I am a detail-oriented AI Solution Architect and DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in architecting, deploying, and securing enterprise-level cloud and bare-metal infrastructures. I possess strong expertise in Linux internals, networking, automation, and security, and I am particularly skilled in designing and optimizing high-throughput distributed systems. My technical proficiencies include cloud technologies like Proxmox VE, VMware, AWS, Kubernetes, and I am experienced with CI/CD automation, security hardening, and multi-agent AI system orchestration. Throughout my career, I have worked in finance and cybersecurity sectors, developing bespoke cybersecurity solutions, managing infrastructure and pipelines with a DevSecOps approach, and leading teams in blockchain and crypto startups. I am passionate about leveraging AI and automation to solve complex problems and continuously improve operational efficiency and security in technology environments.

Michal Paraschidis

I am a detail-oriented AI Solution Architect and DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in architecting, deploying, and securing enterprise-level cloud and bare-metal infrastructures. I possess strong expertise in Linux internals, networking, automation, and security, and I am particularly skilled in designing and optimizing high-throughput distributed systems. My technical proficiencies include cloud technologies like Proxmox VE, VMware, AWS, Kubernetes, and I am experienced with CI/CD automation, security hardening, and multi-agent AI system orchestration. Throughout my career, I have worked in finance and cybersecurity sectors, developing bespoke cybersecurity solutions, managing infrastructure and pipelines with a DevSecOps approach, and leading teams in blockchain and crypto startups. I am passionate about leveraging AI and automation to solve complex problems and continuously improve operational efficiency and security in technology environments.

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I am a detail-oriented AI Solution Architect and DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in architecting, deploying, and securing enterprise-level cloud and bare-metal infrastructures. I possess strong expertise in Linux internals, networking, automation, and security, and I am particularly skilled in designing and optimizing high-throughput distributed systems. My technical proficiencies include cloud technologies like Proxmox VE, VMware, AWS, Kubernetes, and I am experienced with CI/CD automation, security hardening, and multi-agent AI system orchestration.

Throughout my career, I have worked in finance and cybersecurity sectors, developing bespoke cybersecurity solutions, managing infrastructure and pipelines with a DevSecOps approach, and leading teams in blockchain and crypto startups. I am passionate about leveraging AI and automation to solve complex problems and continuously improve operational efficiency and security in technology environments.

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Work Experience

Solution Architect / DevSecOps / Head of Customer Success at Dreamlab Technology AG
January 1, 2017 - Present
Architected and deployed bespoke cybersecurity solutions, including Cyobs, by gathering client requirements and managing end-to-end implementations. Designed and built high-availability Proxmox VE clusters with secure network segmentation and disaster recovery. Automated infrastructure inventory management using NetBox integrated into provisioning and monitoring systems. Built and managed comprehensive CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, ArgoCD, and Harbor, embedding container security scanning via Snyk. Developed internal AI models for large-scale automated website content categorization and co-created the Swiss Cyber Space Report presented at Swiss Cyber Security Days.
Contracting - DevOps at Relai AG
March 31, 2022 - August 26, 2025
Established platform-wide mTLS communication across GKE clusters to enhance zero-trust security. Architected and tested a high-availability environment for a Bitcoin wallet solution using GitLab CI for build and deployment automation. Conducted security hardening and penetration testing to safeguard the cryptocurrency platform, integrating continuous feedback into DevOps cycles.
DevOps at Monetas AG
December 31, 2016 - August 26, 2025
Led a distributed DevOps team following agile methodologies to modernize blockchain-based transaction platforms. Deployed AWS infrastructure with Ansible to ensure high availability and secure CI/CD pipelines powered by Jenkins. Optimized cloud migration strategies to improve scalability and reduce operational costs.
Senior Linux Administrator at Roche
December 31, 2015 - August 26, 2025
Introduced AWS cloud to the DevOps department for faster prototyping and deployment. Enhanced Jenkins and EC-based CI/CD pipelines and delivered Git training for developer productivity improvement.
Senior System Administrator at Centralway AG
October 31, 2015 - August 26, 2025
Designed secure and scalable AWS architectures for financial applications with VPC, auto-scaling, and CloudFormation. Automated deployments using Puppet and Ansible to reduce downtime and manual effort. Migrated on-premises CloudStack infrastructure to AWS cloud.
Senior System Administrator at Datapipe
April 30, 2014 - August 26, 2025
Managed large-scale Linux/Unix environments with Puppet, maintaining stability across global AWS and VMware ESX virtualized infrastructures. Troubleshot complex OS, MySQL, VMware, and networking issues under strict SLAs and ITIL processes.
Learning Systems Developer and Administrator at University of East London
February 28, 2012 - August 26, 2025
Developed and maintained a Moodle-based Virtual Learning Environment hosted on VMware ESX cluster.
IT Support Officer at The University of Greenwich
June 30, 2009 - August 26, 2025
Provided technical support with specialization in network troubleshooting and desktop management.

Education

BEng in Computer Systems & Networking at The University of Greenwich
October 1, 2005 - June 30, 2009

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services