About Me

I am a highly skilled and results-driven Cloud Engineer with extensive expertise in DevOps, Kubernetes, and cloud-based solutions, specializing in AWS and GCP. With a strong technical foundation and hands-on experience, I focus on designing and implementing efficient, scalable, and secure infrastructures that support business growth and operational excellence.

In addition to my technical expertise, I bring advanced knowledge of effective production, quality, and safety management techniques. I consistently track KPIs and production metrics to ensure alignment with objectives, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they arise. I excel at creating organized schedules and production plans, troubleshooting complex problems, and building innovative solutions that drive success.

Adept at both verbal and written communication, I have a proven track record of cultivating positive relationships, collaborating across teams, and exceeding goals. My ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts has contributed to the successful delivery of high-quality projects and enhanced team performance.

Skills

Cloud Platforms

AWS, GCP, Oracle Cloud

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm

Containers & Orchestration

Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, Podman, ECS/ECR

Networking

DNS, VPC, VPCSC, subnets, Port Forwarding, Ingress, Route53 health check

Cloud Security

IAM, WAF, VPN, SSL Certs, Cloud Armor, Secret Manager, Vault

Serverless

Lambda, API Gateway, Fargate, Aurora, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions

Databases

BigQuery, Spanner, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora, DynamoDB, MongoDB

Monitoring & Logging

Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, New Relic, DataDog, LogDNA, Dynatrace, ELK

Backend Technologies

PHP, Laravel, NodeJS, Python (Django, FastAPI), JavaScript, Java, Bash, API REST

Messaging & Queues

PubSub, SES, Pinpoint, SQS, SNS, Kafka, MSK, AMQ

CI/CD & Automation

Github Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, GitOps, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Cloud Build

Bringing innovative cloud solutions to life

Experience

Lead DevOps Engineer

Gorilla Logic (Jun 2022 – Current)

  • Manage and lead a team of skilled DevOps engineers to automate solutions using GCP, AWS, Azure, and On-Prem environments.
  • Provide technical guidance to other team members.
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and custom modules, focusing on customer support.
  • Establish Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration (CD/CI) processes using OpenShift and Tekton Pipelines for deployments.
  • Implement containerization using Docker (or Podman) containers.
  • Utilize scripting in Python, Bash, and NodeJS.
  • Demonstrate expertise in supporting various GCP services and executing cloud migrations from AWS/Azure and On-Premises.
  • Implement monitoring solutions using Dynatrace, Looker Studio, BigQuery, Cloud Run, and Cloud Tasks.

Senior Systems Engineer

EPAM (Jun 2021 – Jun 2022)

  • CD/CI with GitHub Actions, deploying Python Microservices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Expertise in AWS cloud, including Networking, VPC Peering, and Cross Cluster Connections.
  • Docker container management and Kubernetes orchestration using EKS.
  • IaC implementation with Terraform, CloudFormation, and Helm charts.
  • Monitoring solutions including DataDog, ELK, Fluentd, Kinesis, and Sentry.

Senior DevOps Engineer

DynamicDevs (Jan 2021 – Jun 2021)

  • Delivered CI/CD pipelines for Java-based microservices on GKE (GCP).
  • Implemented GitOps strategies with GitLab CI/CD and IaC using Terraform and Helm charts.
  • Set up monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Rappi (Nov 2019 – Feb 2021)

  • Designed scalable cloud architecture for AWS, optimizing networking, storage, and databases.
  • Built microservices architecture ensuring high availability and performance.
  • Implemented serverless solutions with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Fargate.

CTO / Sr DevOps Engineer

Shokworks (Aug 2017 – Nov 2019)

  • Led the design of large-scale distributed platforms for internal and external users.
  • Served as a back-end tech lead, driving development of scalable applications.
  • Implemented strategic technical decisions and provided guidance to cross-functional teams.

Certifications

Education

Technical Degree in Computer Science

Instituto Universitario Nuevas Profesiones (2002-2005)

Contact Me

Location

Bogota, Colombia