Miguel Angel Giraldo | Observability Professional Dashboard

Executive Snapshot

IT professional with 10+ years across platform engineering, observability, consulting, and IT strategy. I lead reliability and automation initiatives in regulated and real-time environments, and I translate business priorities into platform outcomes with clear operational value.

Emerging Technology-Aligned View

Primary Value

SRE + Observability

Platform-first delivery for critical services

Operating Context

24/7 + Regulated

Banking and real-time weather data

Delivery Range

Strategy to Hands-On

Roadmaps, architecture, and implementation

Leadership Signal

Agile + Ownership

Stakeholder alignment and execution discipline

IT Delivery Experience

10+ years

Consulting, architecture, platform engineering, strategy

Observability Focus

4+ years

Telemetry, alerting, incident visibility, operations

Regulated + Real-Time Scope

Banking + Weather

Mission-critical and compliance-sensitive services

Cloud Certifications

Google ACE, Azure Administrator, Scrum Master, and Elasticsearch level progression

Impact Highlights

Designed and operated centralized observability platforms with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus for 24/7 production systems.
Led transformation initiatives for regulated financial and insurance organizations, aligning architecture and governance with business outcomes.
Combined hands-on DevOps execution (GitOps, CI/CD, containers, automation) with product mindset and Agile leadership.

Capability Signal

Observability and Monitoring Platforms 95%
Site Reliability and Platform Operations 92%
Automation, CI/CD, and GitOps 90%
IT Strategy and Governance 88%
Product-Oriented Delivery 86%

Language Telemetry

Spanish

Native

Mother tongue

English

Advanced professional fluency

French

Basic

Basic conversational level

German

Basic

Basic conversational level

Impact Evidence Timeline

Each role is structured as challenge, action, and outcomes to accelerate recruiter pattern-matching.

Challenge

Scale operational reliability for real-time weather services while reducing manual incident workload.
Actions
- Built and operated centralized observability pipelines with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Introduced GitOps and GitLab CI/CD patterns to standardize and accelerate deployments.
Outcomes
- Improved end-to-end platform visibility and response confidence.
- Reduced repetitive operational toil through Ansible and Bash automation.
Challenge

Align transformation strategy with strict governance, security, and operational constraints.
Actions
- Led SD-WAN and microsegmentation roadmap initiatives for large enterprise contexts.
- Designed observability transformation frameworks and operating models for MAPFRE.
Outcomes
- Improved strategic clarity for enterprise transformation programs.
- Established scalable governance blueprints for DevOps and observability adoption.
Challenge

Decrease recovery friction and manual coordination in audit-sensitive disaster recovery processes.
Actions
- Delivered end-to-end workflow automation using Node.js, Angular, Python, Bash, and Ansible.
- Integrated tooling with CMDB and documentation systems for traceability.
Outcomes
- Raised disaster recovery readiness through automation and validation workflows.
- Improved delivery speed while preserving regulatory alignment.
Challenge

Ensure high-availability telemetry and reliable incident visibility across critical banking workloads.
Actions
- Engineered telemetry pipelines with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus, and Grafana in containerized environments.
- Implemented Terraform and Ansible-driven infrastructure delivery on OpenShift and Kubernetes.
Outcomes
- Enabled near real-time observability signals with Kafka-backed ingestion.
- Strengthened SRE incident workflows with improved dashboarding and alerting context.
Challenge

Deliver robust network and security architectures for enterprise-scale projects with demanding performance requirements.
Actions
- Designed SD-WAN, firewalling, and WiFi architecture patterns.
- Collaborated on end-to-end network/security implementation design for high-profile projects.
Outcomes
- Enabled scalable network/security delivery across enterprise initiatives.
- Contributed to WiFi design for Real Madrid's New Bernabeu Stadium.
Challenge

Execute diverse network and security projects while maintaining delivery speed and design consistency.
Actions
- Delivered firewalling, SD-WAN, and WiFi projects as architect and delivery engineer.
- Contributed to virtualization and cloud landing-zone design efforts.
Outcomes
- Established broad domain depth across networking, security, and infrastructure foundations.
- Strengthened cross-domain delivery capability for later platform-focused roles.
Challenge

Support technical pre-sales and account execution across broad Cisco networking portfolios.
Actions
- Provided solution guidance in Cisco-focused sales cycles.
- Supported smaller account management while coordinating with sales teams.
Outcomes
- Built strong stakeholder communication and solution-positioning foundations.
- Developed business-facing technical translation skills used in later consulting roles.

Skills Matrix

Signal board shows highest-impact competencies first. Expand for full technical and professional matrix.

Signal Board

Top Recruiter Signals

Technical Signals

ElasticsearchGrafanaPrometheusGitOpsKubernetesTerraformStakeholder alignmentOwnership mindsetStructured communicationOpenTelemetry

Leadership Signals

Strategic thinkingOwnership and accountabilityOrganization and planningTeamwork orientationAdaptability to changeEmpathy and emotional intelligence

Recruiter View

Positioning focused on market-fit roles across platform engineering, software delivery, security-aware operations, and technical leadership.

Recruiter Mode

Prioritizes uptime, operational resilience, and scalable runbooks.

SREAutomationIncident responsePlatform stability

Market-Fit Roles

Senior Site Reliability / Platform Reliability Engineer
High fit

Strong track record in 24/7 operations, observability, and automation for production-critical platforms.

Elasticsearch/Kibana/Grafana/PrometheusGitOps and CI/CDContainer platform operationsIncident visibility
Observability Platform Engineer / Lead
High fit

Direct ownership of centralized telemetry pipelines and dashboards in high-scale and regulated environments.

Monitoring architectureLog and metrics pipelinesSRE collaborationAlerting design
DevOps Platform Engineer (Security-Aware)
High fit

Experience across infrastructure automation, cloud-native operations, and security-conscious enterprise projects.

Terraform and AnsibleNomad/Kubernetes/OpenShiftMicrosegmentation exposureGovernance and stakeholder context
Technical Product Owner - Platform / Observability
Medium-High fit

Consulting + engineering background enables prioritization of platform investments based on business value.

Operating model designStakeholder alignmentAgile leadershipValue-driven delivery

What You Can Expect

Bridges strategy and execution: can move from leadership-level framing to implementation detail with delivery accountability.
Proven in regulated and mission-critical contexts where reliability, governance, and security standards all matter.
Combines platform engineering, observability, and communication skills to align technical decisions with business priorities.

Availability: open to strategic platform and observability roles. Contact details available in the profile card.

Executive Snapshot

Impact Highlights

Capability Signal

Language Telemetry

Impact Evidence Timeline

Skills Matrix

Signal Board

Soft Skills

Core Platform and Observability

Automation and Engineering

Strategy and Delivery

Data & Collaboration

Leadership and Collaboration Skills

Emerging Technology Differentiator Skills

Education & Certifications

Key Certifications

Formal Education

Recruiter View

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Market-Fit Roles

What You Can Expect