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Ricardo V

Venezuela

DevOps Engineer

8 yrs exp

Ricardo es Senior DevOps & Cloud Engineer with over seven years of experience designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Specializing in Kubernetes, Terraform, automation, observability, and DevSecOps, he has worked on projects for the insurance, fintech, and cybersecurity consulting sectors. During the interview, he demonstrated hands-on experience managing Amazon EKS, implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, resolving critical production incidents, and integ…

Skills

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Bash
  • Cloud
  • Datadog
  • Docker
  • Git
  • GPO
  • Grafana
  • Jenkins
  • Kafka
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • Linux System Administration
  • MongoDB
  • Network & Security
  • Network Security
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prometheus
  • Python
  • Redis
  • SAS
  • Security
  • System Administration
  • Terraform
  • VMware ESXi
  • .NET Core
  • Active Directory
  • Azure DevOps
  • Cloud Engineer
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • CloudFront
  • CloudM
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Executive Director
  • GCP
  • Hyper V
  • IAM
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure/OCI
  • Phyton
  • Rabbit
  • Windows Server OS
  • Python/R
  • Systems Administrator
  • RabbitMQ
  • Python3
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Nuxt.js
  • Paython
  • Nest.js
  • Next.js
  • Next js
  • GitHub Actions
  • Google Cloud Platform, Azure
  • Hyper-V
  • Apigee
  • o System Administration
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Active Directory Basics
  • Cloude
  • Helm
  • ArgoCD
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • kubernetes
  • Git ​CI/​CD

Ricardo V

Venezuela

DevOps Engineer

8 yrs exp

Ricardo es Senior DevOps & Cloud Engineer with over seven years of experience designing and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Specializing in Kubernetes, Terraform, automation, observability, and DevSecOps, he has worked on projects for the insurance, fintech, and cybersecurity consulting sectors. During the interview, he demonstrated hands-on experience managing Amazon EKS, implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, resolving critical production incidents, and integ…

Skills

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Bash
  • Cloud
  • Datadog
  • Docker
  • Git
  • GPO
  • Grafana
  • Jenkins
  • Kafka
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • Linux System Administration
  • MongoDB
  • Network & Security
  • Network Security
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prometheus
  • Python
  • Redis
  • SAS
  • Security
  • System Administration
  • Terraform
  • VMware ESXi
  • .NET Core
  • Active Directory
  • Azure DevOps
  • Cloud Engineer
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • CloudFront
  • CloudM
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Executive Director
  • GCP
  • Hyper V
  • IAM
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure/OCI
  • Phyton
  • Rabbit
  • Windows Server OS
  • Python/R
  • Systems Administrator
  • RabbitMQ
  • Python3
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Nuxt.js
  • Paython
  • Nest.js
  • Next.js
  • Next js
  • GitHub Actions
  • Google Cloud Platform, Azure
  • Hyper-V
  • Apigee
  • o System Administration
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Active Directory Basics
  • Cloude
  • Helm
  • ArgoCD
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • kubernetes
  • Git ​CI/​CD

DevOps Engineer

Coderland – ASSA Compañía de Seguros
June 2025 - July 2026

Engineered and oversaw highly available, scalable infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, utilizing AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and Azure Compute. Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate provisioning and management of Azure resources, ensuring environmental consistency. Developed and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Azure Repos to automate application build, testing, and deployment processes. Participated in on-call rotations, swiftly diagnosing and resolving critical incidents to maintain high service uptime and reliability. Configured and managed comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems using Prometheus and Grafana for real-time visibility into system health and performance.

DevOps Engineer

Kykuyo Games
February 2025 - October 2025

Supported Unity and Backend teams, ensuring stability and performance of critical AWS infrastructure (ECS, Fargate, Lambda, MongoDB, VPC, S3, CloudFront). Streamlined infrastructure deployment with Terraform and established GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, accelerating software delivery. Achieved a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs through resource optimization, AWS budgeting, and fine-tuning ECS/Lambda configurations. Oversaw and directed cloud resources, ensuring high availability and performance for gaming operations.

Professional Services Consultant - PrismaCloud (DevSecOps)

Palo Alto Networks
March 2024 - December 2024

Advised 20+ customers (healthcare, finance, tech) on cloud security requirements, customizing Prisma Cloud solutions (CSPM, CWP, CAS). Guided Prisma Cloud customer onboarding, facilitating effective use of security modules. Configured CAS to automate security testing (SAST, DAST, IAST) within CI/CD pipelines, enabling "shift-left" security. Aided customers in establishing vulnerability and threat scanning across repositories, containers, Kubernetes, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.

Professional Services Consultant – DevSecOps

Palo Alto Networks
March 2024 - January 2025

Advised 20+ customers (healthcare, finance, tech) on cloud security requirements, customizing Prisma Cloud solutions (CSPM, CWP, CAS). Guided Prisma Cloud customer onboarding, facilitating effective use of security modules. Configured CAS to automate security testing (SAST, DAST, IAST) within CI/CD pipelines, enabling shift-left security practices. Aided customers in establishing vulnerability and threat scanning across repositories, containers, Kubernetes, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.

DevOps Engineer

TutenLabs
August 2022 - August 2024

Automated infrastructure provisioning and updates across DEV, QA, UAT, PROD using Terraform, improving consistency. Refined production pipelines for performance and reliability, minimizing downtime and maximizing throughput by 30%. Administered Active Directory for 150+ users, implementing GPOs for security and streamlined management. Engaged in on-call rotations, resolving incidents, and ensuring critical service uptime across multi-cloud environments.

DevOps Engineer

TutenLabs
July 2022 - August 2024

Automated infrastructure provisioning and updates across DEV, QA, UAT, and PROD environments using Terraform, improving consistency across all stages. Refined production pipelines for performance and reliability, minimizing downtime and maximizing throughput by 30%. Administered Active Directory for 150+ users, implementing GPOs for security and streamlined management. Engaged in on-call rotations, resolving incidents, and ensuring critical service uptime across multi-cloud environments.

DevOps Engineer

Prodigio.tech
September 2021 - July 2022

Enhanced and governed Kubernetes clusters on Azure and GCP, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. Partnered with development teams on deployment tasks for smooth production releases. Developed and sustained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD for deployments to Azure and GCP. Deployed and managed containerized applications on Kubernetes across Azure and GCP, integrating Apigee and Tyk API gateways.

Linux System Administrator

RapidSeedbox.com
December 2020 - February 2022

Authored Bash/Python scripts to automate seedbox deployment, configuration, and operations within SolusVM/OpenVZ environments. Designed 6 custom Linux images optimized for seedbox deployments, enhancing performance and security. Maintained health and uptime of bare metal servers, conducting OS updates, security patching, and hardware troubleshooting.

Linux System Administrator

Mintme.com
November 2018 - December 2020

Diagnosed and resolved infrastructure and CI/CD issues, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous delivery. Deployed and arranged containerized applications with Docker within CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI. Extended technical support to developers (Symfony, Vue.js) and performed maintenance on RabbitMQ clusters.

Smart Scores

Communication
90
Role Fit
95
Adaptability
85
Problem-solving
90
Drive/Initiative
90
Professional Presence
90

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