Open-minded, detail-oriented, and proactive technology professional specializing in AI platform engineering, cloud security, and FinOps. I set up and train AI coding environments, orchestrate AI agents and workflow automation, and build resilient cloud/network/overlay infrastructures (including remote sites with failover connectivity) while optimizing cloud cost and telemetry. Backed by a strong foundation in Linux, networking, and security, I have supported large-scale infrastructure transformations and cloud migrations of business-critical systems. I also integrate secure APIs when required and bring strong ownership across engineering delivery, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

Francesco Baraldi

Open-minded, detail-oriented, and proactive technology professional specializing in AI platform engineering, cloud security, and FinOps. I set up and train AI coding environments, orchestrate AI agents and workflow automation, and build resilient cloud/network/overlay infrastructures (including remote sites with failover connectivity) while optimizing cloud cost and telemetry. Backed by a strong foundation in Linux, networking, and security, I have supported large-scale infrastructure transformations and cloud migrations of business-critical systems. I also integrate secure APIs when required and bring strong ownership across engineering delivery, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

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Open-minded, detail-oriented, and proactive technology professional specializing in AI platform engineering, cloud security, and FinOps. I set up and train AI coding environments, orchestrate AI agents and workflow automation, and build resilient cloud/network/overlay infrastructures (including remote sites with failover connectivity) while optimizing cloud cost and telemetry.

