André N.

André N.

Portugal
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About Me

I am an expert Sysadmin/Devops/SRE Engineer (Unix/Networking - CCNA and CCNP Certified) with 5+ years of technical specialty in the provision of cloud Cluster solutions (Private, Public, Hybrid, Elastic, Scalable, HA, Reliable), DevOps Workflow mindset, SRE discipline (automatic and self-healing app), Agile methodology, CI/CD automated pipelines, Big Data, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, IaC Solutions and Microservices/Serverless Functions for clients.

AI, ML & LLM

XML

Frontend

HTML CSS3 JavaScript

Backend

PHP

Database

MongoDB DynamoDB MySQL PostgreSQL

DevOps

DevOps Terraform AWS Jenkins Docker Microsoft Azure Kubernetes AWS CloudFormation

QA & Testing

Selenium

Workflow

Git Github Gitlab

Other

Python Linux Networking Scala Tomcat Server JSON C++ C Perl Bash Java ELK Stack Hadoop Apache Maven Apache Cassandra Groovy Kafka Grafana Spark SonarQube Continuous Integration (CI) Travis CI Circle CI Ansible

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
SysAdmin/DevOps/SRE Engineer
2019 - Present (6 years)
Remote

  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

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Ericsson
Ericsson
Sysadmin/DevOps OSS / BSS / IT & Cloud Engineer
2014 - 2018 (4 years)
Lisbon, Portugal

  • Offered expertise and guidance for on-premise and multi-cloud infrastructure builds involving containers with k8s Orchestrator for apps deployment (Microservices) and automating of workflows.

  • Engineered and developed business logics with the capacity to process 90 million (Kpdr/Day - CDRs) call data records per day On-Premise and on the Cloud for Ericsson.

  • Worked on the provisioning of the infrastructure to deploy apps for the processing of 60 TPS - transactions per second of throughput, and contributed to a better software delivery/deployments within the company.

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Ribalnet
Ribalnet
Technical Maintenance and Support Engineer
2009 - 2009

  • Worked on the installation/maintenance of electronic equipment, offered expertise for network management, O.S administration and customer support.

  • Oversaw the installation of IP cabling Network infrastructures and worked on laptop hardware repairs.

  • Provided effective onsite and remote support and devised new ways to improve deployments on multiple computers in a parallel pre-Build O.S using the multicast network feature.

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Engineering department at Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
Engineering department at Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
Intern
2008 - 2008
Leiria, Portugal

  • Provided expertise for lab maintenance (Cisco Network/computers) and web development/maintenance on IPLeiria's website.

  • Managed tasks for the enhancement of the performance of IPLeiria's website using HTTP, JavaScript, CSS3 and PHP best practices for an optimum response.

  • Implemented a new server/client tool to update the client's hardware inventory automatically.

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Showcase

DevOps/SRE Integration Engineer - Vodafone Multi-Cloud Provisioning / Deployment
DevOps/SRE Integration Engineer - Vodafone Multi-Cloud Provisioning / Deployment

  • Provisioned infrastructure using Terraform/CloudFormation.

  • Installed and configured CI/CD tools for automated container deployment with Ansible, Jenkin-X, and Helm Charts.

  • Implemented Git/GitHub for version control and multi-branch development workflows.

DevOps/Big Data Engineer - EDP IoT Big Data Cloud on Azure AKS Blue/Green Deployment
DevOps/Big Data Engineer - EDP IoT Big Data Cloud on Azure AKS Blue/Green Deployment

  • Developed and deployed AKS infrastructure using Ansible, including HDInsight Kafka connectors for data collection, processing, and distribution.

  • Implemented a CassandraDB cluster for horizontal scalability and data visualization using Zeppelin and Kibana dashboards.

  • Utilized Jenkins, Helm Charts, Sensu, and the ELK stack for monitoring, logging, and data visualization, all within a provisioned Kubernetes cluster with Nginx Ingress Controller.

DevOps/SRE Engineer - NOS HA Kops/k8s AWS Cluster Deployment
DevOps/SRE Engineer - NOS HA Kops/k8s AWS Cluster Deployment

  • Built a VPC with Terraform, provisioned a Kubernetes cluster using Kops, and configured AWS cloud security.

  • Implemented a Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for building Helm charts from S3 buckets, including scalable, reliable, and self-healing microservices/containers.

  • Utilized New Relic, Prometheus, and Grafana for continuous monitoring, and Splunk for logging to support operations.

System Big Data Engineer - Altice MSSs and Big Data Analysis (Hybrid Cloud)
System Big Data Engineer - Altice MSSs and Big Data Analysis (Hybrid Cloud)

  • Developed infrastructure for two AWS and OpenStack clusters to deploy the O.S and Veritas cluster.

  • Implemented business logic for data traffic collection and analysis for Altice customers.

  • Focused on the integration of the multi-mediation product using online and offline (FE) modules.

Solution Architect and System Integrator - Unitel IMS/VoLTE Charging Solution
Solution Architect and System Integrator - Unitel IMS/VoLTE Charging Solution

  • Completed solution after hardware installation, including component provisioning and configuration for cluster and Ericsson Multi Mediation.

  • Developed and built the business logic for the Ro interface.

  • Focused on ensuring the correct operation of the system after hardware setup.

Education

Education
Red Hat Linux System Admin II
Source of Knowledge - Formação, Educação e Consult
2014 - Present (11 years)
Education
CCNA Security - 640-554 IINS
Cisco
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Education
Cisco CCNA 200-120 Routing and Switching
Cisco
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Education
Energias
ACADEMIA APAMM
2013 - Present (12 years)
Education
Erasmus (BSc. Undergraduate in Telecom and IT/Networking Engineering)
Polytechnika Warszawska
2013 - 2013
Education
BSc. Telecom and IT/Networking Engineering
Polytechnic of Leira - School of Technology and Management
2010 - 2013 (3 years)
Education
Technical Degree, Specialization in Network Management
Polytechnic of Leira - School of Technology and Management
2006 - 2008 (2 years)
Education
Degree in IT Technician and Maintenance
Technical School and Professional of Ribatejo
2003 - 2006 (3 years)
Education
Cisco CCNP - CCNP Switch: Implementing IP Switching
Cisco
Education
Cisco CCNP - CCNP Route: Implementing IP Route
Cisco
Education
Cisco CCNA Security - Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS)
Cisco
Education
Cisco CCNA Exploration Routing and Switching - Routing Protocols and Concepts
Cisco
Education
Cisco CCNA Exploration Routing and Switching - Network Fundamentals
Cisco
Education
Cisco CCNA Exploration Routing and Switching - LAN Switching and Wireless
Cisco
Education
Cisco CCNA Exploration Routing and Switching - Accessing the WAN
Cisco