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Principal Consultant | Cloud, Platform & AI Engineering

Athens, Greece
Only remote
Bachelor of Science in Informatics and Telecommunications National Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Only remote
Bachelor of Science in Informatics and Telecommunications National Kapodistrian University of Athens

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About me

Principal Consultant, Microsoft MVP, and Cloud / Platform Architect specializing in Azure, DevSecOps, AI platforms, and cloud-native engineering. I help international B2B clients design and deliver secure, scalable platforms, automation, APIs, and AI-enabled solutions.

Argo CDGitHub ActionsAzure FunctionsHelmFlux CDPlatform EngineeringAzure DevOpsMicrosoft AzureCloud EngineeringGitHubPython (Programming Language)Azure Active DirectoryAnsibleSolution ArchitectureInfrastructure as Code (IaC)FastAPIKubernetesBicepCosmos DBApi DesignTerraformDevSecOpsGolangMicroservices
I am a Principal Consultant, Microsoft MVP, and Cloud / Platform Architect specializing in Azure, Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, AI platforms, and cloud-native software engineering. I combine hands-on engineering with solution architecture, technical advisory, presales, and end-to-end delivery ownership for international B2B clients.

Cloud Architecture & Azure Platform Engineering
I design and implement Azure-native platforms, secure distributed systems, infrastructure automation, CI/CD architectures, backend services, identity integrations, and scalable cloud foundations. My work includes architecture workshops, PoCs, modernization, governance, implementation, and production delivery.

DevSecOps & Platform Engineering
I design and improve DevSecOps practices across Azure, GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Kubernetes, including CI/CD automation, reusable deployment patterns, golden paths, infrastructure governance, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, GitOps, and secure delivery.

Infrastructure as Code
Strong experience with Terraform and Bicep for reusable cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, environment standardization, governance, and CI/CD integration.

AI Platform Engineering
I design AI-enabled architectures using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Python, FastAPI, and Azure-native services. My experience includes LLM-enabled applications, AI-driven analytics, secure tenant-isolated platforms, API-based AI integrations, and AI platform modernization.

Kubernetes & GitOps
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, and Kustomize for containerized platforms, automated deployments, and GitOps workflows.

Backend & API Engineering
I develop cloud-native services using Python, FastAPI, and Go, including REST APIs, Microsoft Graph integrations, authentication, authorization, and distributed application architectures.

Identity, Security & Data Platforms
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Graph, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Databricks, Azure API Management, access-control architectures, data synchronization, analytics, and secure API design.

Solution Architecture & Technical Advisory
I lead technical discovery, architecture workshops, presales engagements, PoCs, modernization initiatives, and technical decision-making, bridging business requirements with hands-on engineering and delivery.

Core stack: Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Terraform, Bicep, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Docker, Helm, Kustomize, Python, FastAPI, Go, Cosmos DB, Databricks, APIM, Entra ID, Microsoft Graph, OPA, Ansible, Bash, and Git.

Experience

Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2025

Languages

GermanGoodEnglishFluentGreekNative speakerJapaneseBasic knowledge

Project history

Principal Consultant / Founder

Ch. GALANOPOULOS PATTERNFORGE L.P.
Delivering B2B cloud architecture, platform engineering, DevSecOps, AI platform, and research software engineering services for international clients. Designing Azure-native platforms, infrastructure automation, CI/CD workflows, backend APIs, Microsoft 365 integrations, and secure distributed systems. Supporting modernization initiatives across Azure, Databricks, Terraform, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure OpenAI, and Kubernetes.

Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer

Performance Technologies S.A.
Designed cloud, platform, DevSecOps, and AI-enabled architectures across Azure, GitHub, Terraform, Kubernetes, distributed systems, and modernization initiatives. Developed service offerings and delivery accelerators including Code Governance, Terraform Enablement, Infrastructure Automation, and GitHub services. Led presales, architecture workshops, PoCs, CI/CD automation, infrastructure governance, and secure delivery initiatives.

Cloud & AI Platform Engineer

Bahamas-based B2B Client (via PATTERNFORGE)
Built an Azure-native mailbox/calendar synchronization and analytics platform with tenant-isolated deployments, REST APIs, Microsoft Graph integration, Entra ID authentication, Cosmos DB search, AI-driven monthly analytics, and operational cost modelling. Technologies: Azure, Python, FastAPI, Cosmos DB, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Graph, Entra ID.

Platform Engineering Consultant

Germany-based B2B Client (via PATTERNFORGE)
Supported Azure/Databricks platform engineering, Terraform modules, Azure DevOps to GitHub migration, reusable deployment patterns, golden paths, developer enablement, and process automation. Technologies: Azure, Databricks, Terraform, GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD.

Research Software Engineer

University of Texas at Austin
Contributed to research software and protocol design for privacy-preserving biomedical computation, including encrypted workflows, smart-contract architectures, access-control models, anti-probing mechanisms, benchmarking, and academic publication delivery. Technologies: FHE, fhEVM, Smart Contracts, Blockchain, Biomedical Research Software.

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