VCF
VMware Cloud Foundation
Architecture, adoption, platform design and lifecycle strategy around the modern VCF stack, including VCF 9.x.
Independent Cloud Architecture Consulting
Architecting modern private cloud with clarity.
Senior hands-on consulting for Broadcom VMware environments — from VCF and NSX architecture to the operational realities of large-scale Telco Cloud platforms.
20+years in IT
10+years VMware / private cloud
VCF 9current focus
PRIVATE CLOUD●
VMware Cloud FoundationUnified platform & operations
NSXNetwork & security
vSphereCompute foundation
vSANSoftware-defined storage
KubernetesModern applications
01 / ExpertiseDeep technical expertise.
Deep technical expertise.
Business-aware architecture.
LL Consulting helps organisations turn complex virtualisation and cloud infrastructure into platforms that are designed to operate, evolve and scale.
NSX
Network & Security
NSX architecture for private and hybrid cloud, segmentation, security design and software-defined networking.
TEL
Telco Cloud
Hands-on experience across CNF/VNF onboarding, platform architecture, implementation quality and operational support.
SDDC
Datacenter Modernisation
Modernisation of traditional datacenters through compute, storage, networking, management and automation.
ARC
Architecture & Design
From high-level architecture through detailed LLDs, implementation planning, technical governance and documentation.
OPS
Platform Evolution
Upgrades, migrations, operational improvement and technology evolution with a focus on controlled change.
02 / ServicesFrom architecture
From architecture
to implementation.
Independent senior-level support for organisations that need experienced technical leadership without building another permanent layer of management.
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Architecture Consulting
Review, design and evolution of virtualisation, private cloud and software-defined datacenter architectures.
VCF / VMware Advisory
Architecture and technical guidance for VCF adoption, platform evolution, component integration and lifecycle planning.
NSX & Network Architecture
Network virtualisation, security architecture, segmentation and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
Telco Cloud Engineering
CNF/VNF onboarding, platform implementation, technical assurance, troubleshooting and operational support.
Technical Documentation
Clear HLD/LLD documentation, implementation procedures and architecture decisions that teams can actually use.
03 / ProjectsSelected work.
Selected work.
Real environments. Real constraints.
An anonymised portfolio based on the professional experience documented in Luís Leitão's profile. Customer names and confidential implementation details are intentionally omitted.
01TELCO CLOUD
Large-scale Telco Cloud platform
Architecture, implementation and operational support for a large Broadcom Telco Cloud environment in Europe, with work spanning CNF onboarding, platform quality and CaaS Low-Level Design.
02CNF / VNF
Network Function onboarding & assurance
Design and implementation support for CNF and VNF onboarding in Nordic Telco Cloud projects, including quality assurance of design, implementation and documentation.
03NSX ARCHITECTURE
Private & hybrid cloud NSX designs
Consultancy work with VMware customers in Portugal, assisting with the design of NSX-T architectures for private and hybrid-cloud deployments.
04DATACENTER MODERNISATION
Modernising the traditional datacenter
Architectural design and implementation of modernisation projects using VMware technologies including vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T, HCX, Tanzu, Carbon Black, SASE, vRNI and vROps.
05PRIVATE / HYBRID CLOUD
VMware platform architecture & lifecycle
Architecture, administration, implementation and upgrades across vSphere, vSAN, vCloud Director and NSX, including hybrid-cloud, availability and recovery capabilities.
06CLOUD MIGRATION
Enterprise virtualisation & cloud migration
Work within a large enterprise virtualisation team maintaining customer VMware environments and executing live migration projects into IBM Cloud environments.
04 / ExperienceA career built around
A career built around
infrastructure at scale.
Experience spanning enterprise infrastructure, VMware consulting, cloud architecture and large-scale Telco Cloud environments across Europe.
2022 — Present
Current focus
Telco Cloud Architect
Telia / Nordic Telco Cloud
Design, implementation and operational support for a large Broadcom Telco Cloud platform. CNF/VNF onboarding, platform quality, Kubernetes and technical documentation including LLD specifications.
Additional consultancy work has included a Telco Cloud engagement in Germany, supporting the quality of design and implementation for new resource sites.
2020 — 2022
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
CLOUDCOMPUTING.PT
Architectural design and implementation of datacenter modernisation projects for enterprise customers, including Portuguese banking environments, using vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T, HCX, Tanzu, Carbon Black, SASE, vRNI and vROps.
2017 — 2020
Virtualization Engineer / Solutions Architect
Ozona Consulting & Warpcom Services
Architecture, administration, implementation and upgrades across vSphere, vSAN, vCloud Director and NSX for enterprise customers, including Portuguese state entities and a Portuguese cloud provider, with private and hybrid-cloud designs, availability and recovery solutions.
The work also included VMware Professional Services / consultancy activities supporting customers in European projects.
2004 — 2017
Systems Engineer / VMware Administrator
GFI Portugal & IBM Portugal
Worked within IBM's Virtualization Team maintaining large customer VMware infrastructures, including environments for Portuguese banking customers, and executing live migration projects from customer datacenters into IBM Cloud environments.
LL Consulting · 2022
From senior infrastructure engineering to independent consulting.
LL Consulting, Lda was created in 2022 to embark on a freelance engagement with a major Telco Cloud operator in the Nordic region. The company was established around a simple model: bring senior, hands-on VMware/Broadcom architecture and engineering experience directly into complex cloud infrastructure projects.
05 / CredentialsCertified in the technologies
Certified in the technologies
behind the platform.
Professional certifications across network virtualisation, datacenter virtualisation, desktop mobility and software-defined storage.
VCP-NVVMware Certified Professional
Network Virtualization 2020
Network Virtualization 2020
VCP-DCVVMware Certified Professional
Data Center Virtualization
Data Center Virtualization
VCP-DTMVMware Certified Professional
Desktop & Mobility
Desktop & Mobility
VTSP-SDSVMware Technical Sales Professional
Software-Defined Storage
Software-Defined Storage
06 / ApproachSenior expertise.
Senior expertise.
Practical delivery.
A consulting engagement should leave the customer with more than a diagram. The objective is a platform and a team that understand what to do next.
01
Understand
Business goals, existing architecture, constraints and operational reality come first.
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Architect
Translate requirements into a coherent target architecture with explicit technical decisions.
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Implement
Work alongside engineering teams to turn architecture into a controlled implementation.
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Enable
Document, validate and transfer knowledge so the solution remains maintainable after delivery.
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07 / Contact
Start a
Start a
conversation.
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