Senior Solutions Architect at Banco Itaú

Senior Solutions Architect

Fernando
Azevedo

16+ years connecting business strategy and engineering through AWS, event-driven systems, data platforms, AI and financial-grade architecture.

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16+
years
4
AWS certifications
2
architecture MBAs
Fin
financial systems
Fernando F. Azevedo
AWSEvent-DrivenKafka

Certified

AWS Solutions ArchitectAWS Developer AssociateAWS Cloud PractitionerAWS AI PractitionerAWS Community Builder

MBA

MBA — Software Engineering with AIMBA — Solution Architecture (Full Cycle)

Financial-grade architecture

Cloud, integration and security decisions for high-criticality environments.

Distributed systems thinking

Event-driven platforms, data products, resilience and operational clarity.

Execution with trade-offs

Architecture that balances risk, speed, cost, governance and developer experience.

Technical leadership

Communication between business, product, security, engineering and operations.

Executive profile

A solution architect for regulated, high-impact systems

My strongest signal is the combination of engineering depth, financial-sector context and architecture communication. I design with trade-offs visible: risk, cost, security, resilience, developer experience and business timing.

Banco ItaúFinancial systemsAWSEvent-drivenData MeshAI
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16+

years across engineering and architecture

From hands-on delivery to solution architecture in financial-grade environments.

AWS

cloud architecture and Well-Architected practice

EKS, Lambda, Glue, MSK, security, observability and cost-aware architecture.

AI

enterprise AI and agentic workflows

Bedrock, RAG, AI-assisted DevOps, governance and practical automation.

Fin

banking, risk and integration context

Core banking, event-driven integration, compliance and secure decision-making.

Fit matrix

Where my background creates leverage

A recruiter-friendly and architect-friendly view of the evidence behind the profile.

Cloud modernization

AWS-first design for banking systems, serverless, containers, IaC and platform operations.

AWSEKSLambdaTerraform

Event-driven data platforms

Data Mesh, Kafka/MSK, streaming patterns, Glue and large-scale processing decisions.

KafkaMSKData MeshGlue

Security and governance

Zero Trust, IAM, KMS, WAF, compliance-aware design and DevSecOps pipelines.

Zero TrustIAMKMSDevSecOps

AI applied to engineering

Bedrock-powered portfolio, RAG, AI agents, secure automation and developer experience.

BedrockRAGAgentsDX

Architecture communication

C4, ADRs, SADs, trade-off narratives and alignment with product, security and operations.

C4ADRSADLeadership

Operational excellence

Observability-first delivery with OpenTelemetry, Datadog, SLO thinking and incident learning.

OTelDatadogSLOSRE
Architecture Playbook

A clearer view of how I make decisions

Principles, patterns and questions I use when designing regulated, high-impact systems.

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Event-driven banking integration

Decoupling domains, reducing synchronous dependencies and enabling auditable business events.

Kafka/MSKEventBridgeSchema RegistryOpenTelemetry

BFF plus microfrontend boundaries

Digital channels that need independent evolution, clear ownership and UX-specific APIs.

NestJSNext.jsReactClean Architecture

Serverless control plane

Low-ops workflows, scheduled automation, AI pipelines, newsletters and event-driven background jobs.

LambdaDynamoDBS3EventBridge

Signal map

The fastest way to understand my work

A focused map for recruiters, architects and technical leaders who want substance quickly.

Architecture Playbook

Principles, patterns and trade-off thinking.

Blog

Curated thinking on AI, AWS and market signals.

Operating model

Architecture with business context and engineering depth

Senior Solutions Architect at Banco Itaú with 16+ years connecting business strategy and engineering. I design cloud-native, event-driven, secure and scalable architectures for high-criticality environments, with a focus on decisions that reduce risk, accelerate delivery and sustain growth.

