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Emiliano Spinella
Cloud Engineering Lead · Platform & Engineering Strategy · Executive MBA

# I'm a computer engineer who loves the parts of computing most people abstract away — containers, cgroups, namespaces, terminals, shells, and the long, weird history of Unix.

# I build self-hosted, open-source infrastructure tools, and I run a YouTube channel where I tell the stories behind the technology we use every day.

# professional summary

Senior technology leader with over 20 years of experience shaping engineering organizations, cloud platforms, and operating models in enterprise and regulated environments. Proven ownership of platform strategy, architectural direction, and execution across business-critical systems at scale.

Track record leading cloud and platform engineering functions spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices, with strong emphasis on governance, security, reliability, and operational maturity. Trusted to design and evolve platforms that balance innovation with risk management, compliance, and long-term sustainability.

Executive MBA combined with advanced education in Computer Engineering and Cybersecurity provides a strong foundation for executive decision-making, stakeholder alignment, and translating business objectives into coherent technology and organizational strategy.

eminwux@linux:~$ ls /home/eminwux/stack
GoPythonLinuxcontainerdKubernetesCNIcgroupseBPFBashPTYYAMLTerraform
$experience · 20+ years
  • Cloud Engineering Lead@MSIG Specialty Marine
    Aug 2025 — Present Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Leading cloud platform engineering within a regulated insurance environment, specialized in Azure & AKS. Combines hands-on technical leadership with team leadership to evolve secure, enterprise-grade platforms supporting critical business systems.

    • Technical & team leadership — mentor and coordinate Cloud Engineers, set technical direction and best practices
    • Azure platforms — design resilient architectures across networking, identity, compute, storage, and DR
    • Kubernetes & platform engineering — operate and standardize AKS clusters and shared platform services
    • IaC & automation — Terraform-based provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, operational automation
    • Security, governance & compliance — enforce cloud governance, access controls, security baselines
    • Reliability & operations — improve stability, observability, and operational maturity for production workloads
  • Cloud Engineering Lead@Accenture España
    Jan 2025 — Jul 2025 Valencia, Spain

    Led a team of Cloud Engineers to design, automate, and optimize large-scale multi-cloud infrastructures across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

    • Cloud architecture & automation — high-availability, cost-efficient solutions
    • Kubernetes & DevOps — containerized workloads, CI/CD pipelines, cloud security
    • FinOps & cost optimization — reduced cloud expenses through infrastructure efficiency
    • Security & observability — IAM, mTLS, Zero Trust, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
  • Co-Founder & CTO@Syndeno
    Feb 2021 — Jan 2025 · 4 yrs Valencia, Spain

    Founded Syndeno, a CI/CD DevOps platform for Kubernetes designed to streamline cloud-native delivery. Defined product vision, technical strategy, and execution, leading cross-functional teams.

    • Secured €325K in EU Next Generation funding based on my Master's thesis "Event Streaming Open Network"
    • Designed and launched Syndeno Platform — integrated Kubernetes management with CI/CD automation (web + CLI)
    • Recruited and built the founding engineering team
    • Architected the full-stack platform — Java SpringBoot, Go, TypeScript, Angular
    • Built IaC (Terraform, Kubernetes, Ansible) for AWS / Azure / GCP
    • Owned the full SDLC under Agile, optimized cloud security (IAM, mTLS, Zero Trust)
    • Established Syndeno as a recognized automation & cloud-native technology provider
  • Entrepreneur In Residence@Lanzadera
    Jul 2021 — Jun 2024 Valencia, Spain

    After incubation at Demium, Syndeno was accepted into the Lanzadera accelerator program.

  • Entrepreneur In Residence@Demium
    Feb 2021 — Jul 2021 Valencia, Spain

    Joined Demium's incubation program — building startup teams that detect problems and solve them with scalable tech. Left after completing the program and securing pre-seed investment for Syndeno.

  • Global Technical Product Manager — Edge Computing@Telefónica Tech
    Jun 2020 — Jan 2021 Spain

    Fixed-term project on Edge Computing — evaluated and designed cloud-edge architectures for low-latency, AI-driven workloads with AWS Outposts, Azure Edge, and Google Anthos.

