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LECHU @ AWS

Matias "Lechu" Siri — Sr. Solutions Architect & Cloud Specialist

> ABOUT ME

At heart, I'm a Sysadmin. Always have been, always will be. Nearly 30 years in IT — and it all started with a terminal, a root prompt, and a healthy obsession with making things work.

I grew up on Linux and Unix, back when you compiled your own kernel and prayed the machine would boot. From Novell NetWare and Windows NT in 1998, through Solaris zones, Red Hat clusters, and AWS cloud architecture, the thread has always been the same: understand the system, own the stack, keep it running.

Outside of work I tinker. Arduino, Raspberry Pi, IoT sensors, home automation, small electronics — if it runs Linux or speaks MQTT, I've probably wired it up to something it wasn't designed for. I'm a firm believer that the best way to understand technology is to break it in your own lab first.

Today I work as a Lead Cybersecurity Architect at Siemens, but the sysadmin mindset never left — it just scaled up.

1998–2000

MemoSoft S.A. — Network & Linux Admin

First IT role. Managed Windows NT and Novell NetWare networks, then built early Linux infrastructure: proxy, mail, file, and backup servers.

2000–2005

Nahuelsat S.A. — NOC / Unix & Linux Admin

Started in NOC operations managing Cisco LAN/WAN and satellite nodes. Moved into Linux and Solaris administration, Windows-to-Linux migrations, and Bash automation for satellite consoles.

2005–2006

Red Hat (Preteco) — Linux Consultant & Pre-sales

Delivered enterprise Red Hat Linux deployments for large public sector customers including AFIP, Ministerio de Economía, and PAMI.

2007–2008

IBM (Adecco) — Sr. Linux/Unix Sysadmin

Enterprise Linux and Unix support for American Express. Storage management with Veritas Volume Manager, HA clusters with Veritas Cluster, Red Hat provisioning with Kickstart.

2008–2010

Sun Microsystems (EDS) — Sr. Solaris Specialist

Solaris 10 administration with Zones (containers) and JumpStart automation. Storage with Sun Volume Manager and Veritas Volume Manager. HA with Sun Cluster.

2009–2011

HP Enterprise Services — Sr. Unix Sysadmin

Enterprise Unix/Linux administration for HP customers. Solaris and Red Hat platforms, storage management, and high-availability cluster operations.

2011

IBM Global Business Services — BI Technical Lead

Technical lead for IBM Cognos BI infrastructure across global teams. Provided Linux on IBM Z (zLinux) support for distributed BI services.

2011–2013

Orga Systems — Team Leader, 2nd Level Support

Led second-level support operations for enterprise LATAM customers. End-to-end responsibility for incident management, service delivery, and customer satisfaction.

2013–2014

ExxonMobil (Experis) — Sr. Unix/Linux Sysadmin

Solaris and Red Hat administration in enterprise environments. HA clusters with Sun Cluster and Veritas Cluster. Member of incident response and patching teams.

2014–2018

Accenture — Cloud Architecture Team Lead

Led cloud architecture and engineering for enterprise platforms on AWS. Guided teams on AWS best practices, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.

2018–2024

Amazon Web Services — Sr. Solutions Architect

Six and a half years across five roles: TAM → Partner SA → Well-Architected Specialist → Cybersecurity AoD Expert → Cloud Optimization Specialist. Covered LATAM and EMEA.

2024–now

Siemens — Lead Cybersecurity Architect

Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect leading architecture initiatives aligned with the NIST CSF Identify domain. Focused on risk visibility, threat intelligence, and exposure management at enterprise scale.

Linux / Unix Solaris Red Hat AWS Cloud Architecture Cybersecurity Architecture NIST CSF Threat Detection & IR Well-Architected Enterprise Architecture
> AWS JOURNEY
2018–2019

Sr. Technical Account Manager

📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Guided strategic customers through cloud adoption, operational excellence, and incident response. Built deep relationships across enterprise accounts in LATAM.

2019–2021

Sr. Solutions Architect — Partner Organization

📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Enabled AWS partners across LATAM to design and deliver cloud solutions. Focused on Well-Architected best practices, security, and cloud transformation for partner ecosystems.

2021–2022

Sr. Well-Architected Specialist Solutions Architect

📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Specialized in the AWS Well-Architected Framework. Conducted workload reviews across the six pillars — Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.

2021–2024

Sr. Area of Depth Expert — Cybersecurity (TDIR)

📍 Madrid, Spain & Buenos Aires, Argentina

Subject matter expert in Threat Detection & Incident Response. Advised customers and partners on AWS security services, threat modeling, and incident response architectures using GuardDuty, Security Hub, Detective, and more.

2022–2024

Sr. Cloud Optimization Specialist Solutions Architect

📍 Madrid, Spain

Led cloud optimization engagements across EMEA, helping customers reduce costs, improve efficiency, and align workloads with the AWS Well-Architected Framework at scale.

> AWS BLOG POSTS & ARTICLES
OCT 2023 · AWS Cloud Operations Blog

Scale your workload reviews with the new Review Templates feature in the AWS Well-Architected Tool

Co-authored with Sean MacDonald. How the Review Templates feature enables teams to standardize and scale Well-Architected reviews across multiple workloads.

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APR 2023 · AWS Cloud Operations Blog

Scale AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews with the new Consolidated Report

Co-authored with Matthew Bunce. How the Consolidated Report helps organizations prioritize risks and build improvement strategies across multiple workload reviews.

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AWS Builder · ES

Traduciendo al español una serie clave sobre revisiones Well-Architected — ¿y valió la pena?

Reflexión sobre el proceso de traducir contenido técnico clave de Well-Architected al español para la comunidad LATAM.

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AWS Builder · ES

Mi paso por Cloud Optimization en AWS — anunciando una nueva funcionalidad

Experiencia personal en el equipo de Cloud Optimization y el anuncio de una nueva funcionalidad del servicio.

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AWS Builder · ES

Seminario con AADECA — IoT Core, Node-RED y eventos críticos en AWS

Charla técnica presentada en el seminario de AADECA sobre AWS IoT Core, integración con Node-RED y manejo de eventos críticos.

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AWS Builder · ES

Hablando de MQTT y AWS IoT Core en el podcast oficial de AWS LATAM

Participación en el podcast oficial de AWS LATAM explicando MQTT y AWS IoT Core para la comunidad hispanohablante.

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AWS Builder · ES

Mi experiencia como revisor técnico en blogs de AWS en español

Cómo fue el proceso de revisión técnica de contenido oficial de AWS en español y qué aprendizajes dejó.

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AWS Builder · ES

Mi granito de arena en un workshop oficial de AWS IoT LoRaWAN

Contribución al workshop oficial de AWS sobre IoT LoRaWAN y el impacto de participar en contenido educativo oficial.

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