Ana Valdez
@anavaldez
I build secure, scalable cloud and data-protection architectures for global enterprises.
What I'm looking for
At Boston Consulting Group, I define and govern global IT domain architecture across cloud, data, security, and applications. I translate complex technical strategies into business outcomes while advancing secure, scalable architectures for global growth.
I've led product security and digital collaboration initiatives centered on data loss prevention, Zero Trust, identity and access management, encryption, classification policies, and regulatory compliance. My work spans HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, COBIT, and ITIL.
Previously, at Dell Technologies, I designed disaster recovery processes for large-scale multi-tenant data-protection workloads. My experience also includes enterprise implementations and technical support at IBM, Zscaler, Citrix, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, ServiceAide, and Axim.
I'm a polyglot technology leader and Women in Tech coach who enjoys helping people grow in technology. I bring experience across cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, virtualization, networking, technical writing, and Agile delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Global IT Domain Architect Expert Senior Manager
Nov 2025 - Present (9 months)
Define and govern global IT domain architecture standards, ensuring consistency across cloud, data, security, and applications. Partner with senior stakeholders to align IT strategy with business objectives and digital transformation initiatives.
Product Security - Digital Collaboration Cybersecurity Solutions Architect Manager on Data Loss Prevention and User Experience program. Create and customize data patterns, classification policies, and regex expressions.
Senior Solutions Architect in Data Protection and Management
Jun 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Apply architectural perspective to businesses, as well as IT designing new systems and changes or enhancements to existing systems that modify the architecture. Design and implement the customer's disaster recovery process for data protection workloads in accordance with industry best practices in a large-scale multi-tenant environment.
Technical Content Writer – Professional Services
Freelance
Apr 2021 - Jun 2023 (2 years 2 months)
Write compelling products and landing pages. Ensure content accuracy and consistency across the platform. Optimize content using provided keywords to maximize SEO ranking.
Senior Software Implementations Engineer – Contract
ServiceAide, Inc
Oct 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year)
Manage ITSM software implementations and integrations for enterprise customers. Gather and document client business requirements and employ strong analytical and listening skills to understand and translate to functional specifications.
Lead problem resolution process through analysis and troubleshooting, deploying workarounds or fixes. Leverage and train IBM AI and other cognitive-based knowledge sources for high quality and timely problem resolution.
Senior Software Implementations Engineer – Contract
Axim
Jul 2020 - May 2021 (10 months)
Drawing network diagrams and architecture for customers using Microsoft Visio. Design and implement Avaya Cloud Office & RingCentral Cloud Office Solutions.
Technical Account Manager - Network Security Trusted Advisor
Oct 2018 - Jun 2020 (1 year 8 months)
Manage, escalate, and drive satisfactory resolution of customers' technical support, service and infrastructure issues based on Zscaler products and technologies. Manage implementation and consulting projects, where you would be expected to plan, schedule and implement Zscaler web and email solutions for customers or service providers.
Senior Technical Support Engineer - Software Virtualization
Aug 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years 3 months)
Senior technical support engineer for XenApp-XenDesktop 7.x Softwares for corporate users on Windows Platforms. Area: Application Virtualization and Application Delivery.
NOC Senior Network Analyst Level 3 Support Routing & Switching Engineer – Portuguese. Networking support of business products for Latin-American and Brazil customers.
Women in Tech Coach
Boston Consulting Group Social Impact
Empowering and supporting women pursuing careers in technology. Mentor, guide, and coach women either entering or advancing within the tech industry.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
LeanWorld
Master's, AI & Instructional Design
Masters by LeanWorld – AI & Instructional Design, in progress.
Duke University
Leadership and Career Strategy, Leadership
Leadership and Career Strategy program.
NXC Academy at BCG
Public Speaking Program, Public Speaking
Public Speaking Program.
Maxwell Leadership
Professional Training and Coaching, Leadership
Professional Training and Coaching.
ALX Holberton
Full Stack Software Development, Software Development
Full Stack Software Development program.
OEA CICTE
Cybersecurity Program, Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Program.
Centro Cultural Ruso
Diploma, Russian Language and Literature
Diploma in Russian Language and Literature.
TenStep Academy and Intesys Consulting
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management
PMP Certification.
Brazilian Embassy in Costa Rica
Diploma, Portuguese Language
Diploma in Portuguese language.
Universidad de Costa Rica
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Costa Rica.
University of Cambridge
Business Essentials, Business
Business Essentials, Creativity, Problem Solving & Design Thinking.
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