Carlos B.

Carlos B.

Montevideo, Uruguay
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About Me

Carlos is a Senior DevOps/Security Engineer developing cloud-based security policies using DevOps best practices and DevSecOps principles to deliver high-performing solutions on projects. He maintains subject-matter expertise on cloud infrastructure, security analysis, and CI/CD processes, working with different automation tools to streamline solutions, manage platform integrations, and optimize DevOps-related processes. Carlos develops creative strategies to optimize server and network performance while developing and supervising cross-functional teams to implement security and performance upgrades.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior DevOps/Security Engineer
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • 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.

  • Working cross-functionally with other teams to deliver stable and functional production environments.

  • Owning and managing various database clusters, networks, and the underlying infrastructure that supports different apps and services.

Rhino.ai
Rhino.ai
Senior DevOps Engineer
2023 - Present (2 years)
Remote
  • Upgraded the EKS configuration and improved code to support the deployment of multiple clusters from the same root modules using more flexible configurations.

  • Improved existing Kubernetes clusters' logging and monitoring infrastructure with CloudWatch.

  • Maintaining and upgrading the organization's configuration and security, improving the existing Terraform configuration for the AWS Organization and Identity Management, and the users and IAM roles defined within.

  • De facto responsible for the SOC2 control process regarding users’ access review, documentation, and remediation.

  • Involved in efforts to create new automations and improve and extend existing automations.

  • Keeping up with system and service updates, enhancing system and infrastructure stability and security.

AWSAWS CloudWatchAzure Azure OpenAI Service AWS EKSAWS CodebuildAWS CodepipelineAWS Organizations TerraformTerragruntPython 3 SOC 2
Avenue Code (Allstate)
Avenue Code (Allstate)
Senior DevOps Consultant
2022 - 2023 (1 year)
Remote
  • Enhanced infrastructure stability and reliability by improving configuration and monitoring for Allstate, a hybrid on-prem and cloud company providing insurance services to clients worldwide.

  • Upheld Allstate standard for system security and stability.

  • Performed troubleshooting and guided users in using the infrastructure.

  • Maintained system and service updates, enhancing system and infrastructure stability and security.

Baires Dev (Procore)
Baires Dev (Procore)
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed, developed, tested, and maintained a catalogue of API-based microservices on the Procore all-in-one system.

  • Enhanced the native functionality of products, plugin integrations, and overall interoperability of services on the solution.

  • Conducted technical project milestone reviews, handled architecture sessions, and used development best practices.

Baires Dev (Outcome Health)
Baires Dev (Outcome Health)
Senior DevOps Engineer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Worked with the DevOps team to execute high-quality changes on production systems within Outcome Health.

  • Delivered new capabilities more efficiently and drove solutions to problems impacting mission-critical systems.

  • Liaised closely with other teams to understand complex product requirements and translate them into automated solutions.

Taller Technologies (NextRoll)
Taller Technologies (NextRoll)
Security Analyst
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed and implemented solutions to enhance the NextRoll infrastructure with improved security standpoints.

  • Worked on solutions to integrate and automate alerts for different platforms, ensuring quality of service, uptime, and security.

  • Analyzed business functions and processes to provide accurate specifications for writing new procedures and policies.

Baires Dev (NextRoll)
Baires Dev (NextRoll)
Security Analyst
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Implemented new solutions to increase visibility of cloud infrastructure, servers, and endpoints for NextRoll.

  • Managed the selection of different cloud-based products, reviewing, evaluating, and comparing solutions to meet NextRoll's needs.

  • Oversaw the deployment of new products on NextRoll's platform, working them through the production cycle.

dLocal
dLocal
Senior Infrastructure & Security Engineer
2017 - 2017
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Integrated, verified, and validated large complex systems on the dLocal payment platform.

  • Worked on products, systems, and applicable regulatory requirements for solutions.

  • Determined the root cause of complex issues on the dLocal platform.

IgniteTech
IgniteTech
L2 Implementation Consultant
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Remote
  • Worked with client teams to customize and deploy the Sensage product within their infrastructure.

  • Produced written specifications to capture business process requirements for proposed solutions and configuration activities.

  • Delivered input into future solution functionalities and improved implementation methodologies and configuration standards.

Netlabs
Netlabs
Pre-Sales Consultant | Senior SysAdmin | Chief of Reliability Engineering | IT Consultant
2012 - 2016 (4 years)
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Led processes to prospect for new clients, demonstrate product features, and provide clients with the best solutions for their needs.

  • Provided subject-matter expertise on server configuration, solution planning, Linux SysAdmin support, system and information security.

  • Worked with a team of reliability engineers to provide high-level support on Linux networking, IT infrastructure, and security.

LinuxIT SecurityNetworkingMySQLPostgreSQLMonitoringIT Infrastructure Reliability Engineering System AdministrationLinux Server Configuration Information Security
Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial MVOT
Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial MVOT
IT Consultant (Servers and Networking)
2007 - 2012 (5 years)
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Upgraded and improved MVOTMA servers and network infrastructure, enhancing security and stability.

  • Designed and implemented solutions to migrate legacy infrastructure from a desktop server base to a Blade infrastructure.

  • Deployed improvements, implemented visualizations and VLAN network segregation, and delivered new test and production environments.

LinuxNetworkingIT SecurityMonitoringMySQLPostgreSQLBlade VLANNetwork Infrastructure Servers

Showcase

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - SUCIVE
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - SUCIVE

Managed infrastructure deployment tasks on SUCIVE, the national car tribute system, coordinating with dev teams and preparing the base infrastructure and design for initial deployments and tests. Led the team to execute the final solution and managed the infrastructure during operations.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Infrastructure Upgrade
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Infrastructure Upgrade

Designed and deployed new solutions to upgrade the network infrastructure for the National Environmental Agency. Redesigned the plan and implementation steps for deploying and configuring network equipment on the new infrastructure.

Senior DevOps Engineer - Redesign of IPSec
Senior DevOps Engineer - Redesign of IPSec

Automated and redesigned deployment processes for a redundant IPSec tunnel between two VPCs in AWS, handling deployment configuration to ensure network stability and security using Vagrant and Ansible for deployment.

Education

Learn DevOps: Infrastructure Automation With Terraform
Learn DevOps: Infrastructure Automation With Terraform
Udemy
2020 - 2020
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering
Universidad de la Empresa - Uruguay
2012 - 2016 (4 years)
IT Degree
IT Degree
Universitario Autónomo del Sur - Uruguay
1994 - 1998 (4 years)