Hi, I’m Rafael Vicente. I’m a cloud-focused Solutions Architect with over eight years of experience turning ambitious digital visions into practical, secure cloud solutions. I love collaborating with cross-functional teams to design architectures that scale and endure. My approach blends strategic thinking with deep technical know-how, always aiming for continuous improvement and real business impact. I have a track record leading end-to-end cloud transformations for financial institutions like Santander and for energy and telecom sectors, delivering reliable migrations, robust security, and efficient operations.

Rafael Vicente

Hi, I’m Rafael Vicente. I’m a cloud-focused Solutions Architect with over eight years of experience turning ambitious digital visions into practical, secure cloud solutions. I love collaborating with cross-functional teams to design architectures that scale and endure. My approach blends strategic thinking with deep technical know-how, always aiming for continuous improvement and real business impact. I have a track record leading end-to-end cloud transformations for financial institutions like Santander and for energy and telecom sectors, delivering reliable migrations, robust security, and efficient operations.

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Hi, I’m Rafael Vicente. I’m a cloud-focused Solutions Architect with over eight years of experience turning ambitious digital visions into practical, secure cloud solutions. I love collaborating with cross-functional teams to design architectures that scale and endure.

My approach blends strategic thinking with deep technical know-how, always aiming for continuous improvement and real business impact. I have a track record leading end-to-end cloud transformations for financial institutions like Santander and for energy and telecom sectors, delivering reliable migrations, robust security, and efficient operations.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced
German
Beginner
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Junior Developer at ASIX
June 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018
In charge of updating the corporate website to .NET using MVC, C#, SQL Server; implemented unit tests and frontend updates with Angular, Bootstrap, and Kendo.
Senior Developer at ASIX
May 1, 2018 - July 1, 2019
Realization of ERP projects and websites in .NET Core 2.2; MVC pattern, Unit of Work, Repository, Dependency Injection; frontend with Angular/Bootstrap; established testing and ORM approaches.
Solution Architect at Hoffman
July 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
In charge of migrating the company’s services to AWS; Docker connectors, self-scaling orchestration via ECS/EKS; CI/CD setup with AWS CodePipeline; cloud-based app modernization.
Solution Architect at Santander Bank
March 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Leading end-to-end cloud transformation initiatives; migrating critical financial applications to AWS/Azure; designing secure, scalable architectures aligned with banking standards; ensuring migration continuity.
Solution Architect at CEPSA
May 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
In charge of assisting multiple teams with cloud-native infrastructure tasks; designing secure, scalable architectures for energy sector use cases; enabling AWS/Azure migrations and modernizing legacy platforms.

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional at Amazon Web Services
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Azure Fundamentals at Microsoft Learn
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Microsoft Certified Professional at Microsoft
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services