Cloud Delivery Lead
Carlos
Ramírez
Leading technology infrastructure projects — architecture and delivery alike — turning business needs into solutions that hold up in production.
§ 01 — About
I lead technology infrastructure projects that span both the management and the technical execution — planning delivery, coordinating stakeholders, and directing architecture decisions through to production.
My focus is designing and implementing technology solutions that solve concrete business needs: modernizing legacy systems, executing large-scale migrations, and building resilient, secure infrastructure that scales with the organization.
I hold AWS Solutions Architect Professional and PMP certifications, with a background that runs from network engineering through enterprise IT to cloud architecture — the range that lets me own a project from business case to deployed system.
§ 02 — Stack
AWS
Cloud Platform
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code
Control Tower
Cloud Governance
Lambda
Serverless
Step Functions
Serverless Orchestration
Fargate / ECR
Containers
DynamoDB
NoSQL
CI/CD Pipelines
DevOps
Aurora PostgreSQL
Databases
AWS DRS / MGN
Migration & DR
CloudFront / S3
Content Delivery
Direct Connect / VPN
Networking
§ 03 — Delivery & Portfolio
Project Management Experience
Project delivery experience in real enterprise environments.
01
Cloud Foundation / Landing Zone Rollout
Directed deployment of a multi-account AWS Landing Zone — Control Tower, SCPs, org structure, and networking — migrating standalone accounts into a governed architecture.
02
Large-Scale Server Migration
Led a 100+ server lift-and-shift migration across environments and waves — MGN agent deployment, DataSync replication, cutover, and post-migration troubleshooting.
03
Disaster Recovery — Pilot Light Architecture
Structured implementation of a Pilot Light DR architecture — cross-region RDS Oracle replication, Auto Scaling Groups, and Drill test execution.
04
Database Modernization at Scale
Leading migration of 3,700+ databases from EC2 SQL Server to Aurora PostgreSQL/Babelfish, targeting ~40% licensing cost reduction across phased waves.
05
Cloud-Native & Serverless Delivery
Coordinated delivery of event-driven serverless solutions and containerized applications, integrating with legacy systems.
06
Legacy Monolith → Microservices Modernization
Led delivery of monolith-to-microservices modernization, coordinating containerization strategy and deployment via Terraform-managed IaC and CI/CD.
Technical Portfolio
Self-designed architecture — full ownership of design decisions, tradeoffs, and implementation.
01
In progressMulti-Account Landing Zone (Personal Lab)
Self-designed AWS Landing Zone with Control Tower, custom OU structure, and SCPs — fully defined in Terraform. Includes architecture decisions and tradeoffs.
§ 04 — Experience
01
2022 — Present
Technical Program Manager
Escala24x7 Inc. (AWS Premier Tier Partner)
Leading cloud architecture delivery — Landing Zones, migrations, DR, and cloud-native modernization — for banking and fintech clients on AWS.
02
2021 — 2022
IT Infrastructure Project Manager
Conduent
Managed infrastructure delivery for globally distributed teams, fully remote, English-speaking environment.
03
2020 — 2021
Network & Security Consultant
IGSS (Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social)
Redesigned national network architecture — OSPF, VLAN segmentation, RADIUS, monitoring, and documentation standards.
04
2017 — 2020
IT Consultant / Founder
SyProTec
Independent consulting in networking, IoT, and security — designed and deployed a solar-powered, cellular-connected surveillance system.
05
2008 — 2016
Network Engineer → Support Engineer → Implementation Manager
Ericsson
8+ years across RAN engineering, implementation coordination, and technical support for 2G/3G mobile networks.
§ 05 — Education
Degrees
Master's, Project Management
Universidad Galileo
2014 — 2021
B.Sc. Electronic Engineering
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
2001 — 2010
Certifications
- AWS Solutions Architect – Professional2023
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate2022
- AWS Cloud Practitioner2022
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner2026
- PMP2021
- Professional Scrum Master I2023
- JNCIA – Junos2021
Let's talk cloud architecture and delivery.
Open to Technical Program Manager, Cloud Delivery Lead, or Solutions Architect roles with US-based cloud consultancies — remote from Guatemala.