Luca Cavatorta
DevOps Manager, Cloud Architect and External Lecturer
Profile
Luca Cavatorta is an IT professional with extensive experience in the design, implementation and operation of cloud infrastructures, DevOps platforms and distributed systems in enterprise environments.
He currently works as DevOps Manager at Datacolor, where he coordinates DevOps activities and contributes to the evolution of cloud platforms based on Microsoft Azure. His responsibilities include the definition of CI/CD processes, infrastructure automation, cloud architecture, security, scalability, resilience and monitoring.
Since 2019, he has collaborated with the University of Parma as an external lecturer in the areas of system administration, cloud computing and IT infrastructure management.
His teaching activity combines theoretical foundations with practical exercises and real-world scenarios derived from professional experience, with particular attention to Linux systems, automation, containers, DevOps practices and cloud-native technologies.
Teaching Experience
External Lecturer
University of Parma
2019 – Present
Teaching activities in the fields of IT system administration and cloud technologies.
Main topics include:
- Linux operating systems and command-line administration;
- users, processes, filesystems and permissions;
- shell scripting and system automation;
- virtualization and cloud computing;
- Docker and Docker Compose;
- Kubernetes fundamentals;
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery;
- cloud infrastructure and services;
- system security, reliability and monitoring.
Teaching activities include lectures, practical laboratories, preparation of exercises and assessment of students’ technical skills.
Areas of Expertise
Cloud Computing
Design and operation of cloud infrastructures and services, with experience in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
DevOps and Automation
Definition of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery processes, infrastructure automation and standardization of software delivery workflows.
Infrastructure as Code
Design and management of infrastructure through Terraform, Terragrunt and Ansible.
Systems and Platforms
Advanced Linux administration, containerization, Kubernetes orchestration and management of distributed application platforms.
Cloud Architecture
Landing zones, multi-account and multi-subscription environments, cloud networking, security, resilience, disaster recovery and observability.
Data Platforms
Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Airflow, Kafka and Data Lakehouse architectures.
Governance and Security
Identity and Access Management, private networking, environment segregation, privilege management, cloud cost control and governance.
Professional Experience
DevOps Manager
Datacolor
2026 – Present
Responsible for coordinating DevOps activities and supporting the evolution of Microsoft Azure-based cloud platforms.
Main responsibilities include:
- defining and promoting shared DevOps practices across development teams;
- designing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines;
- managing and automating infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code;
- supporting the design of cloud application architectures;
- defining security, scalability, resilience and monitoring requirements;
- coordinating technical activities across development teams, product owners and project stakeholders;
- improving the quality, repeatability and reliability of software delivery processes.
Cloud Operations Area Manager
Cedacri S.p.A. – ION Group
2024 – 2026
Managed a team responsible for cloud operations across AWS and Azure environments supporting enterprise financial customers.
Main activities included:
- coordination of cloud operations;
- definition of architectures, operating models and governance standards;
- design of landing zones and enterprise cloud environments;
- resilience and disaster recovery planning;
- cloud security and access management;
- FinOps and cost optimization;
- architectural guidance and production readiness assessment;
- mentoring and professional development of cloud engineers.
Data Infrastructure Engineer
Camlin Group – Italy and United Kingdom
2021 – 2024
Designed and managed AWS infrastructure supporting data, analytics and machine learning platforms.
Main activities included:
- design of Databricks and Delta Lake environments;
- implementation of Data Lakehouse architectures;
- management of data pipelines orchestrated through Apache Airflow;
- implementation of streaming architectures based on Kafka and Amazon MSK;
- integration of data catalog and governance solutions;
- management of complex AWS multi-account networking environments;
- infrastructure and operational process automation;
- support for the transition of prototypes and proof-of-concepts into production.
Technical Leader and Senior Systems Engineer
Sorint.lab S.p.A.
2012 – 2021
Worked as consultant, technical leader and senior systems engineer for enterprise customers, mainly in the banking and industrial sectors.
Main responsibilities included:
- design of high-availability infrastructure;
- Linux system administration;
- infrastructure automation;
- definition of technical standards;
- coordination of technical teams;
- support for critical enterprise environments.
Software Engineer and Team Leader
Gastone CRM Italia S.r.l.
2006 – 2011
Developed web applications and software platforms based on Linux systems.
Activities included software development, application architecture and coordination of small development teams.
Education
Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
University of Parma
Languages
Italian: Native
English: Professional working proficiency, B2
