Hooman Javadpoor
Platform Engineering Tech Lead | Cloud, DevOps & SRE
Netherlands
Platform Engineering Tech Lead with 9+ years of experience leading cloud and infrastructure teams. Proven ability to define platform strategy, lead DevOps and SRE teams, and align technical decisions with Banking & FinTech compliance (HSM, RBAC, Zero Trust).
Technical & Strategic Skills
A glimpse into the technologies and strategies I work with.
Platforms & Orchestration
Azure, GCP, Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, RKE2), Docker, Helm, VMware vSphere
IaC & GitOps
Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD, Crossplane, environment standardization
CI/CD & Security
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure AD, Zero Trust, HSM, WAF, DDoS protection
Reliability & Observability
Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, SRE (SLIs/SLOs), Incident Management
Languages & Automation
Python (FastAPI), Go, Bash scripting, REST APIs, Internal Tooling
Leadership & Collaboration
Platform strategy, technical leadership, mentoring, stakeholder communication, Agile & Scrum
Professional Experience
A track record of leading engineering teams and designing scalable infrastructure across global markets.
Lead Platform Engineer / VDI Architect (Co-Founder)
NexCore
Utrecht, Netherlands
2023 – Present
- Designed and operated a multi-cloud Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform supporting enterprise and education customers, with a strong focus on security, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Defined cloud and network architecture including segmentation, firewall policies, zero-trust principles, and secure remote access.
- Implemented Terraform and GitOps (ArgoCD) to standardize environments and eliminate configuration drift.
- Established observability standards (Prometheus/Grafana) to support production readiness and on-call response.
- Optimized cloud resource usage and licensing, achieving significant cost reductions vs. hyperscaler designs.
Principal Cloud Architect (Full-Time / Remote)
On Call Practice
New York, NY, USA
2023 – 2025
- Designed secure, multi‑tenant Azure architecture for a healthcare CRM/VoIP platform.
- Implemented security controls aligned with healthcare data protection and privacy requirements (HIPAA-grade).
- Automated operational workflows, reducing administrative workload by 2 hours per user per day.
- Integrated Microsoft 365 APIs and cloud services to streamline operational workflows.
- Supported the integration of AI‑based voice analysis capabilities into the platform.
R&D Manager & Board Member (Technology & Cloud)
Rahaco
Tehran, Iran
2019 – 2023
- Directed cloud and R&D initiatives for 200+ enterprise projects across banking, education, and government.
- Project: Pasargad Bank (VDI Cloud) – Architected an on-prem solution for 1,000+ nodes, saving ~$380K annually.
- Project: Iran University of Medical Sciences – Designed hyper-converged infra for high-IOPS medical workloads.
- Led modernization programs migrating legacy systems to hybrid cloud, reducing infrastructure costs by ~30%.
- Mentored senior engineers and defined organization-wide CI/CD and infrastructure automation standards.
Senior Platform / DevOps Engineer (Part-Time / Contract)
Tosansoha
Tehran, Iran
2023 – 2024
- Operated Kubernetes clusters for national ticketing (metro and railway) platforms handling 1M+ requests/min at 99.99% uptime.
- Managed cryptographic infrastructure and HSM upgrades to meet financial regulatory compliance.
- Designed Azure AD IAM strategies (RBAC/Least-Privilege) for mission-critical ticketing systems.
- Led incident response and post-incident reviews, improving platform resilience and operational maturity.
Technical Team Lead (Part-Time / Remote)
Taotaro
Hong Kong
2022 – 2023
- Led a distributed team building a real-time FinOps platform; defined system architecture and scalability targets.
- Collaborated closely with product management to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Established engineering standards for CI/CD and infrastructure automation to ensure code quality and speed.
- Mentored engineers and supported team growth through technical guidance and design reviews.
Head of Infrastructure & SRE (Part-Time / Contract)
BaratCredit
Tehran, Iran
2022 – 2023
- Built SRE foundations for a BNPL fintech platform, scaling to 200,000 users and 10,000 merchants.
- Improved uptime to 99.98% through automated recovery mechanisms and robust monitoring/alerting.
- Owned infrastructure cost management and capacity planning.
- Worked closely with engineering and product teams to align platform reliability with business growth.
Selected Projects
A highlight of complex infrastructure and platform engineering projects I have led.
TomanPay (FinTech)
Led a hybrid cloud redesign for a payment platform supporting 10k+ concurrent users and 1M+ daily transactions. Reduced infrastructure overhead by 35% through containerization and automated scaling.
Hybrid Cloud
FinTech
High Scale
Cost Optimization
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