AI DevOps Platform Architect Consultant, arqui.dev (AI-assisted multi-cloud platform engineering)
Duration: June 2021 - Present
Summary: Provided platform engineering, cloud, solutions architecture, and SRE services with a focus on AI-assisted autonomous operations. Delivered multi-tenant platforms and integrated AI agents to reduce MTTD/MTTR and developer cognitive load for various clients.
Responsibilities:
- Delivered a multi-tenant platform for a Creator Economy SaaS client with multiple AWS accounts and EKS clusters.
- Built RAG and MCP-based AI workflows with human-in-the-loop review for PR and RCA drafting.
- Designed a 6-phase AI architecture and built production Claude Code skills for infrastructure review.
- Authored arc42 platform architecture and 69 formal ADRs across 17 service repositories using multi-agent AI workflows.
- Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters (EKS, AKS, GKE, OKD) across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Built CI/CD pipelines and defined SRE practices including SLOs/SLIs and runbooks.
- Maintained production systems on AWS and GCP container and serverless platforms.
- Built SaaS prototypes on Supabase with AI-powered features.
Technologies: AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE, OKD), Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Karpenter, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, PagerDuty, Supabase, PGVector, Python, Bash, Node.js.
DevOps Team Lead, LetsGetChecked (Multi-tenant platform migration and optimization)
Duration: June 2024 - January 2026
Summary: Led the migration from Azure VMs to AWS, designing and deploying a multi-tenant platform with multiple EKS clusters across accounts and regions. The project aimed to improve infrastructure scalability, security, and cost efficiency for LetsGetChecked, a health testing and diagnostics company.
Responsibilities:
- Led migration from Azure VMs to AWS with Terraform provisioning.
- Provisioned resources across 8 EKS clusters in 4 accounts spanning two regions.
- Executed Linux and Windows VM security patching and created Golden Images.
- Built 20+ reusable Terraform modules reducing provisioning SLAs and eliminating configuration drift.
- Migrated Terraform pipelines from Jenkins to GitHub Actions and piloted ArgoCD for zero-downtime canary releases.
- Utilized AI coding tools for development and documentation.
- Implemented cost optimization measures including S3 lifecycle policies and reserved-instance reviews.
- Transitioned ingress controllers and introduced cost-center tagging.
Technologies: AWS, Azure, Terraform, EKS, RDS, SQS, CloudWatch, Cognito, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Linux, Windows, S3, NGINX Ingress, Kong Ingress, AI coding tools.
DevOps Architect, Engineering Manager (Center of Excellence Lead), Foxbox
Duration: May 2021 - Jun. 2024
Engineering Manager (Center of Excellence Lead), DevOps, Architecture, and Engineering CoE leadership
Duration: Jan. 2023 - Jun. 2024
Summary: Led the DevOps, Architecture, and Engineering Center of Excellence team, driving deployment and platform engineering for a product serving multiple client accounts. The project focused on improving deployment frequency, team satisfaction, and adoption of AI-assisted development practices.
Responsibilities:
- Led a team of 20+ engineers and architects, defining OKRs and roadmaps.
- Drove 250+ deployments of a product with multiple frontends, APIs, and Lambdas across 33 client accounts.
- Mentored development teams on EKS usage and migration best practices.
- Designed microservices platforms and authored Terraform modules.
- Adopted AI coding and design assistants for software development acceleration.
- Conducted remote workshops using C4 model diagrams and ADR templates.
- Mentored teams on Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, serverless functions, and microservices patterns.
- Managed performance reviews and career planning.
Technologies: Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, Node.js, Python, Helm, Docker, ArgoCD, AI coding assistants.
DevOps Architect, DevOps solutions delivery and migration
Duration: May 2021 - Jan. 2023
Summary: Delivered DevOps solutions for over 15 clients, focusing on containerization, Kubernetes migrations, and CI/CD pipeline automation. The project aimed to modernize legacy infrastructure and improve deployment automation and security integration.
Responsibilities:
- Containerized applications on EKS, GKE, AKS, OKD, and DigitalOcean.
- Migrated legacy VMs to Kubernetes.
- Established Flux and ArgoCD workflows for declarative infrastructure deployments.
- Configured and maintained GitLab CI self-hosted runners on GCP.
- Automated pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps.
- Integrated SAST/DAST tooling (Snyk, GitLab CI) for security checks.
- Conducted hands-on workshops on Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD best practices.
Technologies: Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS, OKD), DigitalOcean, Flux, ArgoCD, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Snyk, Terraform, GCP.
DevOps Solutions Architect, Ambev (Agile architecture and POC platform delivery)
Duration: Oct. 2019 - Nov. 2021
Summary: Defined Agile Architecture standards and delivered proof-of-concept platforms to validate high-availability patterns for critical MarTech services at Ambev, a major beverage company in Brazil.
Responsibilities:
- Defined Agile Architecture standards and hosted Solutions Architecture Forums.
- Designed and delivered POC platforms using Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Mentored squads on SRE and DevOps fundamentals, embedding post-mortems, SOPs, and automated workflows.
Technologies: Terraform, CloudFormation, Agile Architecture, SRE practices.
Fullstack Developer Mentor, Udacity (Full-Stack Nanodegree mentorship and beta testing)
Duration: Dec. 2018 - Aug. 2019
Summary: Mentored students in Full-Stack Nanodegree programs, providing guidance on Node.js, React, and SQL modules. Beta-tested DevOps Cloud Engineer and Cloud Developer Nanodegree content to improve course quality.
Responsibilities:
- Guided students through coding modules with code reviews and debugging assistance.
- Provided career advice and mentorship.
- Beta-tested course content influencing improvements.
Technologies: Node.js, React, SQL, DevOps Cloud Engineer content.
IT Business Analyst, Software Engineer, IBM
Duration: May2016 - Oct. 2019
Software Engineer, ERP integration and frontend/backend development)
Duration: 2017 - 2019
Summary: Led a team developing React.js frontends and Node.js APIs integrated with a mainframe ERP system on IBM Cloud, managing CI pipelines and coaching junior developers.
Responsibilities:
- Led frontend and backend development team.
- Managed CI pipelines using TravisCI.
- Coached junior developers on design patterns, code reviews, and cloud deployment workflows.
Technologies: React.js, Node.js, IBM Cloud, TravisCI.
IT Business Analyst, Business requirements and technical product ownership
Duration: 2016 - 2018
Summary: Collected business requirements and authored user stories for multiple systems. Acted as technical product owner for a new Inventory web app, managing support and compliance documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Collected requirements and authored user stories for Order, Shipment, Inventory, and Catalog systems.
- Collaborated on solution architecture documents.
- Acted as technical PO coordinating 24/7 L3 support and incident management.
- Maintained audit control documentation and facilitated compliance audits.
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