Gustavo M.
DevOps Engineer

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Amazon Aws

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Bio

Senior DevOps Engineer
4/1/2023 - Present

Developed proficiency in creating and configuring AWS account foundations, establishing best practices. Implemented a comprehensive monitoring and logging stack using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK. Successfully migrated applications and databases from Heroku to AWS, achieving a $2,000 cost reduction. Enhanced CI/CD pipelines and development workflows, ensuring more efficient and streamlined processes.
Independent Software/Architect Consultant
4/1/2023 - Present

Facilitated improvements in maintainability, security, and scalability for small to medium companies, while successfully reducing cloud infrastructure costs. Provided expertise in software lifecycle management, designing and architecting applications to be cloud-native, and implementing software best practices. Delivered outcomes that emphasized the stability and resilience of applications. Leveraged over 12 years of experience spanning from startups to large technology enterprises. Played a key role as a mentor and instructor, imparting both technical and career skills.
Senior Software Engineer
6/1/2020 - 3/1/2023

Served as a senior software engineer at a major Latin American bank, responsible for disseminating best practices in software development and modernizing applications for cloud deployment. Achieved proficiency in designing and architecting new projects with a cloud-native approach. Developed new features for a banking application utilized by over 4 million active users. Provided mentorship on technical and career skills, and instructed the frontend developers internship program, fostering the next generation of talent in the organization.
DevOps Engineer
4/1/2018 - 5/1/2020

Developed expertise in Angular, React.js, Node.js, and Java through extensive work as a Full Stack Developer. Transitioned into a DevOps role to modernize company infrastructure, focusing on deploying and monitoring applications. Gained experience in managing Docker containers and Linux instances while mentoring teammates on Git, Docker, and best practices in software delivery. Modernized the entire company infrastructure by implementing observability with Prometheus and Grafana, collecting log streams using Graylog, and orchestrating containers with Docker Swarm and Kubernetes. Achieved significant cost reductions by migrating from Windows Server instances to Linux. Improved release efficiency by establishing a robust version control process and creating new CI/CD pipelines, enabling daily and weekly releases. Enhanced system performance by decreasing memory usage by over 30% through identifying and addressing memory leaks and performance bottlenecks.
Software developer
4/1/2015 - 3/1/2018

Developed mobile applications using the Ionic framework and successfully imparted knowledge of Git, Angular, and Node.js to team members. Migrated nearly all projects from SVN to Git, significantly enhancing version control processes. Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI to streamline development workflows. Developed and published three mobile applications for Google Play and the Apple Store, demonstrating proficiency in mobile app development and deployment.