Barko Lera

About Barko Lera

Technically astute and solution-oriented professional with 9 + years of experience in leading all aspects of cloud infrastructure design, development, and implementation within top-tier organizations. Collaborate with stakeholders in developing complex end-to-end enterprise solutions on the cloud platform. Apply technical knowledge and business insights to create a migration and modernization roadmap with customers using the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). Ensure that all solutions leverage the design and operational guidance provided by the Well-Architected Framework (WAF) across all pillars, including performance efficiency, security, operational excellence, reliability, and cost optimization.• Collaborate with a diverse range of teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and perspectives, identify technical challenges, and create comprehensive cloud solution architectures and strategies that resonate with business requirements.• Hands-on technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, and technology management.• Experience and understanding of large-scale application portfolios in enterprise-wide environments (including migration of on-premises workloads to the cloud).• Continuously monitor and optimize the performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of Azure cloud services, ensuring that solutions meet the needs of all users.• Advocate for strong security measures that protect the privacy and data of all users, making sure that cloud solutions are compliant with diverse global regulations and standards.• Creating effective disaster recovery and business continuity plans that prioritize inclusivity and accessibility for all team members.• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including SOP, O&M, and SDD, utilizing transparent and inclusive language, architecture diagrams, and deployment guides.• Stay up to date with the latest cloud technologies and industry trends and actively seek opportunities to enhance existing processes and technologies to serve the business better.• Experience with designing and implementing scalable microservice architectures using container orchestration and containerization, like Kubernetes and Docker.• Experience with scalable architecture using Azure App Service, API management, serverless technologies, Azure functions, and logic apps.• Experience with software development practices and DevOps using CI/CD tool chains (i.e, Azure DevOps, GitHub).

Experience

1. Cloud Solution Architect

   BECU

   Feb 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Responsibilities;• Provided strategic guidance for infrastructure migration techniques, including large-scale application transfers to the cloud, and successfully executed the migration of applications and data from on-premises to Azure using various tools.• Implemented CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure as code using tools like Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Biceps, and Terraform• Designed and configured hub-spoke virtual networks, subnets, VPNs, and ExpressRoute connections.• Designed and developed both platform and application landing zones for multi-user web applications, facilitating robust and scalable deployments• Implemented network security and traffic management using tools like Azure Firewall, Azure Load Balancer, Traffic Manager, and Front Door.• Deployed Cloud Native Applications using Azure PaaS Capabilities (App Services Plans, Key Vault, SQL Azure DB, Azure Functions, Containers, AKS, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management)• Managed identity and access controls, including configuring Azure Active Directory, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and implementing single sign-on (SSO) solutions.• Set up monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor and Azure Log Analytics. Managing and optimizing resource usage and costs through tools like Azure Cost Management.• Designed and implemented Azure storage solutions, including Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, and Azure Data Lake Storage.• Collaborate intensively with DevOps teams to establish streamlined CI/CD pipelines, while automating infrastructure deployment and upkeep

Education

• Caltech

  Master's degree

  2017 — 2019