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Joaquín Antonio De Vicente LópezJA

Joaquín Antonio De Vicente López

Lead Data Engineer

€450/day
Madrid, ES
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Joaquín Antonio

I am a Senior Data and Cloud Engineer Lead with a strong track record in modernizing enterprise data platforms, leading regulatory reporting initiatives, and architecting large-scale distributed systems. My expertise bridges data engineering, software development, and cloud-native infrastructure, allowing me to deliver both technical excellence and strategic impact.

I have successfully led migration and transformation programs in highly regulated industries, particularly in financial markets and telecommunications, consistently achieving cost optimizations, performance improvements, and operational resilience. My experience spans end-to-end data lifecycle management, from ingestion and governance to advanced analytics and machine learning.

Beyond hands-on engineering, I provide technical leadership, fostering inner-source frameworks, best practices adoption, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that teams deliver secure, scalable, and business-aligned solutions.

Strategic Data Engineering: Big Data ecosystems, streaming & batch processing, governance & optimization

Cloud & Infrastructure Leadership: AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, GitOps

Software & Systems: Java, Scala, Python, SQL, distributed computing, event-driven architectures

Industry Impact: Financial compliance, insurance data exchange, telco modernization

I help organizations transform legacy systems into cloud-native, data-driven platforms, enabling them to comply with regulatory standards, unlock innovation, and scale with confidence.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Paradigma Digital
    Lead Data Engineer
    TECH
    September 2023 - Today (2 years and 8 months)
    Led the migration of legacy data platforms at Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), part of SIX Group, to Cloudera Data Platform (CDP), redesigning ingestion, processing, and governance layers.

    Delivered EMIR REFIT regulatory reporting compliance for EU (ESMA) and UK EMIR (FCA), integrating with the trade repository REGIS-TR, ensuring ISO 20022 alignment, UTI/UPI management, reconciliation and pairing controls, and full audit traceability.

    Led the development and migration of all data projects using a common inner-source framework, including the upgrade from Apache Spark 2.4.8 (Java 8) to Spark 3.3.2 (Java 11) and later Spark 3.5.4 (Java 17).

    Achieved cost savings of several hundred thousand euros and process runtime reductions between 30% and 90% in reconciliation report generation.

    Participated in multiple Proofs of Concept and presales engagements with Amazon Web Service, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Databricks, supporting solution design, technical validation, and client decision-making.
    Apache Spark Scala Cloudera Apache Kafka SQL
  • ORANGE
    Senior Data Engineer
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    September 2021 - October 2023 (2 years and 1 month)
    Led the modernization of Orange’s call routing platform, connecting customers with the most suitable agents to reduce wait times, improve first-contact resolution, and significantly enhance customer satisfaction.

    Developed an anonymized customer segmentation solution for Zurich and Mapfre to identify the most suitable clients for cross-selling of insurance products. The segmentation was designed under an experimentation framework, with continuous performance monitoring through statistical analysis and checks on individuals outside the target group to ensure stability and effectiveness.

    Collaborated with Acuratio by provisioning an anonymized training dataset for their federated learning framework, enabling privacy-preserving analysis across organizations. Supported the operationalization of the model by monitoring model performance over time to ensure results remained consistent and reliable.

    Designed and implemented a cloud-based EIAC data exchange solution for insurers such as Zurich and Mapfre, enabling secure and efficient integration of insurance data flows to accelerate joint digital offerings.

    Developed an internal application for incident management, compensations, and billing adjustments, reducing manual processes and improving trust.​
  • Genasys
    Senior Software Engineer
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    December 2020 - November 2021 (11 months)
    Led the development of Genasys’s Cell Broadcast solution integrated into the Genasys Emergency Management (GEM) platform, enabling direct geo-targeted emergency alerts through mobile carrier networks. Collaborated with the University of Málaga’s MORSE research lab to rigorously test the system over 4G/5G networks, validating end-to-end alert delivery and a consistent user experience across diverse mobile devices. The solution was successfully piloted in international public alert trials, strengthening national emergency warning capabilities and aligning with EU-wide public warning regulations.

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Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
    University Rey Juan Carlos
    2018
  • Master’s Degree in Cibersecurity
    University Camilo Jose Cela
    2020

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