    • Developed technical strategies for edge adoption (latency, scalability, security)
    • Defined 5G + AI use cases influencing cloud-edge product roadmaps
    • Designed hybrid cloud-edge architectures integrating hyperscaler solutions
    • Worked on strategic partnerships aligning business and technical objectives
  • Senior Global Product Manager@CloudBlue
    Oct 2016 — Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos Barcelona, Spain

    Led a team of 5 Product Managers driving global strategy for IaaS and cloud automation — multi-cloud orchestration, hosting, DevOps automation for telcos, MSPs and enterprises.

    • Designed and launched Ingram Micro Cloud Orchestrator (IMCO) — multi-cloud over AWS / Azure / SoftLayer / VMware / OpenStack
    • Launched WebHosting Plesk — automated hosting for telecom and hosting providers
    • Defined and executed global cloud strategy across product, engineering and partner ecosystems
  • Regional Product Manager@Level 3 Communications
    Feb 2011 — Oct 2015 · 4 yrs 9 mos Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Led Cloud Services strategy for Latin America — product development, GTM execution, and multi-million-dollar revenue growth across AR, BR, CL, CO, EC, VE.

    • Developed and launched Level 3's IaaS offering — defined scope and successful market adoption
    • Managed a P&L exceeding $10M in revenue (2012–2014)
    • Awarded "A Level of Excellence Award 2014" by Level 3's Global CMO
    • Led enterprise cloud strategy: OS, Databases, SAP Managed Services
    • Acted as pre-sales technical expert securing high-value enterprise contracts
  • Regional Product Manager@Telmex
    Mar 2010 — Feb 2011 Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Owned product strategy for SMB and Home Broadband & Telephony services across Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

  • Product Manager@IPLAN
    Sep 2008 — Mar 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Led Data Center, Cloud Services, and E-Commerce product development for the SMB market — virtualization, cloud computing, e-commerce automation.

    • Launched IPLAN's E-Commerce strategy — Ruby on Rails portal integrated with Google Apps and 3rd-party services
    • Deployed hybrid virtualization services leveraging XEN and VMware
  • Technology Project Leader@IPLAN
    Apr 2007 — Sep 2008 Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Managed enterprise IT projects across cloud, security, and data storage infrastructure.

    • Led IT infrastructure projects: email, antivirus/antispam, virtualized security (Fortinet UTM)
    • Administered a 60K-mailbox enterprise email system on IronPort + NetApp + RHEL
    • Executed a large-scale migration of a CriticalPath email platform
  • Operations Engineer@IPLAN
    Apr 2005 — Apr 2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Third-level Data Center ops & engineering — Linux infrastructures and automation scripting for cloud and network security.

    • Administered 300+ Linux servers
    • Developed integration scripts in Perl, Python, PHP, PL/SQL automating network and cloud platform ops
    • Implemented H.323 endpoint automation for Cisco 7400, IAD, VG248, Audiocodes MP2000
    • Built Antivirus/Antispam reporting (PHP, MySQL, GD, Perl, Python)
$education
  • Master's, Cybersecurity & Privacy
    Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
    Sep 2022 — Jan 2025
  • Executive MBA
    EDEM Escuela de Empresarios
    Oct 2022 — Sep 2023
  • Master's, Computer Engineering
    Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
    Feb 2020 — Jan 2022
  • Bachelor's, Computer Engineering
    Universidad Argentina de la Empresa
    2009 — 2014
$certifications
  • RHCE — Red Hat Certified Engineer
    Red Hat · 2008
$skills
# top skills
Professional SkillsTechnical ArchitectureTeam Leadership
# technical stack
AWSAzureGCPKubernetesDevOpsTerraformAnsibleCI/CDIAMmTLSZero TrustGrafanaOpenTelemetryPythonGoTypeScriptJava / SpringBootAngularLinuxVMwareXENPerlPHPPL/SQL
$languages · locale -a
  • SpanishNative / Bilingual
  • EnglishNative / Bilingual
  • FrenchElementary
  • Ancient GreekElementary