Summary
Miguel Diego is a Senior Software Engineer and Science PaaS Technical Lead at ESA, combining 20+ years of software architecture and cloud-native experience with a focus on enabling research through Automation, CI/CD and container platforms. He leads innovation assessments and DevOps adoption for space science projects, translating emerging tech evaluations into practical, secure platform choices. Previously a Principal Cloud Engineer at Fujitsu, he helped accelerate cloud onboarding across AWS, Azure, and GCP and drove cloud-native evangelism and training across EMEIA. Miguel blends hands-on platform engineering (Kubernetes, OpenStack, Docker, Rancher) with technical project management and pre-sales consultancy, and currently works on a Data Science Platform on Kubernetes. A fast learner and multidisciplinary technologist, he also runs AI/NLP and blockchain PoCs and serves as a technical bridge between international teams. Based in Madrid, he pairs deep legacy-system experience in sectors like banking and e-commerce with modern SaaS/PaaS delivery practices for scientific users.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Engineering Ingeniería informática, Bachelor of Computer Engineering Ingeniería informática at Udima Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
Master of Business Administration - MBA - Executive Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration - MBA - Executive Business Administration and Management General at EAE Business School