Summary
Andre Zitelli is an Enterprise Integration Architect with 17 years of experience designing scalable integration and IAM solutions for higher education at QUT. He has progressed from Java developer to leading a team of 17 architects and developers, focusing on cloud-ready integration architectures and identity & access management for large user bases. Known for blending hands-on technical leadership with sales and people management skills, he drives forward-thinking, maintainable platforms that serve hundreds of thousands of users. His background spans network programming, authentication technologies, and enterprise data integration, giving him deep operational insight into infrastructure and security trade-offs. Based in Greater Brisbane, he pairs academic rigor from QUT with practical delivery experience, often preferring the title of lead architect to reflect his strategic focus. An understated strength is his longevity within a single institution, which reflects both institutional knowledge and a knack for evolving systems over decades.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of IT, software engineering and data communications, 6.33, Bachelor of IT, software engineering and data communications, 6.33 at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)