extend Portfolio in overseeing the offering creation, opportunity assessment, solution roadmap, design and pricing
Lead and coordinate teams of specialized solution architects and developers to create the optimal client outcome and manage risks and delivery expectations with the client and the delivery teams
Collaborate in the pre-sales process with internal stakeholders by providing technical guidance
Manage and work on proof of concepts (POC’s)
Responsible for delivering technical content for RFI & RFP responses
Shape end-to-end solutions and solution architectures for cloud transformation and modernization including requirements analysis, design, estimation, solution planning and collaborating with the appropriate teams to ensure performance efficiency, security, operational excellence, reliability and cost optimization
Work with customers, other business units and internal stakeholders on re-thinking and re-designing IT landscapes and identifying opportunities for improvement and enhancement using cloud-native technologies
Know-how transfer to other team members and operations team

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kanban (Softwareentwicklung), Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, SCRUM

12/2019 – 6/2020

Requirements Analysis
Design and implementation of AWS cloud infrastructure and services
Provisioning and operations of servers, services and database systems in AWS
Consulting for architectures and operating concepts using AWS services
Data Center migration accompaniment and coordination with developers and Stakeholders

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kanban (Softwareentwicklung), SCRUM