Daniel Amaral

Versatile, organized, detailed and results-driven Senior IT Project Manager with over 21 years of experience leading complex IT infrastructure projects, global technology transformations, and enterprise software implementations. Demonstrated expertise in managing multi-million-dollar project budgets, financial forecasting, cost control, vendor performance, and risk management across global cross-functional teams without direct authority. Deep technical fluency in full IT infrastructure lifecycles (servers, storage, network equipment, Cisco architectures, data centers, cloud services, cybersecurity, and apps decommission). Agile transformation lead. As a Jira and Confluence specialist I have improved release trains by improving agile practices by applying Jira automation, JQL, building Jira and eazyBI dashboards, refining agility governance by expanding collaboration among teams and making framework adjustments to accelerate project deliverables, improving velocity and production capacity. Expert in organizing and driving technology teams throughout the change management process (CI/CD pipeline, QA cycles and deployment). Familiar with most known infra/DevOps technologies as Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Kafka, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker and cloud solutions such as AWS, Solace, Terraform. Skilled in using AI tools to automate project management workflows, optimize risk and issue tracking, streamline decision logs, and enhance team velocity. Adept at operating in ambiguous environments, aligning C-suite stakeholders, and navigating cross-functional ecosystems across Technology, Business, Data, Risk, Legal, and Compliance. Expert in AI-driven delivery automation, using Generative / Agentic AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Snowflake, MS Copilot, Gemini, Make, Canva, Gamma, Yoodli) and creating AI Agents to reduce project management time consuming tasks and improve project efficiency and effectiveness.