Dennis Ruiz, Developer in La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Dennis is available for hire
Hire Dennis

Dennis Ruiz

DevOps Engineer and Developer

La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Toptal member since June 5, 2020

Expertise
AWS CloudTerraformPythonLinuxGitJenkinsDevOpsAWSUbuntuAnsibleMySQLNginxMicroservices DevelopmentApacheKubernetes
Bio

Dennis is an infrastructure architect, information security practitioner, and developer who's helped startups and enterprises with various infrastructures, development pipelines, and troubleshooting issues. A few facts about Dennis: his strongest skill is DevOps, the largest system he's managed consisted of 1,000 on-premise servers, and his most challenging project to date was centralizing the configuration of all the apps in a single place using Jenkins and templates.

Portfolio

Somnology, Inc.
Python, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS CloudFormation, GitLab CI/CD, Back-end...
Daniel Shirvani
Amazon Web Services (AWS), WebSockets, Amazon Cognito, Amazon EC2...
Digimatix Technologies INC.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker...

Experience

  • Python - 10 years
  • Jenkins - 10 years
  • Git - 10 years
  • Terraform - 10 years
  • Linux - 10 years
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 10 years
  • DevOps - 10 years
  • Docker - 4 years

Preferred Environment

Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, Bash, Python, Linux

The most amazing...

...project I've done was helping clients develop software tools that solved integration and automation problems that couldn't be solved with conventional tools.

Work Experience

Back-end & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Python and AWS)

2025 - 2026
Somnology, Inc.
  • Improved and maintained CI/CD pipelines on AWS and GitLab.
  • Troubleshot and debugged issues across production and lower environments, helping unblock people from work and getting the app business back online.
  • Implemented observability services to collect system metrics and application logs in a central place with AWS CloudWatch and Prometheus.
Technologies: Python, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS CloudFormation, GitLab CI/CD, Back-end, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD Pipelines, Web App Development, AWS IoT, Core Services, Docker, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

AWS/DevOps Engineer

2024 - 2025
Daniel Shirvani
  • Deployed infrastructure needed to run the Deepgram AI framework on containers.
  • Helped validate and test the Deepgram AI framework for voice-to-text transformation.
  • Communicated daily with the client and informed them on progress related to the project and overall challenges in running AI frameworks on GPU-powered Amazon EC2 instances.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), WebSockets, Amazon Cognito, Amazon EC2, Amazon Cognito User Pools, Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

AWS Cloud Engineer (via Toptal)

2023 - 2024
Digimatix Technologies INC.
  • Maintained and troubleshot pipelines in AWS GitLab.
  • Evaluated AWS infrastructure to ensure it is secure, and resources are effectively used.
  • Scripted the infrastructure with Terraform as IaaS with CI/CD.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker, GitLab, Agile, Linux, DevOps, Python, Bash, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, ECS, MySQL, Amazon CloudFront CDN

DevOps Engineer (via Toptal)

2023 - 2023
nDimensional, Inc.
  • Maintained CI/CD pipelines across different environments hosted in AWS.
  • Troubleshot and maintained Kubernetes services in Amazon EKS.
  • Participated in the daily scrum, provided feedback, and maintained ticket task reports.
Technologies: DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EKS, TensorFlow Deep Learning Library (TFLearn), Scala, Terraform, Kubernetes, Microservices, TensorFlow, Java, Python, Architecture, Leadership, Bash, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, ECS, MySQL, Amazon CloudFront CDN

AWS DevOps Engineer

2022 - 2023
Anjuna - Main
  • Improved Terraform scripts, Jenkins jobs, and Bash scripts.
  • Integrated all active Git repositories from Bitbucket with SonarCloud and Jenkins. Protected branches with thresholds on Bitbucket and pull requests.
  • Tracked and fixed bugs via Jira and daily scrum updates.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), DevOps, Docker, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Groovy, Shell Scripting, AWS Certified Solution Architect, DevSecOps, Architecture, Continuous Integration (CI), Azure Functions, Software Architecture, Ubuntu, Agile, Linux, Terraform, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, ECS, Amazon CloudFront CDN

