Jose Lozano

Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Consultant

Salary / Daily rate

Madrid, Spain

Freelance

Remote only

Skills

LinuxSite reliability engineeringSystem & Network AdministrationGoogle Cloud PlatformAWSOracle CloudAnsibleKubernetesDockerBlockchainCybersecurityNetwork EngineeringAzureDevOpsWeb3OVHcloudOpenShiftAmazon EC2

Languages

Spanish (Native)English (Fluent)

About me

Intro

Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Consultant with 14+ years architecting enterprise-grade hybrid-cloud solutions across AWS, GCP, and OpenStack. Specialized in NFV/SDN deployments and CI/CD automation that reduced delivery cycles from days to hours for telco clients. Expert in Python/Ansible frameworks, Kubernetes orchestration, and multicloud infrastructure—delivering scalable, high-performance solutions for complex enterprise needs.

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Work experience

Senior Infrastructure Consultant

Independent Contractor

Feb 2018 - Present

8 years 9 months

Remote

– Architected and automated scalable cloud infrastructure using OpenStack and SDN for service provider clients. – Engineered highly available hybrid-cloud network solutions between on- premise data centers and public clouds (AWS, GCP). – Implemented CI/CD pipelines to automate the lifecycle of Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs), reducing delivery time from days to hours. – Led the deployment of large-scale Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) based on OpenStack and Openshift. – Developed custom Python and Ansible frameworks for automated network compliance and validation. – Optimized Linux Kernel and OS performance for high-throughput Telco workloads. – Designed and deployed multicloud validator nodes infrastructure for several blockchain projects (hosting VMs in AWS, OVH, and baremetal in Heztner). – Implemented observability platform among several public cloud and VPS providers using Prometheus and Grafana.

Infrastructure & Solution Architect

Independent Contractor

Jun 2011 - Dec 2017

6 years 7 months

Madrid, Spain

– Technical lead on infrastructure modernization projects, driving the early adoption of SDN and OpenStack frameworks to improve agility. – Designed automated deployment frameworks for IP, Cloud, and Data Center solutions for large-scale operators. – Conducted advanced Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for high-impact network incidents in mobile operator cores. – Built proof-of-concept environments to validate SDN orchestration capabilities for R&D initiatives.

Network Engineer & Technical Instructor

Various Contracts

Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

5 years 1 month

Madrid, Spain

– Executed multiple networking projects focused on Cisco infrastructure, network security, and professional training (CCNA Instructor). Focused on routing, switching, and initial data center deployments.


Education

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Telecommunications Technical Engineer


Licenses & certifications

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

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Certified by EC-Council

CCNA Security

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Certified by Cisco

CCDP

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Certified by Cisco

CCNP

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Certified by Cisco

JNCIS-SP

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Certified by Juniper Networks

JNCIP-Cloud

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Certified by Juniper Networks

Mirantis OpenStack Professional

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Certified by Mirantis

OCI Multicloud Architect

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Certified by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

AWS Solutions Architect

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Certified by Amazon Web Services

GCP Professional Architect/Network Engineer

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Certified by Google

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