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Lead Architect | Cyber Resilience, Cloud & Enterprise Transformation

Sofia, Bulgaria
Only remote
High School
Sofia, Bulgaria
Only remote
High School

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About me

I am a Senior Cyber Resilience Architect and Resilience Consultant with extensive experience in enterprise architecture, technical consulting, disaster recovery, and operational resilience, primarily within complex international and highly regulated financial environments.

Business Continuity and Disaster RecoveryDisaster RecoveryService RecoverySolution Architecture
Cyber Recovery & Operational Resilience
Expertise in designing and delivering Cyber Recovery Platforms, Immutable Data Vaults, Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE) and Clean Room Environments. Comprehensive knowledge of Recovery Lifecycle Design, Recovery Testing Frameworks and Recovery Readiness Validation across hybrid cloud, multi-cloud and on-premises environments.

Architecture & Solution Design
Deep capability in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture and Recovery Architecture, including High-Level and Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD) and Architecture Governance. Proven track record of leading end-to-end architecture engagements for global financial institutions and insurance organizations.

Recovery Assessments & Recoverability Reviews
Extensive experience conducting Recovery Maturity Assessments, Recoverability Reviews, Service Recovery Plan (SRP) Reviews, Technical Recovery Plan (TRP) Reviews, Recovery Gap Analysis and Operational Resilience Assessments for enterprise clients.

Crisis Recovery & Recovery Operations
Hands-on experience in Major Incident Support, Hypercare Leadership, Crisis Recovery Coordination, Recovery Strategy Development and Recovery Testing to ensure operational continuity during critical events.

Automation, Analytics & AI
Practical application of Recovery Automation, Mass Restore Modelling, Recovery Data Analysis, Recovery Plan Analytics, AI-Assisted Recovery Analysis, LLM-Assisted Architecture and Document Analysis, and Recovery Workflow Optimization.

Backup & Recovery Technology Stack
Proficiency with leading backup and recovery platforms including Commvault, IBM Storage Protect (TSM / Spectrum Protect), HPE Data Protector, Rubrik, Veeam and Veritas NetBackup.

Cloud Platforms
Experience architecting and delivering solutions across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM Cloud, including multi-cloud and hybrid cloud recovery environments.

Storage & Infrastructure
Knowledge of Dell Data Domain, Object Storage, SAN, NAS, Pure Storage and Exagrid, as well as virtualization platforms including VMware vSphere, VMware NSX, Windows and Linux.

Automation & Orchestration
Experience with Azure DevOps, Ansible Automation Platform and Recovery Automation tooling to support infrastructure deployment, configuration management and recovery operations.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2026

Languages

EnglishFluent

Project history

Technical Resiliency Consultant

Global Financial Institution
Supporting a large-scale recovery maturity assessment focused on evaluating organizational recoverability, recovery governance, recovery operating models and cyber resilience capabilities. Responsibilities include assessment of recovery plans, recovery testing capabilities, recovery readiness and operational resilience practices, as well as supporting recovery automation initiatives and data transformation activities.

Lead Architect

Global Insurance Organization
Leading the architecture and design of a multi-cloud Cyber Recovery solution consisting of Clean Environment (CE) and Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) capabilities across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and on-premises infrastructure. Responsibilities include defining the target architecture, recovery operating model, recovery lifecycle, cloud integration patterns, governance controls and recovery workflows.

Senior Lead Architect | Cyber Resilience & Enterprise Architecture

Contracted
Leading cyber resilience, recovery transformation and enterprise architecture engagements for global organizations, primarily within financial services and other highly regulated industries. Defining recovery strategies, operating models, governance frameworks and cyber recovery capabilities. Responsibilities include leading design of Cyber Recovery and IRE architectures, advising executive stakeholders, driving architecture governance and facilitating resilience assessments.

Lead Architect

European Banking Institution
Project A: Led the design and delivery of a hybrid cloud recovery platform spanning IBM Cloud, Azure and a dedicated vault environment. Responsibilities included High-Level and Low-Level Designs, recovery operating model, network architecture, cloud architecture, security controls and recovery workflows. Delivered a scalable recovery platform aligned to the client long-term recovery strategy.

Lead Architect

Global Financial Institution
Project B: Led the design and delivery of a complete on-premises Cyber Recovery Platform consisting of an Immutable Recovery Vault, Clean Environment, Isolated Recovery Environment, Safe Room capabilities and supporting recovery management services. Developed High-Level and Low-Level Designs and coordinated delivery across multiple technical workstreams.

Technical Resiliency Consultant

Global Insurance Provider
Project C: Assessed recovery readiness and developed a mass restore modelling methodology to estimate realistic recovery timelines for critical workloads and business services. Delivered a recovery capability assessment together with a mass restore modelling framework providing a realistic view of the organization recovery capacity and operational readiness.

Senior Backup & Recovery Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Provided technical leadership for enterprise data protection transformation programs and large-scale backup modernization initiatives. Led the technical execution of a major enterprise backup transformation involving the migration of approximately 100 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) servers to HPE Data Protector. Supported enterprise backup and recovery platforms protecting mission-critical business services.

Co-Founder | Operations & Technology Manager

Galivais LTD
Co-founded and scaled a technology services company delivering digital transformation and web-based solutions for international customers. Built and managed a team of 14 employees across two offices. Led business operations, recruitment, project delivery and customer engagement. Successfully delivered digital transformation projects including the modernization of ELLE Denmark online platform.

Backup & Storage Engineer

Cogeco Peer 1
Supported enterprise backup and storage environments for international customers operating large-scale, always-on infrastructure. Managed enterprise backup and storage platforms supporting 24x7 production services. Delivered IBM Tivoli Storage Manager migration projects across complex enterprise environments.

Root Cause Analysis Manager

AT&T
Led investigations into high-severity operational incidents, performing root cause analysis, coordinating remediation activities and driving improvements to operational resilience and service continuity. Produced executive and technical reports identifying systemic issues and remediation actions.

Backup & Storage Engineer

IBM
Delivered enterprise backup and storage services for global customers while building deep expertise in data protection technologies and large-scale infrastructure operations. Managed enterprise backup and storage platforms based on IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Supported mission-critical infrastructure across Windows, UNIX and enterprise storage environments.

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