Backed by a strong foundation in Linux, networking, and security, I have supported large-scale infrastructure transformations and cloud migrations of business-critical systems. I also integrate secure APIs when required and bring strong ownership across engineering delivery, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Career break - Professional development
August 1, 2026 - Present
Professional development period in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Singapore, focused on AI coding environments, AI agents orchestration, cloud cost optimization/telemetry for FinOps, and cloud/network security & overlay network design.
Frontend Programmer, Senior AI and Backend Engineer at Oryx Technology
May 15, 2024 - July 31, 2026
Built and maintained cross-platform mobile/web/desktop game experiences using a maintainable Flutter/Dart codebase. Used Android Studio and Xcode emulators for rapid testing, profiling, and optimization. Worked with GitHub repositories and AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, Copilot tools). Coordinated delivery using Linear, leveraging AI features for backlog grooming, task breakdown, prioritization, and status reporting. Used Figma for collaborative design and supported a modern AI-augmented engineering workflow.
Front-End Programmer, Senior AI and Backend Engineer at Oryx Technology
May 15, 2024 - July 31, 2026
Doha-based mobile game studio building cross-platform gaming experiences with an AI-centric development stack. Development across mobile/web/desktop targets using a single Dart/Flutter codebase (Android, iOS, Linux, macOS). Uses Android Studio and Apple Xcode emulators for rapid testing and profiling. Day-to-day development uses VS Code/Vim with AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Cursor, Windsurf) to accelerate coding/refactoring/debugging/review. Project delivery coordinated through Linear with AI-assisted workflow features; collaborative design with Figma.
Senior DNS Consultant at Whalebone
August 1, 2023 - October 15, 2023
Senior DNS consultant supporting DNS-based filtering solutions for service providers and governments. Helped bootstrap the DNS4EU project, defining production-ready technologies, evaluating candidate protocols for deployment, coordinating cross-team communication/partner relationships, and selecting security protocols. DNS4EU Public Service integrated into Chromium-based browser settings as of 2026-01-18. Work includes Knot DNS with DoT/DoH/DoQ and DNSSEC, backend transport/app security (mTLS and WireGuard), TLS 1.3 PKI infrastructure, anycast DNS with BGP, and routing suite work (FRR/BIRD2), plus Kubernetes overlay/network scouting with Cilium.
Senior Network & Security Engineer at Solar Turbines
January 1, 2022 - July 14, 2023
Remote NOC team member responsible for implementing and troubleshooting secure network connections for major oil & gas companies. Acts as final escalation point for complex troubleshooting with third parties; contributed to network migrations, optimization, and strategic network projects. Work required advanced GNU/Linux skills for connected devices running open-source software with up to three layers of encrypted/unencrypted nested encapsulations.
Senior Network & Security Engineer at ESA - European Space Agency
March 1, 2020 - October 15, 2020
External contractor in ESA Network & Security Operations working with primary partners AT&T and DXC Technology, supporting network and security operations.
Senior Security & Datacenter Consultant at BT Italia
September 1, 2018 - February 28, 2020
Contributed to data center and security initiatives for top-tier Italian/international corporate clients and national institutions. Oversaw delivery across heterogeneous technologies; led migration of workloads from on-premises to AWS and Azure under strict time-to-market requirements. Work included firewall/security tooling and network architecture components.
Cloud Migration & Implementation Delivery Associate Manager (Technology Consulting) at Accenture
June 14, 2017 - August 19, 2018
Led network migration projects during transition from on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments. Served as Network Architect for top-tier clients in Italy; performed physical activities directly at Fastweb data centers (Bernina and Caracciolo). Designed and implemented major NAT types to satisfy migration constraints while maintaining service availability.
Senior Network Presale and Project Management at GTI S.r.l
January 1, 2016 - May 31, 2015
Led the network team; supported presales; designed and implemented network and security projects. Work included structured cabling/VoIP-related infrastructure, routers/switches/firewalls/WLAN components, site surveys, and migrations into virtualized environments.
Senior Network and Security Engineer (System Integrator) at Engineering S.p.A.
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
Configured Palo Alto and Cisco ASA devices from scratch. Resolved complex issues in a multitasking environment under strict SLAs. Supported enterprise network/security operations using Palo Alto and Cisco ASA suites, routers, and switching technologies, plus proxy/load balancer and monitoring tooling.
Senior Network and Security Engineer at Engineering S.p.A.
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
Configured Palo Alto and Cisco ASA devices from scratch and resolved complex issues under strict service level agreements (SLAs).
Linux Server Administrator at DHL Deutsche Post
February 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012
Operations role administering/troubleshooting and hardening Red Hat production servers; included network backup procedures (rsync/ssh) and SAN-related knowledge; restored bare metal servers and updated security/testing procedures.
Network Services Specialist - 2nd Level Support at McKinsey&Company
January 2, 2007 - January 31, 2010
Provided 24/7 global NOC support. Configured security appliance policies and troubleshot network operations issues without escalation beyond role. Included setup/testing for monitoring features and cross-training.
1st Level IT Support at Tetra Pak Italiana
January 15, 2003 - January 31, 2007
Provided first-level IT support in a packaging industry environment.

Education

Other at Italian Scientific High School Diploma - Liceo Scientifico (A.F Formiggini)
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2000

Qualifications

Software Development (networking/certificates)
January 11, 2030 - August 9, 2026
One Million Prompters (Dubai Future Foundation)
January 11, 2030 - August 9, 2026
Software Development with Claude Code (DataCamp)
January 11, 2030 - August 9, 2026
Retrieval-Augmented Generation with LangChain (DataCamp)
January 11, 2030 - August 9, 2026
Deploying AI into Production with FastAPI (DataCamp)
January 11, 2030 - August 9, 2026
Agentic Systems with LangGraph (DataCamp)
January 11, 2030 - August 9, 2026
CCNA MPLS Core technologies and MPLS Layer 3 VPNs (Exam prep)
March 25, 2019 - August 9, 2026
Cilium Certified Associate (CCA)
January 1, 2027 - August 9, 2026
AWS Technical Essentials
February 6, 2017 - August 9, 2026
RH300-Red Hat Rapid Track Course + RHCE
September 20, 2010 - September 24, 2010
Utilizzo avanzato del firewall di OpenBSD - PF
March 11, 2006 - August 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Gaming, Financial Services, Government, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Energy & Utilities