Carlos B.

About Me

Carlos is an expert DevOps / Security Engineer developing cloud-based security policies and leveraging 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.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
DevOps / Security Engineer
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Deliver CI/CD solutions to improve performance, automate operations and streamline processes.

  • Build and improve infrastructure, application and performance development - enhancing data encryption, security and operational environments.

  • Ensure high-quality deliverables and implement DevOps and security best practices in fast-paced environments.

Baires Dev
Baires Dev
Senior Reliability Engineer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 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 utilized development best practices.

Baires Dev (Outcome Health)
Baires Dev (Outcome Health)
Senior DevOps Engineer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 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)
Senior 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
Baires Dev
Senior Analyst
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Implemented new solutions to increase the visibility of cloud infrastructure, servers and endpoints within NextRoll.

  • Managed the selection of different cloud-based products on the project - 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 and Security Engineer
2017 - 2017
Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Integrated, verified and validated large complex systems on the dLocal payment platform.

  • Provided significant knowledge of products, systems and applicable regulatory requirements for solutions on the project.

  • Exhibited diagnostic expertise in determining the root cause of complex issues on the platform for dLocal.

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, 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.

 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 the servers and network infrastructure within MVOTMA - enhancing its security and stability.

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

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

Showcase

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - SUCIVE
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - SUCIVE
  • Managed infrastructure deployment tasks on SUCIVE, the national car tribute system.

  • Coordinated with dev teams, prepared base infrastructure and design for initial deployments and tests.

  • Led the team to execute the final solution and managed infrastructure during operations.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Infrastructure Upgrade (National Environmental Agency)
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Infrastructure Upgrade (National Environmental Agency)
  • Designed and deployed new solutions to upgrade the network infrastructure.

  • Redesigned the plan and implementation steps for deploying and configuring network equipment.

  • Focused on network infrastructure upgrades for the National Environmental Agency.

Senior DevOps Engineer - Redesign of IPSec
Senior DevOps Engineer - Redesign of IPSec
  • Automated deployment processes for a redundant IPSec tunnel between two VPCs in AWS.

  • Leveraged Vagrant and Ansible for deployment configuration.

  • Focused on network stability and security through redundancy.

Education

Learn DevOps: Infrastructure Automation With Terraform
Learn DevOps: Infrastructure Automation With Terraform
Udemy
2020 - 2020
AWK Essential Training
AWK Essential Training
LinkedIn
2017 - 2017
Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Red Hat
2015 - 2018 (3 years)
UNIT Information Security Specialist, ISO/IEC 27.000
UNIT Information Security Specialist, ISO/IEC 27.000
UNIT
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
BSc. Computer Software Engineering
BSc. Computer Software Engineering
Universidad de la Empresa
2012 - 2016 (4 years)
Linux Server Networks and Administration
Linux Server Networks and Administration
EmpowerU
2012 - 2012
Specialist in Information Security, IT and Systems Security
Specialist in Information Security, IT and Systems Security
UNIT
2010 - 2013 (3 years)
Computer Security Workshop
Computer Security Workshop
WALC
2009 - 2010 (1 year)
Degree in Computer Science
Degree in Computer Science
Universitario Autónomo del Sur
1994 - 1998 (4 years)