Hey, I’m Jussi.

Cloud, data
& useful AI.

Jussi Perälä

I’m a senior cloud and platform engineer in Turku, Finland, with more than 10 years in IT.

My work covers cloud, data and AI—from design and automation to daily operations. I build systems that stay secure, useful and reliable, and leave them clear enough for the whole team to understand.

How I help

Cloud engineering

I design and run secure cloud and hybrid platforms that give teams a dependable place to build and operate services.

AI foundations

I help teams turn AI prototypes into secure services that are ready for customers and daily use.

Data platforms

I guide the design and delivery of data platforms that people can trust and use.

Microsoft infrastructure & security

I work with Microsoft on-premises and hybrid environments. I also help with security reviews and audits across on-premises and cloud services.

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How I build

Secure from the start.

Good cloud work should feel calm. I keep access tight, data private, and services easy to watch. Automation makes each change repeatable.

  • Private access
  • Better observability
  • Infrastructure as code
  • High availability

Major areas of work

Secure public-sector data platform

Led architecture and delivery planning for private data platforms in regulated public-sector environments.

Cloud data and reporting foundation

Designed the cloud environment and automated data flows that supported reporting and analytics.

Identity and cloud-security assessment

Turned a regulated organization’s security findings into a practical plan for identity, technology, configuration and next steps.

Production foundation for an AI service

Led the architecture and hands-on engineering for the Azure infrastructure, taking an AI service from pilot to private multi-tenant production.

Where I’ve worked

2024—Now

Tieto

Senior Cloud Engineer

I lead Azure infrastructure architecture and engineering for secure, highly available services and data platforms, helping teams move safely from plans to production.

  • Build private SaaS and AI-service infrastructure for high availability, security and dependable operations
  • Protect sensitive healthcare data with IAM, private networking and data-privacy controls
  • Deliver customer data migrations without disrupting live services
  • Automate cloud and data infrastructure for safer, more repeatable delivery

08/2022—12/2023

Gofore

Cloud Specialist

Designed Azure architecture, data platforms, identity and security solutions for public-sector and regulated organizations. I also helped colleagues share knowledge through an internal cloud guild.

05/2021—08/2022

2M-IT

Cloud Specialist

Designed and ran Microsoft 365, hybrid Exchange, Azure, on-prem and private-cloud services. I automated Windows and Linux operations, including patching, and delivered networking and DNS changes.

01/2019—04/2021

Sanoma Markkinointi Routa

Cloud Specialist / Senior System Administrator

Kept IT infrastructure and user services running, automated maintenance, supported procurement and GDPR work, and helped application teams make sound technical choices.

2016—2018

Systec Services · Ahlman Edu

Earlier: Systems Specialist / Teacher and Coach

Supported IT, servers and data-centre services at Systec Services, then taught esports, game development, C# and Unity at Ahlman Edu.

A little more

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I’m based in Turku and have worked with international teams for years. Teaching, writing about Counter-Strike, esports and live television taught me to explain clearly, think fast and stay calm.

I build simple systems that the whole team can understand and support. I also work with on-prem systems when they are the right fit. I keep security part of the design, choose tools based on real needs and stay involved after launch. The goal is what works for the team—not cloud for its own sake.

What I work with

Cloud & infrastructure

Azure, Linux, hybrid and on-prem systems, Azure Container Apps, Kubernetes, Docker, monitoring

Data & AI

Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Data Factory, Data Lake, Synapse, Power BI, AI service infrastructure

Security & networking

IAM, private networking, firewalls, DNS, TLS/SSL, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel

Automation & delivery

Terraform, Ansible, Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD, Bash, Python, PowerShell

Microsoft systems

Microsoft 365, Windows Server, AD DS, Exchange, SQL Server

Microsoft certified

  • AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate
  • AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert
  • SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Languages

  • Finnish Native
  • English Fluent
  • Swedish Basic