Summary
Stefano Figura is a Senior Solution Consultant with over 20 years in IT and a decade-plus focus on Linux, containers and Kubernetes-based architectures, currently designing K8s solutions for a sovereign cloud. He blends hands-on systems engineering—OpenShift, Tanzu, K3s, Terraform, VMware Cloud Director and advanced networking—with proven global delivery and service-management experience from roles at IBM and mid-size firms. Comfortable working solo or leading cross-border teams, he excels at translating complex technical issues for non-technical stakeholders and driving operational reliability. A longtime open-source advocate, he maintains personal Linux servers, contributes to Fedora packaging and community support, and prefers FOSS tooling in production. Having lived and worked across Italy, the UK and Sweden, he brings multicultural communication skills and pragmatic problem-solving tenacity. Outside work he’s a practical tinkerer who pairs infrastructure automation with home-hosted services, reflecting his continuous-learning mindset.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
2F School - Florence, Italy
Degree in Surveying (Diploma di Geometra), Building Construction Technology, Degree in Surveying (Diploma di Geometra), Building Construction Technology at Istituto Tecnico per Geometri Matteo Carnilivari
Italian, English, Swedish