About
Highly experienced System Architect with over 10 years of expertise in designing and leading high-impact technical architectures within complex IT environments. Specializing in DevOps infrastructure, system engineering, and project management, I excel at optimizing processes and implementing innovative solutions to drive efficiency and strategic growth. Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver robust, scalable infrastructure for critical business operations.
Work
BRD GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
|Team Lead Infrastructure Architecture
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Summary
Led a team of infrastructure architects, overseeing strategic infrastructure planning, design, and implementation for complex IT environments.
Highlights
Guided and reviewed over 30 infrastructure architecture proposals annually, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and technical standards.
Contributed to the strategic direction of the overall infrastructure, integrating new technologies and best practices to enhance system resilience and performance.
Streamlined infrastructure architecture processes, improving efficiency and consistency through the adoption of new technologies and robust documentation standards.
BRD GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
|IT Systems Architect
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Summary
Led technical design and implementation for critical business and infrastructure projects, balancing quality, cost, and productivity while collaborating with application architects and subject matter experts.
Highlights
Designed and implemented comprehensive DevOps Infrastructure subsystems, including Openshift, Artifactory & Xray, Gitlab, Ansible & Ansible Tower, Splunk, and Elasticsearch stack, enhancing development and operational efficiency.
Architected robust support infrastructure services for PSD2 APIs, ensuring secure and compliant financial transactions.
Developed multiple resilient subsystems for internet and mobile banking platforms, supporting critical customer-facing services.
Spearheaded the complete redesign and migration of the Outbound Internet Access Point infrastructure, significantly improving network security and performance.
Engineered and deployed shared hosting platforms for critical low-level infrastructure services, including application servers and databases, optimizing resource utilization.
BRD GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
|Hosting Service Line Responsible
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Summary
Managed the entire hosting service line, encompassing physical infrastructure, servers, storage, and backup, while overseeing budget, vendor relationships, and internal customer satisfaction.
Highlights
Designed and implemented a comprehensive Service Catalogue for the Hosting Service Line, standardizing service offerings and enhancing customer clarity.
Developed comprehensive cost models and conducted a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) assessment for all managed IT infrastructure services, identifying key areas for financial optimization.
Managed supplier relationships and internal customer engagement, ensuring service level agreements were met and fostering strong partnerships.
BRD GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
|Project Manager, Primary Datacenter Expansion
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Summary
Managed and technically architected a major upgrade for BRD's primary Datacenter, overseeing all project phases from opportunity assessment to infrastructure migration.
Highlights
Designed a cutting-edge datacenter architecture, incorporating the latest industry trends to enhance scalability and resilience.
Coordinated the seamless migration of over 40% of datacenter resources within an accelerated timeframe, minimizing disruption and ensuring business continuity.
Managed stakeholder communication and vendor relationships throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment and successful delivery.
BRD GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
|System Engineer and Datacenter Coordinator
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Summary
Coordinated datacenter operations and managed a diverse portfolio of infrastructure services as a System Engineer.
Highlights
Coordinated critical field operations for the main datacenter relocation in late 2007, ensuring minimal downtime and successful transition.
Served as a lead contributor in defining BRD's Datacenter strategy in 2010, influencing long-term infrastructure planning and investment.
Led the solution design for the IT Disaster Recovery Center Expansion in 2011, enhancing organizational resilience and business continuity.
UPC ROMANIA
|Datacenter Administrator
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Summary
Administered and maintained virtual and storage area network platforms, managed datacenter capacity, and ensured adherence to change management processes.
Highlights
Implemented, administered, and monitored virtual and storage area network platforms, ensuring optimal performance and comprehensive documentation.
Conducted datacenter capacity planning, proactively managing resource allocation to support evolving business needs.
Managed and enforced change management processes and procedures, maintaining system stability and compliance.
Education
Politehnica University of Bucharest
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Bachelor of Science
Automatic Control and Computer Science
Languages
English
French
Romanian
Certificates
ITIL V3 Service Strategy Certification
ITIL V3 Service Design Certification
ITIL V3 Foundation Certification
AWS Solution Architect Training
Togaf 9 Certified
Prince 2 Foundation Certification
Redhat Certified System Administrator
Skills
Cloud & Virtual Platforms
Openshift Container Platform, VMware vSphere.
Operating Systems
Redhat Enterprise Linux, Windows Server.
Monitoring and Analytics
Splunk, Elasticsearch stack, Grafana, Prometheus.
Automation
Ansible, Ansible Tower.
Software Infrastructure
Gitlab, Artifactory, Jenkins, Tomcat, Websphere Platform.
Web Technologies Stack
Python, PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, JavaScript.
Architectural Design
System Design, Technical Architecture, Infrastructure Design, DevOps Architecture.
Project Management
Project Coordination, Infrastructure Projects, Stakeholder Management.
Strategic Planning
Infrastructure Strategy, IT Strategy, Cost Optimization, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Datacenter Operations
Datacenter Relocation, Datacenter Architecture, Capacity Planning, Infrastructure Migration.
Network Management
Virtual Networks, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Outbound Internet Access Point.
Team Leadership
Technical Leadership, Team Guidance, Process Improvement.