Summary
Enrique Bañuls is a Principal Data Architect and Microsoft Data Platform MVP with over 18 years crafting high-availability OLTP systems and production-grade data platforms across Azure and on-premises. He currently leads the data domain for Lidl Plus within the Schwarz Group, driving a federated Data Mesh and overseeing 40–50+ engineers to deliver scalable, self-service data capabilities. Certified as an Azure Data Scientist, Azure Data Engineer and Kubernetes Administrator, he blends deep expertise in distributed computation, NLP and multivariate time-series forecasting with hands-on Kubernetes and cloud architecture. Enrique has successfully led 150+ international projects, balancing technical standards, incident resolution and recruitment with strategic business alignment. He co-founded CloudDataNinjas and maintains an active community presence through speaking, mentoring and published tooling—evidence of a practitioner who pairs research-driven innovation with pragmatic delivery. Based in Alicante, he is known for turning complex data problems into repeatable, governed solutions that scale across global organizations.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniero en Informatica, Ingeniería informática, Ingeniero en Informatica, Ingeniería informática at Universitat d'Alacant
English, Catalan, Spanish