Solution
architecture
Translate business needs into clear system boundaries, secure integrations and practical architecture decisions.
API & event-driven systems
Architecture governance · NFRs
Architecture governance · NFRs
Solutions architecture · Cloud · Applied AI
Andrés F. Lara B.
Solutions Architect & Hands-on Engineer
My experience spans enterprise architecture, cloud engineering and applied AI, with 15+ years in software delivery and enterprise integration.
Diemen, Netherlands / Authorized to work in NL
BUSINESS · SYSTEMS · DELIVERY 01—03
End-to-end delivery.
15+
Years in software delivery
and enterprise architecture
100k+
Invoices processed monthly
by an AWS platform I delivered
3
Engineering squads guided
at Rabobank
Professional experience
RabobankadidasScotiabankSeguros BolívarWoodWing
01 / Delivery & impact
Selected projects
Production delivery across financial services, cloud automation and applied AI.
01Rabobank · Financial servicesCustomer Due Diligence automationCamunda workflows
In production
Pioneered Camunda adoption for Customer Due Diligence in Financial Economic Crime. I selected the platform, designed the workflows and personally implemented automation now running in production.
Scope & delivery
- Standardized process orchestration across applications and guided three engineering squads.
- Own end-to-end architecture for a greenfield Customer Risk Rating System of Record on Azure.
- Delivered core PostgreSQL, API and event components ahead of dependent applications.
02Seguros Bolívar · InsuranceAWS electronic invoicing platform100,000+ invoices
Every month
Owned the architecture and production delivery of a regulated electronic invoicing platform on AWS, processing more than 100,000 invoices per month.
Architecture & operations
- Orchestrated invoice collection, delivery, error recovery and escalation to operations.
- Co-designed and delivered a cloud-native insurance portal using S3, API Gateway and Cognito.
- Owned the architectural redesign of a health insurance platform using Spring Boot, Lambda, ECS and EKS.
03Independent project · Applied AIAI-assisted legal document analysisLegal document analysis
Built & deployed on AWS
Designed, coded and deployed a full-stack application to analyze public and synthetic legal documents, supporting case assessment and client-approach decisions with human review.
Implementation & evaluation
- Connected model APIs through Camunda AI connectors, combining workflow orchestration with business rules.
- Implemented structured responses, manual review and a second LLM evaluator.
- Built the frontend, backend, access controls, encryption, infrastructure as code and GitHub Actions delivery pipeline.
02 / Expertise
Architecture through delivery
Business context and engineering expertise, from system design to implementation.
Solution
Applied AI
& automation
Bring LLMs into structured workflows with business rules, evaluation and meaningful human review.
OpenAI · Claude · Camunda
BPMN / DMN · LLM evaluation
BPMN / DMN · LLM evaluation
Cloud
engineering
Design and deliver cloud platforms with security, resilience and operational needs considered from the start.
AWS · Azure · Serverless
CDK · CloudFormation · IaC
CDK · CloudFormation · IaC
Hands-on
delivery
Stay close to the code, guide engineering teams and connect architectural intent with working software.
Python · Java · Spring Boot
TypeScript · CI/CD · REST APIs
TypeScript · CI/CD · REST APIs
03 / Career
Professional experience
15+ years in banking, insurance, e-commerce and enterprise software.
View the full CVSolutions Architect
CurrentRabobank · Utrecht, Netherlands
Production CDD workflow automation and Azure architecture. Guiding three squads and owning architecture for a Customer Risk Rating System of Record. Using Databricks as part of solution design for ETL processes.
Cloud Engineer
WoodWing Software · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Delivered AWS CloudFormation-to-CDK infrastructure changes and contributed to an Aurora Serverless v2 migration.
Solution Architect
Adidas Group · Bogotá, Colombia
Improved Adyen payment integration architecture and designed a reusable checkout API for regional e-commerce requirements.
IT Solution Architect Lead
Scotiabank, Wealth Management · Bogotá, Colombia
Delivered a Spring Boot REST API layer, modernizing approximately 10–20 legacy SOAP services and guiding 5–8 developers.
Cloud Architect
Seguros Bolívar / Grupo Bolívar · Bogotá, Colombia
Owned regulated serverless invoicing at scale and architecture for cloud-native insurance services.
Earlier experience 2011 — 2019
Business Consultant · MBA Internship
Mecanizados Sinc & Jover+Valls · Alcoy, Spain
Built ERP-integrated Power BI reporting adopted by management, alongside custom Python ERP modules.
IT Architect
Seguros Bolívar / Grupo Bolívar · Bogotá, Colombia
Co-defined group-wide REST/SOAP integration standards and designed Oracle SOA and Java integrations.
IT Architect
Colsubsidio · Bogotá, Colombia
Led architecture and delivery of a Healthcare ERP, designing SAP/SOA integrations and guiding seven developers.
Web Developer → SOA/BPM Analyst
Nexsys Latinoamérica · Colombia
Led four developers delivering Java integration with Microsoft Electronic Software Distribution and built other enterprise integrations.
Freelance Software Engineer
Softnova · Ibagué, Colombia
Built Java EE application modules and Oracle database functionality for client projects.
04 / Background
Technical depth.
Business perspective.
I’m Andrés Felipe Lara Buendía, a Solutions Architect based in Diemen, the Netherlands.
My background spans software engineering, enterprise integration and technical leadership. An MBA complements that experience with a business perspective.
I align stakeholders, guide engineering teams and remain involved in implementation. Independent AI projects keep my engineering practice current.
Magnetark · Personal projects
Magnetark is my personal company, where I develop and explore my own projects alongside my professional career.
English C1Spanish Native
Professional certifications
AWS
Solutions Architect — AssociateAWS Certified
Azure FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified · AZ-900
Azure Data FundamentalsMicrosoft Certified · DP-900
Education
Master of Business AdministrationUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia · 2018–2019
Diploma, Enterprise Software ArchitecturePontificia Universidad Javeriana · 2014
B.Sc., Systems EngineeringUniversidad de Ibagué · 2010
Contact
Career opportunities
I welcome conversations with recruiters and hiring teams about roles in solutions architecture, cloud engineering and applied AI.
andres.felipe.lara@gmail.com