Description

If your prototype works but your infrastructure doesn't, or your teams are outgrowing your processes, I help scale-ups bridge that gap.

I bring 25+ years hands-on engineering leadership, not sideline advice. I've scaled cloud platforms for millions of users (zero downtime), led distributed teams through digital transformations, and built resilient systems for banking, telecom, and e-commerce that teams trust their livelihoods to.

What I deliver:

Cross-functional team leadership that aligns engineers with C-suite. Cloud infrastructure and operational excellence that grows with you. Governance frameworks that don't strangle innovation. High-performing teams that actually own their work.

What makes me different: I build systems and cultures. I clear ambiguity, create shared direction, and help teams do work they're proud of while getting infrastructure right the first time.

I work with you as:

Fractional Senior Engineering Manager (prep your team for full-time hire.

Fractional COO.

Hands-on in Kubernetes, distributed systems, multi-region cloud deployments, enterprise security & compliance.

Comfortable with AI tools for rapid iteration and delivery.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Portuguese
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lisbon (up to 30km)

Infracodebase.com & Oz Lunara
Consulting & Fractional Advisory
TECH
September 2025 - Today (9 months)
Strategic advisor to early-stage and growth SaaS startups navigating product scalability and infrastructure design. Engaged across go-to-market strategy, AI-assisted tooling, and engineering platform decisions.
• • Guided two SaaS startups from early-stage infrastructure decisions to investor-ready platform architecture, reducing projected cloud costs before go-live
• • Architected AI-assisted infrastructure workflows using Claude and Lovable, specialising in AI generated Terraform and UX strategy
• • Partnered with founders to translate technical feedback into concrete product roadmaps and scaling initiatives
• • Delivered product and persona advisory, improving user experience strategy and stakeholder engagement
Strategic planning AI Agent AI Automation Project Management User Experience Design
PinnaclePetGroup.com
Cloud Engineering Lead
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2023 - September 2025 (2 years and 8 months)
Owned the engineering roadmap end-to-end for a scaling insurance platform, reporting directly to C-suite. Responsible for cloud strategy, delivery cadence, team culture, and compliance across a regulated environment.
• • 60% reduction in total Azure cloud costs through cloud governance strategy and FinOps discipline
• • 45% increase in release velocity via Kubernetes and microservices transition
• • Implemented Azure Site Recovery (ASR) and Backup for disaster recovery across dev and prod environments — RPO <1 h / RTO <4h
• • Integrated Azure AI Services (OpenAI) into business operations and data processing pipelines
• • Established engineering culture and cross-functional operating model, improving department wide productivity
• • Aligned quarterly engineering OKRs with product and C-suite objectives
Cloud computing Team management Strategic planning Technical project management Digital Transformation
VistaPrint.com / Vista.com
Senior Engineering Manager — Enterprise Applications & Cloud Services
E-COMMERCE
May 2021 - April 2022 (11 months)
London, United Kingdom
Led a fully remote, distributed team across five time zones (UK, India, US, Spain, Jamaica, Tunisia) through a major corporate rebranding and simultaneous security transformation. Managed six acquisition onboardings while maintaining delivery cadence.
• • 45% critical bug reduction by introducing dedicated Bug Fix Sprints and work-in-progress prioritisation
• • Led VistaPrint → Vista.com domain migration (technical implementation, PoC, Pilot, UAT) across all frontend and backend services
• • Spearheaded IDAM implementation (MIM, Saviynt) and Zero Trust architecture, establishing security standards across the organisation
• • Drove IAM (Azure AD/Okta) hardening and structured Red/Blue Team incident response exercises
• • Implemented CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, established Career Development Plans, cross-training programmes, and squad-based Agile delivery
• • Onboarded 6 company acquisitions, ISO representative for SOX-II, ISO 27001 , GDPR
Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps Digital Transformation Team management Strategic planning