Marcos Lucas

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Marcos Lucas

Head of Software Development Operations | IT and Engineering Leader | Cloud Architecture

Montevideo, Uruguay
Open to remote, hybrid, or on-site roles
marcos.s.lucas@gmail.com | +598 99 261 620
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Marcos Lucas

Professional Summary

Software development operations executive, Senior Principal Cloud Architect, and engineering leader with 20+ years of experience delivering software initiatives and designing, scaling, and governing enterprise cloud platforms in large, complex organizations.

Combines hands-on technical depth with people leadership, cross-functional delivery management, and operational oversight while staying directly involved in architecture, platform design, security, and execution.

Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform, platform engineering, infrastructure as code, and multi-cloud environments. Known for building secure, scalable cloud foundations that improve developer velocity without compromising governance, reliability, or security.

Currently Head of Software Development Operations at ECOM, leading software delivery and coordinating development, support, and Security Operations Center teams. Previously at Sabre Corporation, contributed to the evolution of a GCP platform supporting 9,300 service projects and 4,000+ engineers, standardized infrastructure delivery from weeks to minutes, and played a key role in the SHS/Aven infrastructure carve-out.

Core Skills

  • Cloud architecture
  • Software development operations
  • Software delivery and roadmap execution
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Multi-cloud architecture across GCP and AWS
  • Platform engineering
  • Terraform and Terraform Enterprise
  • Kubernetes and GKE
  • Shared VPC and landing zones
  • DevOps and DevSecOps
  • CI/CD and infrastructure automation
  • SRE practices
  • Cloud network architecture
  • Enterprise security and compliance
  • Security operations and incident management
  • Vendor and strategic partner management
  • KPI-driven process improvement
  • ISO 27001-aligned governance
  • People leadership and technical mentorship
  • Delivery governance

Professional Experience

ECOM

Montevideo, Uruguay

Head of Software Development Operations

Jun 2026 – Present

  • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of software development initiatives, aligning technical priorities with business needs, customer expectations, and product roadmap objectives.
  • Coordinate development, support, and Security Operations Center teams, fostering collaboration, continuous improvement, engineering best practices, and operational quality.
  • Oversee SOC operations, supporting incident management, operational follow-up, and continuous improvement of monitoring and response processes.
  • Manage relationships with technology vendors and strategic partners supporting the evolution of products, platforms, and security services.
  • Optimize development, support, and operations processes to improve efficiency, predictability, traceability, and delivery quality.
  • Monitor key performance indicators and drive improvement actions across processes, teams, deliverables, and operations.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and modern engineering practices to strengthen security, scalability, and competitive advantage.
  • Ensure delivered solutions follow cloud security best practices and applicable standards.

Sabre Corporation

Montevideo, Uruguay
Total tenure: approximately 19 years

Senior Principal Cloud Architect

Nov 2021 – Jun 2026

  • Architected and evolved the enterprise GCP landing zone and Shared VPC strategy supporting 9,300 service projects across development, certification, production, and SSVS environments.
  • Designed and delivered reusable Terraform modules that reduced infrastructure provisioning from weeks to minutes, enabling self-service and standardized provisioning for 4,000+ engineers.
  • Co-led the architecture and evolution of a multi-tenant GKE platform with principal engineering leadership, enabling scalable container workloads across the organization.
  • Contributed to Terraform Enterprise governance, including workspace strategy, execution workflows, and policy controls at enterprise scale.
  • Served as Senior Principal Cloud Architect on the SHS, now Aven, separation initiative, designing the GCP organization structure and enabling infrastructure carve-out across approximately 100 service projects, with additional AWS involvement.
  • Led cloud network and security architecture decisions, including Shared VPC design and next-generation firewall adoption across the enterprise platform.
  • Supported compliance and security control initiatives aligned with ISO 27001 and broader enterprise governance frameworks.
  • Acted as a formal mentor within Sabre’s mentorship program, supporting the growth of junior engineers and architects.

Senior Manager, Cloud Solution Architecture

Jun 2018 – Nov 2021

  • Led cloud architecture teams driving on-premises to GCP migration initiatives across multiple business units.
  • Advanced multi-cloud adoption across GCP and AWS, including OpenShift-based solutions and early Azure exploration, with a focus on resilient, secure, high-availability architectures.
  • Contributed to executive-level business cases that supported Sabre’s long-term cloud strategy.

Earlier Career at Sabre Corporation

2007 – 2018

Progressed through roles including Technical Project Manager, DevOps and Engineering Manager, System Owner, and Team Lead.

  • Led teams of up to 15 engineers across infrastructure and operations initiatives.
  • Delivered datacenter migrations, Oracle cluster upgrades, cloud adoption efforts, and global software implementation programs.
  • Helped establish DevOps practices, automation standards, and operational metrics for mission-critical production environments.

Additional Experience

Software Engineering Professor

Universidad Católica del Uruguay
2008 – 2014

  • Taught software engineering fundamentals, including UML modeling and software design theory, while maintaining a full-time industry role.

DBA / Infrastructure Analyst

Universidad Católica del Uruguay
2003 – 2007

  • Worked on database administration and infrastructure initiatives across DB2, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
  • Contributed to ERP integrations and e-learning platform implementation.

Education

Master’s in Cybersecurity

OBS Business School, University of Barcelona partner
2024 – 2025
GPA: 9.3/10

Business- and governance-oriented cybersecurity program.

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering

Universidad Católica del Uruguay

Certifications

  • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
  • Project Management Professional, PMP
  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
  • Developing a Google SRE Culture, Google