Arturo Delgado
Verified Expert in Engineering
Cloud and Software Engineer and Developer
Santiago, Chile
Toptal member since August 3, 2026
Arturo is a cloud and software engineer with over 10 years of experience across digital transformation and cloud adoption for clients such as Cencosud, Acid Lab, and Globant. His primary expertise is in AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes for technology and retail industries, and he thrives in DevOps and site reliability engineering (SRE) environments. While at Cencosud, Arturo built and maintained an internal developer platform on AWS.
Portfolio
Experience
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) - 13 years
- Git - 13 years
- Linux - 13 years
- Kubernetes - 8 years
- Python - 8 years
- AI Agents - 3 years
- AI Agent Orchestration - 3 years
- Agentic AI Systems - 3 years
Preferred Environment
Terraform, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Containers
The most amazing...
...internal developer platform I've built is for Cencosud, enabling scalable AWS infrastructure and improving developer productivity across the company.
Work Experience
Principal Software Engineer
Cencosud
- Developed and maintained an internal developer platform (IDP) hosted on AWS, focusing on reliability and scalability.
- Deployed features with JavaScript to improve user experience and enhance the IDP.
- Implemented infrastructure in AWS using services such as Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, and S3.
- Built and managed infrastructure with Terraform on AWS to ensure consistent provisioning.
- Created CI/CD pipelines using GitHub for automated deployments.
- Implemented validations in pipelines using Open Policy Agent (OPA), TFLint, and Infracost to enforce compliance and cost controls.
- Maintained Terraform modules and managed Terraform versioning for infrastructure consistency.
DevOps Engineer
Acid Lab
- Maintained platform infrastructure in AWS, ensuring high availability and security.
- Built and managed infrastructure with Terraform on AWS for consistent resource provisioning.
- Deployed infrastructure in AWS using services such as EKS, RDS, Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, and S3.
- Created CI/CD pipelines using GitLab to automate deployment processes.
- Implemented validations in pipelines with Open Policy Agent (OPA), TFLint, and infracost for policy enforcement and cost management.
- Managed and maintained Linux-based instances and servers supporting production workloads.
- Designed and implemented IAM policies, roles, and permission models following the principle of least privilege.
- Configured and managed Amazon Route 53 private hosted zones for name resolution between AWS resources, on-premises environments, and AWS PrivateLink endpoints within VPCs.
- Maintained Terraform modules and managed Terraform versioning for infrastructure consistency.
DevOps Engineer
Globant
- Maintained platform infrastructure in AWS and GCP to support business operations.
- Developed CI/CD pipelines to build, test, and deploy new features efficiently.
- Updated Jenkins installations and Python-based deployment tools to enhance security.
- Deployed manifests in Kubernetes to manage microservices deployments.
- Created multi-account environments using AWS Identity Center, service control policies (SCP), and cross-account access.
- Built and managed infrastructure with Terraform on GCP and AWS for consistent provisioning.
- Monitored services using InfluxDB, Prometheus, and Grafana for observability.
Full-stack Developer
RindeGastos
- Configured EKS to manage containers for scalable application deployment.
- Installed and configured CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and GitLab to automate build processes.
- Optimized Docker images to improve deployment efficiency.
- Developed Terraform scripts to deploy services such as EC2, EKS, and LoadBalancer in AWS environments.
- Monitored services using Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch for operational visibility.
- Integrated Google Map functionality to display distances between directions within the application.
Experience
Sofia Data Modeling Tool
https://github.com/ajdelgados/SofiaEducation
Engineer's Degree in Software Engineering
University College of Caracas - Caracas, Venezuela
High School Diploma in Accounting
Don Bosco School - Los Cortijos, Caracas, Venezuela
Certifications
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations
Anthropic
Amazon Web Services Generative AI Developer – Professional
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services CloudOps Engineer – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Machine Learning – Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Data Engineer – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Advanced Networking – Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services DevOps Engineer – Professional
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services SysOps Administrator – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Security – Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect – Professional
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Developer – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
LFS158x: Introduction to Kubernetes
The Linux Foundation
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Claude API
Tools
Terraform, GitHub, Amazon EKS, AWS CloudFormation, Git, TFLint, GitLab, AWS IAM, Jenkins, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Apache, NGINX, Subversion (SVN), GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Claude, CloudOps, Claude Agent SDK, AI Prompts, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Glue, AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), AWS PrivateLink
Platforms
Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Lambda, Linux, AWS IoT, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Debian, Ubuntu, Web, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2
Languages
JavaScript, Python, PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, UML
Storage
PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), InfluxDB, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, JSON, Datadog, Databases, Amazon DynamoDB
Paradigms
Database Design, Azure DevOps, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Foundation Models
Other
Amazon RDS, Service Control Policies (SCPs), Python GUI, AI Agents, LLM Agents, AI Agent Orchestration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Agentic AI Systems, EC2, Amazon Route 53, Service Control Policies, Prometheus, Amazon EventBridge, Open Policy Agent (OPA), GitHub Actions, IT Management, Software Development Management, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Data Structures, Algorithms, IT Security, IT Audits, Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaler (KEDA), Cost Control, ServiceNow, AI Copilots, AWS Cloud Operations, SysOps, Accounts, Finance, Budgeting, Budget Modeling, Budget Management, Budget Controls, Containers, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, AI Ethics, AI System Design, Prompt Engineering, Machine Learning, Amazon Machine Learning, AWS Transit Gateway, Networking, Private Clouds, NAT, AWS Internet Gateway, Network Access Control, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), AWS WAF, AWS DevOps, IT Governance, Cloud Governance, AWS IAM Identity Center, AWS Cloud Security, AWS VPN, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Transport Layer Security (TLS), Security Policies & Procedures, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Networking, IT Deployments, System Design, AWS Config, AWS Control Tower
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