Hi, I’m Daniel Cesanelli, a senior cloud architect and DevOps engineer with over 20 years of engineering experience, specializing in migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-native architectures. I’ve led remote-first teams, delivering enterprise-grade infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Docker, with a security-first approach (GDPR/ISO). I’m passionate about reliability, governance, and scalable platforms that support high-throughput environments.

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Hi, I’m Daniel Cesanelli, a senior cloud architect and DevOps engineer with over 20 years of engineering experience, specializing in migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-native architectures. I’ve led remote-first teams, delivering enterprise-grade infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Docker, with a security-first approach (GDPR/ISO). I’m passionate about reliability, governance, and scalable platforms that support high-throughput environments.

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Hi, I’m Daniel Cesanelli, a senior cloud architect and DevOps engineer with over 20 years of engineering experience, specializing in migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-native architectures.

I’ve led remote-first teams, delivering enterprise-grade infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Docker, with a security-first approach (GDPR/ISO). I’m passionate about reliability, governance, and scalable platforms that support high-throughput environments.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Work Experience

Technical Leader / Senior DevOps Engineer at ITX Corp.
January 1, 2013 - Present
Key Technical Leader for a 12-year ongoing engagement, driving the evolution from legacy infrastructure to modern, cloud-native AWS architectures. Cloud Architecture & Modernization: Led the strategic migration of core systems to AWS, designing enterprise-grade architectures using Terraform and Docker. DevOps & Automation: Standardized CI/CD pipelines across distributed teams, significantly improving deployment frequency and reliability while reducing manual operational overhead. Governance & Security: Established infrastructure governance, reliability standards (SRE), and security protocols to meet strict European enterprise compliance requirements. Team Leadership: Mentored senior engineers and collaborated with stakeholders to align technical strategy with long-term business goals.
Senior Software Engineer at Octavian Global Technologies
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2013
High-performance backend: Designed low-latency, high-concurrency back-end systems in C++ for regulated gaming platforms. Mission-critical reliability: Built Oracle-based transactional systems supporting 24/7 global operations, ensuring data integrity and high availability.
Senior Software Engineer
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2008
Diverse engineering background delivering mission-critical systems across gaming, fintech, and industrial automation sectors.

Education

Licenciado en Informática at Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2023
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
January 1, 2020 - February 4, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 1, 2020 - February 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Gaming

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert