Summary
Frederico Muñoz is a Principal Cloud Architect and Kubernetes Release Team Subproject Lead with 16 years of professional experience and 18+ years contributing to cloud-native and open source ecosystems. Based in Cascais, Portugal, he has led cloud and architecture practices across Europe at SAS, founded a global Cloud & Architecture Chapter, and designed a GitOps-based governance framework adopted company-wide. At IBM he transitioned enterprises to Kubernetes and OpenShift, building cross-account container platform offerings and pioneering containerized deployments on Intel SGX/TDX that influenced product roadmaps. An active Kubernetes release leader since v1.25 and CNCF Ambassador, he coordinates multi-SIG release efforts, authors release notes, and mentors dozens of architects annually. He combines deep systems roots—Debian developer and GNU/Linux enthusiast—with academic training in archaeology and physics, bringing a rare mix of technical rigor, community craftsmanship, and interdisciplinary curiosity.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Archaeology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Archaeology at University of Lisbon
Master of Arts - MA, Arqueology, Master of Arts - MA, Arqueology at Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Physics, Physics at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
English Language and Literature, General, English Language and Literature, General at British Council
Portuguese, Spanish, English, Latin, French, Italian