Architecture That Ships

Independent enterprise architect. I design systems and stay involved through delivery — the same person across the architecture and the build.

25 years across infrastructure, software, and the conversations in between. Cabling, code, cloud migrations, CTO meetings. Currently building autonomous systems where humans steer and AI executes — software running in production.

What I do

Senior technical leadership, one direct line

Senior leadership without the layers. You work with me directly — with your stakeholders, in the code with your engineers, and on the architecture decisions that shape what gets built.

Architecture that pays for itself

Buying new tools before exhausting existing ones is a common pattern. I map the landscape, identify underused capabilities, and connect them to business outcomes worth funding.

I build with AI, not just about AI

Active engineering work on autonomous systems with AI agents. Human-AI collaboration where the human steers and owns the outcome. Direct experience with what holds up in production and what doesn't.

Governance that enables, not blocks

NIS2, GDPR, EU AI Act — governance models that satisfy regulators without paralyzing delivery. Version-controlled AI policy, auditable decision trails, compliance designed into the architecture.

Business and tech, same person

Executive vision translated into implementable architecture. Technical constraints into board-room language. Vendor pitches assessed against engineering reality — without an extra translation layer in between.

Track record

Selected outcomes

✓15 years in global telco service delivery, across on-prem and hybrid cloud environments

✓Operational systems architecture for a 35+ vessel fleet — 33,000 annual departures

✓Cloud transformation across 22 European markets, including a full data center exit

✓Integration complexity reductions in the 40% range through API-first transformation

✓Typical 5-10% cost optimization by getting more out of existing technology investments

Industries: Maritime & Logistics, Automotive & Manufacturing, Telecom. Domains: Agentic AI architecture, AI governance, NIS2/GDPR/EU AI Act compliance, infrastructure automation. Best fit for scaled enterprises looking for senior, hands-on delivery alongside the strategy work.

Working together

Simple, not structured

I'm one person, which keeps engagements light on overhead — no team ramp-up, no internal handoffs. Three common engagement shapes:

Embedded advisory

Ongoing, 2-4 days/month

Your architect on retainer. Direct access for strategy, technical decisions, and the hard conversations.

Sprint engagements

3-6 months, specific goal

Migration, platform selection, architecture overhaul. Hands-on from design through delivery.

Due diligence

Days to weeks

M&A tech assessment, vendor evaluation, or a second opinion before you commit to something big.

From insight to product

What happens when the architect also builds

The same operational experience and agentic AI engineering that drives client work led to ai-ta — an autonomous infrastructure triage agent where AI investigates, humans decide, and infrastructure learns from every cycle. Governance-first, NIS2-compliant, running in production.

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Let's talk

Oliver Tali. Gothenburg, Sweden. Available across Europe.