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Data Platform & Data Architecture Expert | Azure Cloud Architect
Bratislava, Slovakia
Worldwide
University degree in Automated Control Systems About me
Senior Cloud and Data Platform Architect with 20+ years of experience, including designing, implementing and modernizing enterprise data platforms, cloud architectures and hybrid environments. Citizenship: Slovakia (EU) — no constraints for EU / DACH engagements.
Data MeshData LakehouseDelta LakeAzure DevOpsMicrosoft AzureCloud EngineeringData ArchitectureData InfrastructureExtract Transform Load (ETL)Data WarehousingPython (Programming Language)Azure Active DirectoryKusto Query LanguageDataOpsAzure Data Lake
Azure
Microsoft Fabric
Synapse Analytics
Azure Event Hubs
Apache Kafka
Apache Spark
Data Architect
Data Engineer
Platform Architecture
Platform Governance
Cloud Architecture
Cloud Security
Cloud Networking
Data architecture: conceptual, logical and physical data modeling
Lakehouse
Delta Lake
Data Warehouse
Eventhouse
OneLake
Dataflows
Pipelines
Storage architecture
Data Security
Data Encryption
IAM, RBAC / ABAC, custom roles and least-privilege access
Users, groups, roles, service identities and access governance
Data Mesh
Data as a Product
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform
PowerShell
Bash
Azure DevOps
GitHub
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2004
Languages
GermanGoodEnglishFluentSlovakNative speaker
Project history
Architecture and advisory engagements across :
- Data architecture, data platforms, data engineering
- Cloud architecture, Azure, security, networking and platform governance
Architecture, engineering and advisory engagements across Data Platforms, Data Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Azure, hybrid-cloud infrastructure, security, networking, automation and DevOps.
Role: Azure Architekt, Network architect
Project: central core cloud platform for a a leading global biotechnology company.
Responsibilities:
- hybrid cloud architecture - design and implementation
- technical leading for individual solution domains: networking, security, private connectivity
- infrastructure code development, automated deployments
- configuration, system integration, troubleshooting, testing, operation
Work topics: cloud platform core design, network architecture, global connectivity, VWAN, branch connectivity, ExpressRoute, VPN, Fortinet SD-WAN, routing, BGP, Palo Alto NGFW, Bastions, platform security, NSG, RBAC. Infrastrucure as code, Terraform, Azure DevOps.
Project: central core cloud platform for a a leading global biotechnology company.
Responsibilities:
- hybrid cloud architecture - design and implementation
- technical leading for individual solution domains: networking, security, private connectivity
- infrastructure code development, automated deployments
- configuration, system integration, troubleshooting, testing, operation
Work topics: cloud platform core design, network architecture, global connectivity, VWAN, branch connectivity, ExpressRoute, VPN, Fortinet SD-WAN, routing, BGP, Palo Alto NGFW, Bastions, platform security, NSG, RBAC. Infrastrucure as code, Terraform, Azure DevOps.
Certificates
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Microsoft2024
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft2024
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Microsoft2023