Naiara de Sousa Santos

Over the past six years, I have built a solid career as a Network and Cloud Engineer, specializing in bridging the gap between traditional enterprise infrastructure and modern multi-cloud environments. My expertise lies in designing, securing, and maintaining highly available production networks within high-stakes industries, including global insurance and the fast-paced financial technology (fintech) sector.
What defines my approach to infrastructure is the integration of NetDevOps practices. Rather than relying purely on manual configurations, I actively use Python and Terraform to automate workflows, optimize traffic routing, and streamline firewall management across multi-vendor setups (such as Palo Alto, Fortigate, and Cisco). I have a proven track record of handling complex routing policies with BGP, architecting secure hybrid connectivity using AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute, and ensuring robust security through advanced WAF and IDS/IPS configurations.
Throughout my career, I have successfully driven high-impact projects from inception to completion. At Stone Payments, I was instrumental in scaling a secure multi-cloud ecosystem (AWS, Azure, GCP), executing critical data center migrations, and transitioning the infrastructure into a resilient Azure Hub-and-Spoke topology. More recently, supporting Sedgwick's global operations, I focused on optimizing cloud asset visibility through custom automation scripts and safeguarding critical assets with enterprise-grade security tools. Combined with a strong background in deploying end-to-end observability stacks (Zabbix and Elasticsearch), I thrive in collaborative environments where I can act as a trusted technical advisor, turning complex infrastructural challenges into scalable, secure, and automated solutions.