Figura Professionale: Infrastructure Architect

Profile

Visionary engineering and technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving application development, IT operations, and enterprise-wide digital transformation in service industries including e-commerce and digital platforms. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, manage complete software development lifecycles, and align technology strategies with business objectives. Expert in translating product requirements into technical solutions while delivering measurable outcomes such as cost reductions, process automation, and enhanced scalability. Adept at fostering innovation, managing technology budgets, and guiding organizations through complex change initiatives while driving revenue growth and competitive advantage.

Core Competencies

·       Engineering Leadership: Application Development Lifecycle • Software Engineering Teams • R&D Management • Product-to-Engineering Translation • Cross-functional Collaboration

·       Technical Excellence: Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure) • DevOps & CI/CD • Enterprise Applications • API Management • Microservices • Infrastructure Automation

·       IT Operations: IT Infrastructure Management • System Reliability • Security & Compliance • Vendor Management • 24/7 Operations

·       Methodologies: Agile/Scrum • DevOps Practices • Architecture Governance • Change Management • Continuous Improvement

·       Business Acumen: Budget Management • Strategic Planning • Innovation Programs • Stakeholder Management • Business Case Development

Key Achievements

·       Led engineering teams responsible for complete application development lifecycle in global e-commerce platforms, managing both evolutionary enhancements and corrective maintenance for systems processing millions of daily transactions.

·       Spearheaded cloud migration and modernization strategies for business-critical applications, reducing operational costs by 45% annually while improving system reliability, scalability, and deployment velocity.

·       Built engineering and architecture Community of Practice (CoP), fostering innovation, technical excellence, and collaboration across development, operations, and product teams in multinational organizations.

·       Implemented governance frameworks and development standards that centralized technical decision-making, ensured compliance, and improved code quality across enterprise-wide engineering operations.

·       Managed technology budgets including development and innovation investments, consistently delivering projects within budget and timeline commitments while preparing business cases for executive approval.

Career Experience

Lean Tree, London (UK)                                                        2025-Present

Strategic Enterprise Architect for Digital Innovation for Gucci

Leading enterprise-wide technology and engineering strategy for luxury sector clients through architectural governance, development standards, and digital transformation initiatives. Establishing frameworks that align IT and engineering practices with business objectives while enhancing cross-functional collaboration between Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.

·       Partnering with executive leadership to define technology and engineering roadmaps aligned with business goals, contributing to long-term organizational growth and competitive positioning.

·       Designing architectural governance frameworks and development standards to centralize decision-making processes, ensure compliance audits, and maintain technical excellence across enterprise systems.

·       Leading the redesign of business initiative intake processes, enabling upfront architectural assessment, technical feasibility analysis, and risk evaluation to mitigate delivery blockers.

·       Establishing engineering best practices for application development, including code quality standards, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipeline optimization.

Avanade, Casalecchio (Bologna - Italy)                                               2024

Technical Delivery Manager

Directed technical service delivery for enterprise clients, overseeing engineering teams, cloud migration initiatives, and IT service optimization. Focused on strategic client engagement, solution development, and team leadership to execute complex transformation projects.

·       Managed cross-functional engineering and operations teams, optimizing performance through strategic alignment of technical skills with project requirements and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

·       Delivered scalable cloud-native solutions and application modernization programs that supported client growth strategies while reducing operational costs and improving system reliability.

·       Coordinated with Product Management to translate business requirements into technical specifications and development roadmaps for delivery teams.

YOOX Net-A-Porter Group, Zola Predosa (Bologna - Italy)        2022 – 2023

Head of Technology Strategy & Innovation (2022 – 2023)

E-Commerce Operations Architecture Manager (2019 – 2021)

Lead Cloud Infrastructure Architect (2016 – 2019)

Led technology and engineering organizations for global luxury e-commerce platforms serving millions of users. Progressed from cloud infrastructure leadership to managing complete engineering functions including application development, infrastructure operations, architecture, and innovation. Oversaw teams across Bologna and London, managing software development lifecycle, platform reliability, and strategic technology initiatives. Reported to Director of Infrastructure & Operations with full budget ownership for technology investments and operational costs.

Key Responsibilities Across Roles:

·       Managed engineering organizations including software development, infrastructure, and architecture teams (up to 10 direct and indirect reports plus contractors) across multiple locations.

·       Oversaw end-to-end software development lifecycle for customer-facing e-commerce applications, including both evolutionary development and corrective maintenance for business-critical systems.

·       Collaborated closely with Product Management to translate product roadmaps into technical specifications, development plans, and delivery commitments.

·       Defined architecture strategy and governance frameworks for e-commerce infrastructure supporting millions of daily transactions.

·       Managed annual technology budgets including development costs, infrastructure investments, and innovation programs, preparing business cases for Finance approval.

·       Led vendor relationships and cloud migration programs from on-premise to public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).

Key Achievements:

·       Achieved 90% reduction in repeatable manual activities through development process automation, CI/CD pipeline optimization, and infrastructure-as-code initiatives, reallocating engineering capacity to strategic product development.

·       Reduced support requests by 30% by empowering developers and business functions through self-service portals, improved documentation, and shared responsibility models.

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