Matvey Teplov
Independent Program Manager / Enterprise Architect / Interim Lead
Experience
Independent Program Manager / Enterprise Architect / Interim Lead
Estigi Consultancy
- Providing program and project management
- Providing strategic advisory on networking and IT infrastructure
- Providing architectural guidance for enterprise clients transitioning to cloud and AI-driven operations
Director Managed Services & Platform Architect; Director Professional Services
Nomios NL
- Architected and launched a scalable AWS-based managed services platform, driving 10x revenue growth (€4M+)
- Provided technical leadership across managed services organisation, bridging technical and organisational delivery
- Built the DevOps practice from scratch, integrating CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery
- Acted as the highest escalation point for critical incidents across enterprise and ISP domains
- Defined the service catalog and operational KPIs, enabling scaling of services for major clients like Liberty Global and Vodafone
- Scoped, implemented, and integrated Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jira Service Management) to deliver ITSM capabilities for the entire technical organisation
- Directed 40–50 enterprise networking projects annually, including 24/7 production support, for clients such as eBay, PayPal, Vodafone, T-Mobile, and Liberty Global
- Managed a €10M+ annual project portfolio using PMBOK-aligned program and project management practices
- Led cross-industry programs across telecom, retail, travel, and public sector domains
- Supervised and coached a 30+ person team of engineers, leads, and project managers, achieving 95% resource utilization
- Acted as the key liaison between pre-sales and delivery to ensure client satisfaction and solution alignment
- Transformed team culture by aligning delivery with sales, defining career paths, and retaining 90% of staff
- Boosted technical capability and partner status through discounted certification programs (JNCIE, CCIE, F5 Pro, A10 Pro) for 30+ staff
- Provided technical leadership across routing & switching, Wi-Fi, AWS, IoT, PON FTTH, and Big Data solutions
Technology Architect and Senior Project Manager
Networks Unravelled B.V.
- Road-map and program planning for networking greenfield and migrations for €4M+ projects
- Migration and turn-key builds of enterprise networking projects
- Digital transformation and enterprise governance business projects
- Architecture advisory on software and networking builds
- Operational excellence projects
- Teams coaching on performance and processes
- Data lakes, analytics, and processing
Director Operations & Architect and Strategic Program Lead
Infradata B.V.
- Led the high-stakes migration of Liberty Global’s legacy CTO Labs data center to one of the region's first Cisco ACI fabrics, defining and executing the overlay/underlay architecture, integration with legacy systems, security policies, and migration strategy with zero downtime for critical services
- Directed architecture and implementation for blue chip clients (eBay, PayPal, Vodafone), including a $2M Denial-of-Service prevention integration and a complex transition of video head-ends to AWS
- Managed a portfolio of 40–50 enterprise projects annually with a team of 30+ engineers and architects, enforcing architectural standards and governance across the delivery lifecycle to ensure compliance with rigorous telecom and financial sector requirements
- Transformed the delivery practice by aligning engineering execution with pre-sales architecture, reducing deployment risks and achieving 95% resource utilization
Technical Architect/Co-creator
Shopping Mole
- Researched and formulated the business case
- Developed specifications and formed a software development road-map
- Engaged stakeholders, scoped, and budgeted initial investments
- Managed a team of developers to create the final product
- Completed prototype stages in under one month and environment setup in under two months
- Formed the team of experts to run the project and created a marketable product within four months
Manager Advanced Network Support / Project Manager
Liberty Global International
- Developed and drove a 16-person network engineering team supporting 10 Liberty Global affiliates
- Collaborated with regional CTOs, VPs, and directors spanning architecture & design, support, and network engineering
- Maintained and managed vendor relationships with Cisco, Juniper, and other suppliers
- Led operational multi-country deployment of IPv6 and MPLS network protocol stack, reducing resolution times three-fold for 3K+ annually reported networking issues
- Expanded the engineering team by 60%, adding a firewall group and retaining entire staff through new policies
- Eliminated chronic delays on 1,000+ implementations per year by restructuring department workflow, separating support and engineering functions, and instituting Agile approaches
- Unified the software footprint by consolidating code base from 15 different flavors to three main releases across 300+ platforms
- Introduced a self-built big-data driven monitoring system resulting in a 60% reduction of incidents and resolution times
Senior Network Support Engineer / Network Project Engineer
Liberty Global International
- Operationally responsible within advanced network support team for 1,500+ devices in the core network of the EU-wide ISP
- Managed peering and traffic optimization for major connections (Google, Level3, and others) at European Internet Exchange Points
- Conducted monitoring and forecast analysis for major incidents and capacity planning
- Scoped, installed, and commissioned multiple core backbone sites across Europe
- Served as a steering member of backbone technical committees
Senior Network Designer
Shell Information Technology International
- Led design, migration, and operational onboarding of core data center infrastructures in Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur
- Redesigned, scoped, installed, and onboarded network architectures for office and process networks at Shell Sakhalin Phase 2 project, including designs for pipeline valve stations, oil rigs, LNG commissioning vessels, and drilling facilities
- Conducted readiness study for Shell Nigeria (SPDC), including survey design, stakeholder and vendor interviews, data analysis, and generation of a final report to bolster operations decision-making
- Championed a Shell-wide anti-spoofing protection initiative by creating a global standard, running a pilot initiative, and providing seminars and training for adoption
Network Engineer, ICT
Binck N.V. / AOT N.V.
