Valentina Waterworth

Senior Cloud Engineer

Chelsea Technologies

Fort Lauderdale

01.2017 - Current

Led multiple large-scale cloud migration projects, including:
AWS to Azure migration, ensuring seamless transition of compute, storage, and networking resources while implementing cost optimizations and performance enhancements
Exchange and Google Workspace to Office 365 migration, including configuring hybrid environments, enabling modern authentication, and ensuring zero downtime for users
Tenant-to-tenant migrations for Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Azure Compute, and Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), ensuring data integrity, minimal disruption, and compliance with security policies
File server migration to Azure Files and SharePoint, restructuring file permissions, implementing sensitivity labels, and optimizing access control for hybrid and cloud-only users
RDS and Citrix environments to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), optimizing cost management with autoscaling policies, FSLogix profile containerization, and ensuring seamless GPU-accelerated workloads for remote users
Microsoft 365 security hardening, enforcing Conditional Access, Microsoft Defender policies, DLP, and Exchange Online Protection to secure mail flow and mitigate phishing and malware threats
Configured and optimized Azure networking, including VPN, ExpressRoute, private endpoints, and hybrid connectivity for on-premises integration with cloud services
Automated device deployment and management using Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, and scripted application packaging for seamless onboarding and compliance enforcement
Integrated third-party SaaS applications into Microsoft 365, ensuring secure authentication via Entra ID
Designed and enforced SharePoint and OneDrive sharing policies to restrict external access and maintain compliance
Developed Power Automate workflows for SharePoint automation, metadata tagging, and user access reviews
Conducted in-depth cloud infrastructure cost analysis, identifying inefficiencies and optimizing resource allocation, resulting in more than 60% cloud cost savings through reserved instances, licensing optimization, storage tiering, and automation of workload scaling
Designed and deployed Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) with FSLogix profiles, Golden Image, and Azure Image Gallery to enhance scalability and management
Implemented security policies across Microsoft 365, including Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Defender for Office 365 for proactive threat detection and remediation
Developed automation scripts for Intune/Autopilot deployments, user profile migration, and configuration management using PowerShell
Designed and managed Azure networking, VPNs, and ExpressRoute implementations for hybrid cloud connectivity
Optimized virtual desktop performance with cost-effective automation policies, profile optimizations, and proactive troubleshooting
Configured and enforced Microsoft Defender security policies, advanced hunting queries, and compliance alerts for proactive monitoring and remediation of security threats