Architecture Expertise

Strong experience with Clean Architecture, DDD, CQRS, event-driven systems, microservices and high-scale architectures. I work with Data Mesh, Kafka, EKS and AWS Well-Architected to build resilient, auditable solutions aligned with business context.

DevSecOps & Security

Security-first architecture with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, Zero Trust and governance. Security is part of the solution design, not a late-stage checklist.

Data & Streaming

Data Mesh, Kafka/MSK, Glue, Redshift and large-scale processing.

AI & Innovation

I explore AI applied to engineering, architecture, data and intelligent automation, with attention to governance, security and real business value.

Trajectory

From engineering craft to solution architecture

A career shaped by engineering, architecture, digital products, cloud and financial systems.

Senior Solutions Architect

Current
Banco Itaú
Nov 2025 - Present
São Paulo, Brazil - Hybrid

Senior Solutions Architect at Banco Itaú, working with cloud, data, event-driven architectures and engineering practices for high-criticality financial environments. Proud Ituber building the future and translating business goals into secure, resilient and operable technology decisions.

AWS ProfessionalEKS / KubernetesKafka / MSKData MeshAWS GlueWell-ArchitectedDevSecOpsMicroservicesServerlessEvent-DrivenCost OptimizationFinancial ServicesBusiness Strategy

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2022 - 2023

Full Stack Developer

Freelancer.com
2019 - 2022

Higher Diploma in Computing

CCT College Dublin
2019 - 2020

UN Volunteer

United Nations
2020
ArchitectureEngineeringBlockchainEducationVolunteering

AWS

Well-Architected thinking

How I reason about trade-offs across security, reliability, performance, cost, operations and sustainability.

AWS Well-Architected Framework

Skills

Architecture Stack

Technical domains I use to turn complex requirements into secure, scalable and operable platforms.

Overall Score

83% +4.2% YoY

Total Skills

37Across 8 namespaces

High Perf.

22>=85% proficiency

Top Skill

95%AWS & Microservices

Skill Growth Over Time

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Namespace Performance

88%Architecture
88%AWS & Cloud
82%Data & Streaming
84%DevSecOps
83%Observability & SRE
83%Development
80%Databases
72%AI & Automation
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Work

Architectures and Work

Selected cases that show how I think about domains, integration, security, operations, data and user experience.

Digital Banking Core Modernization

Architectural modernization for digital banking, combining domain boundaries, BFFs, microfrontends and event-driven integration.

AWS
NestJS
React
Kubernetes
+4

AI-Powered Cybersecurity Agent for Pentesting

AI agent architecture for cybersecurity workflows, connecting MCP, secure tool access, vulnerability context and structured reporting.

MCP
Amazon Bedrock
Docker
Python
+7

Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) Platform

Enterprise blockchain platform for token issuance, smart contract lifecycle management, secure key handling and GitOps delivery.

Ethereum
Web3.js
NestJS
AWS
+3

NFT Marketplace and Launchpad Ecosystem

NFT marketplace and launchpad ecosystem with wallet authentication, multi-chain flows, auction mechanics and decentralized storage.

Solidity
React
Node.js
IPFS
+2

Digital Signature Platform using NFTs

Digital signature architecture using NFT-based proof, mobile access, QR validation and identity assurance patterns.

AWS Lambda
Cognito
React Native
Ethers.js
+1

AI-Powered DevOps Automation

LLM-powered engineering automation for code review, CI/CD support, RAG knowledge flows and operational anomaly detection.

OpenAI
Amazon Bedrock
Langchain
Pinecone
+2

Thinking in public

Writing and curated signals

A reading layer for AI, AWS, technology and market movements.

Audio

Podcasts and audio notes

Audio reflections on architecture, AWS, AI, financial markets and applied technology. A way to study in public, document ideas and share perspective.

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Terminal for technical explorers

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I like conversations that sharpen architecture.

I am proud to be building at Banco Itaú today. This space is for serious exchanges about cloud, AI, financial systems, leadership and engineering craft.

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