- Designed, built, and operated a unified switched network powering online trading and market-making for exchanges including AEX, OM, XETRA, EUREX, NASDAQ, Euronext, SAX, and IDEM
- Managed long-term network resource planning, project planning and execution, third-party exchanges, data center optimization, and in-house support for the software development team
- Designed and installed high-availability TCP/IP networks and enhanced workflows to attain rapid deployment speeds and increased environment flexibility
Network Systems Consultant
Mascot Systems Europe
- Provided LAN and WAN design, optimization, support, and onsite training to Mascot customers, including merging GlobalOne and Dutchtone networks and streamlining network operations for Sky Radio
Network Engineer
JSV Tatincom-T
- Designed, installed, and supported corporate intranet and network for 200 employees, including network and systems configuration and commissioning
- Installed structured cabling systems within shared and corporate facilities
- Provisioned Internet connectivity and supported web farms
- Participated in the installation of the Ericsson AXE10 GSM core and 900/1800 cell structure across the region
Summary
Senior Technology Executive & Interim Architect (ZZP) Operating as an Independent Consultant specializing in Cloud Infrastructure (AWS), Network Transformation, and Operational Excellence. I deliver fractional technical and architectural leadership to organizations requiring high-level expertise without the overhead of a full-time executive.
- Proven Delivery & Growth: Track record of stepping into stalled projects and delivering results, including scaling Managed Services revenue from €400K to €4M+ and managing infrastructure portfolios with budgets over €10M.
- Modern AI Innovation: Hands-on implementation of AI Agentic frameworks (Python, LangChain, Flowise) to automate enterprise workflows and knowledge management.
- Crisis & Program Management: Expert in crisis resolution and recovering complex programs across Telecom, ISP, Energy, and Banking sectors. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams (10-30 FTEs) using Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
- Aligning architecture frameworks with BIO (Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid), NIS2, and ISO 27001 standards.
Skills
Expert Knowledge Of The Internet Technologies
Hands-on Experience With Cloud Technology Stacks
Extensive Leadership And Management Skills
Internal And External Stakeholders Management
Negotiations In Rfi/rfp/rfq
Financial Budget Forecasts
It Projects Management
Kpi / Metrics Development And Implementation
Managing Through The Product Or Project Lifecycle
Proactive In Communications
Positive, Integral And Passionate In Execution
Honest, Flexible, Creative, And Innovative
Proactive, People Minded Coach And Integrator
Calm And Focused In Resolution Of Complex Issues
Applications: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access), Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Various Risk Analysis Software (Palisade Risk, Vose Modelrisk, Etc.), Software Ag Aris Personal, Jira, Confluence, Bamboo
Development: Mysql Servers, Linux (Ubuntu, Opensuse), Python, Aws, Power Bi, Git, Apache, Nginx
Ai & Automation: Python, Langchain, Flowise, Llm Integration (Openai/anthropic)
Cloud & Infra: Aws (Vpc, Ec2, Lambda, Cloudtrail/watch, S3, Kms/hsm, Guardduty, Vpc’s, Etc.), Linux, Docker, K8s
Os: Microsoft Windows, Linux/unix (Ubuntu)
Protocols: Mpls Vpn, 1/10/100g Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet, Wdm, Docsis, Dsl Technologies; Frame Relay & X.25 Switching, Ipv4/ipv6, Ospf, Isis, Bgp Routing Protocols, Multicast Routing Protocols, Global Load Balancing (Dns, Redirect), Content Load Balancing (Http, Https, Sql, Etc.)
Networking: Cisco Switches And Routing Systems (Asr, Crs, Aci, Etc.); Juniper Routers And Switches (M, Mx, Ptx), Firewalls (Asa, Checkpoint, Srx), Vpn Appliances (Srx, Checkpoint, Palo-alto), Load-balancers (F5 Bigiron, Cisco Ace, Citrix, Zenlb), Network Monitoring Systems (Cacti, Nagios, Sevone, Ca Spectrum, Zenoss)
Publication: Authored Ietf Draft Publication – Bgp Communities’ Use For Prefix Origination Tagging
Languages
Education
Kazan State Technical University
Master of Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering · Kazan, Russian Federation
Rotterdam School of Management
Executive Master of Business Administration · EMBA · Rotterdam, Netherlands
Certifications & licenses
AWS Architect Certification
CCIE Emeritus #14069
COBIT 5 Foundation & Implementation
JNCIE-SP #606
PMI-PMP/PMI ACP
TOGAF 9 Certification
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