Certified Cloud professional with an IT Support background, specialising in bridging technical troubleshooting and enterprise-scale cloud transformation. I lead cross-functional teams to drive cloud-native efficiency, ensuring 99.9% resilience and strict security compliance. My goal is to help your organization scale digital infrastructure with top-tier leadership.
Justice Martins
@justicemartins
Cloud Architect & IT Strategy Consultant | Multi-Cloud Specialist (AWS, Azure, GCP)
What I'm looking for
Strategic Cloud Architect with over 15 years’ experience designing secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-native solutions. Adept at aligning technical delivery with executive governance, specialising in DevSecOps, full-stack engineering, and digital transformation across enterprise and academic sectors.
Technical Mastery: Proficient in Python, Java, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Kubernetes) to automate CI/CD pipelines and optimise system reliability.
Governance & Compliance: Architect experienced with TOGAF and proficient in WCAG accessibility standards, comprehensive data protection regulations including GDPR, CRA, DORA and NIS2, as well as advanced cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST (CSF 2.0, AI RMF, and ZTA). Skilled in leveraging SOAR and SIEM technologies to enhance security operations and adept at managing complex vendor contract negotiations
Leadership & Impact: Experienced Agile leader with a proven record of enhancing security postures and advancing research dissemination through collaborative team management.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Academic Content Strategist
Academic Minds
Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 2 months)
Developed and executed academic content and dissemination strategies to increase research impact, managed CMS platforms and SEO, and enforced open-access and editorial governance aligning with Plan S and institutional policies.
Principal DevOps Engineer
Independent Practice
Jan 2015 - Present (11 years 2 months)
Delivered remote DevOps and cloud architecture consulting for global clients, designing secure, high-availability solutions with Kubernetes/OpenShift, IaC (Terraform, Ansible), CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise-grade security controls.
Principal Cloud Architect
Digital Hub
Jan 2011 - Present (15 years 2 months)
Architected and delivered multi-platform cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP achieving 99.99% availability, led Agile teams through CI/CD pipelines, negotiated enterprise SaaS/PaaS/IaaS contracts, and defined TOGAF-aligned technical roadmaps for digital transformation.
Principal Full Stack Engineer
Spectrum Centre for Independent Living
Sep 2009 - Nov 2011 (2 years 2 months)
Led end-to-end development and high-availability deployments of dynamic web applications on Azure and AWS, ensured WCAG 2.1+ and data protection compliance, and implemented RESTful APIs with IDS/IPS and DDoS mitigations to secure production environments.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Institute of MTF Lisbon, Portugal
Executive Diploma in Leadership & Management | Business Administration, Business and Administration
2025 - 2026
Grade: Summa Cum Laude
Activities and societies: Business Strategy: Applied market frameworks (SWOT/Porter’s) to align cloud architecture with global business goals. Financial Acumen: Mastered P&L and ROI analysis to lead high-impact, cost-optimized migrations (FinOps). Executive Leadership: Developed change management and coaching models (GROW) for cross-functional team scaling.
Strategic executive program focused on the intersection of organisational leadership, financial acumen, and operational excellence. Designed to equip senior professionals with the frameworks necessary to lead digital transformation, manage complex business units, and align technological roadmaps with global corporate objectives.
Bournemouth University
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, Higher Education Pedagogy and Academic Practice
2016 - 2016
Awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education focusing on higher education pedagogy and academic practice.
Solent University
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Information and Communication Technology
2007 - 2010
Completed a BSc (Hons) in Information and Communication Technology with emphasis on computing and network management.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
AWS IAM
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Amazon CloudWatch
GitHub
Kubernetes
Jenkins
Jupyter
MySQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Node.js
Google Analytics
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Zendesk
Freshservice
Terraform
AWS CloudFormation
Jira
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
Java
CSS 3
PHP
Kotlin
PowerShell
OpenStack
Ubuntu
Linux
Windows
Splunk Cloud
Google Workspace
Microsoft Office 365
WordPress
SEMrush
Ansible
Chef
Juju
Apex
OAuth2
Docker
Amazon VPC
OpenVPN
TeamViewer
Azure Firewall
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
ServiceNow
Port
Bash
Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK)
Enhance
Open Quantum Safe (OQS)
Phase
Dynamic
Remote
Jan
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Portfolio
scholar.google.com/citationsSalary expectations
Social media
Job categories
Skills
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