Alessandro is a Senior DevOps Engineer with 20+ years of versatile experience spanning diverse roles from IT manager to DBA and data engineer, skilled in software design and development through personal training and data management. Certified in Oracle Database and AWS, he is an expert in database administration and cloud computing with a strong grasp of DevOps methodologies.
Delivering CI/CD as part of an Agile team to improve performance by automating and streamlining operations and processes.
Helping build and improve infrastructure, application, and performance development and ensuring tight security including data encryption, security groups, and environmental scanning.
Ensuring high-quality deliverables and implementing DevOps and security best practices in fast-paced environments.
Leading the adoption of DevOps best practices and supporting the SOC 2 certification effort.
Working with Terraform (with workspaces and modules) to consolidate infrastructure management and align environments and GitHub Actions with automating application deployment.
Managing the company database running on PostgreSQL and moving all the servers to a private cloud environment.
Managed the migration of the backbone of the company servers to Microsoft Azure Cloud IaaS service and provided specialized support on data-related matters.
Developed a set of PowerShell scripts and set up an endpoint protection and monitoring tool to protect cloud-based VMs.
Tested a Power BI reporting tool option and the Oracle and MySQL database migration to the Oracle Cloud infrastructure.
Managed Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL databases and high-availability solutions based on Oracle Data Guard and MySQL replication.
Developed a large set of PL/SQL and T-SQL procedures to support LOB application and data analysis requirements and implemented backup/restore policies.
Composed scripts in Groovy to produce PDF renewals sales and CSV exports and upgraded the reporting system based on Microsoft SSRS.
GigNow is a talent marketplace that matches contract workers with gigs at iconic organizations around the world. Developed a CLI that leveraged the Ruby SDK for Azure, Azure CLI, and Bash script to manage the infrastructure under the IaC paradigm. Worked on the initial design and long-term consolidation of a dynamic blue/green deployment, optimized the build and deploy process, and implemented an automatic key rotation process to comply with company policy and regulation.
CLUBHOTEL is a global network of 4- and 5-star hotels providing common benefits and recognition to a worldwide membership base. Managed backups, restores, and data migration of different arrays on small and medium-sized databases running on Oracle, Azure SQL, and MySQL. Improved the BI systems leveraging new features from the 2016 release of SQL Server and the new Power BI tool. Worked on PCI compliance auditing and assessed new GDPR law from the European Union.
New York Adventure Club gives users insider access to the city’s best-kept secrets as a community-driven club that curates the most unique experiences in town, with a focus on history and storytelling. The club shows users a part of the city they never knew existed and offers a community they can’t live without. Supported the lead programmer to migrate the application and its database to AWS and also migrated the DNS zone from GoDaddy to AWS Route53.