Site Reliability Engineer

2022 - 2022
Sporttrade Inc.
  • Worked on infrastructure design review and proposal for improvements overall.
  • Tracked and fixed bugs via Jira and daily scrum updates.
  • Managed queuing bottleneck issues hosted on AWS.
Technologies: Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Architecture, Microservices Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Agile, DevOps, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, ECS, Amazon CloudFront CDN

AWS DevOps Engineer | Solution Architect

2022 - 2022
Remora Inc.
  • Updated Docker microservices that had dependencies problems.
  • Tracked and fixed bugs via Jira and daily scrum updates.
  • Supported teams via Zoom, chat, and ticketing system.
Technologies: DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS DevOps, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Terraform, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, ECS, Amazon CloudFront CDN

Release Engineer

2022 - 2022
Deckers Brands
  • Implemented Gitlab CICD pipelines for automatic build and deployment to the Layer0 platform.
  • Troubleshot issues with Bamboo and Artifactory services.
  • Helped with release operations on Salesforce with existing pipelines on Bamboo.
Technologies: Salesforce, GitLab CI/CD, Layer0, DevOps, Amazon RDS, Azure, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), TypeScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Terraform, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, ECS

DevOps Engineer

2021 - 2021
Regrow
  • Maintained infrastructure with Terraform with pipelines in Buddy CI/CD.
  • Migrated cloud formation manifest to terraform with CI/CD.
  • Troubleshot AWS service issues on AWS Batch, Workspaces, RDS, and ECS services.
Technologies: Terraform, Ansible, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon RDS, CI/CD Pipelines, AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Microservices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, DevOps, Python, Docker, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2

DevOps Engineer

2020 - 2021
ConsumerAffairs.com
  • Implemented various monitoring tools using Prometheus.
  • Troubleshot issues on different services such as RabbitMQ, Redis, and Docker.
  • Helped in maintaining the infrastructure with Terraform and server configurations with Ansible.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Redis, Amazon RDS, CI/CD Pipelines, AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Microservices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps, Python, Terraform, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2

DevOps Engineer

2018 - 2019
Self-employed
  • Helped customers with migrations from on-premises to cloud solutions with zero downtime.
  • Implemented various CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitLab, and GitHub Actions.
  • Dockerized applications and handled a migration to Amazon ECS and Kubernetes.
  • Set up various Docker projects while following industry best practices to provide production-grade and secure Docker applications with orchestrators like Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, Docker Swarm, and Docker Compose for local development.
  • Implemented a service with Amazon ECS that could request and store up to 3,000 SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt in less than five minutes.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, Amazon RDS, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure DevOps, Amazon CloudWatch, Microservices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Cloud Migration, Node.js, Apache, Amazon SageMaker, Firebase, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Linux, DevOps, Python, Bash, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, MySQL

Senior DevOps Engineer

2017 - 2019
Flugel.it
  • Maintained an existing infrastructure with Terraform and developed modules for different purposes. Mainly worked with AWS ECS, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, S3, VPCs, auto scaling & LB, and CDN.
  • Project-managed a DevOps team based on different regions by using agile methodologies with Jira software.
  • Managed sprints and defined tasks based on business requirements and incident management and also wrote reports.
  • Self-hosted log aggregation and monitoring solutions implemented for different clients. Used tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Sensu, ELK, and Graylog.
  • Provided onsite support for the Los Angeles offices which included project planning, pipeline improvements, and general enhancements.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud, SAP, Ansible, Terraform, NGINX, Prometheus, Amazon RDS, CI/CD Pipelines, Amazon CloudWatch, Microservices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Cloud Migration, Azure, Ubuntu, Apache, Amazon SageMaker, Linux, DevOps, Python, Bash, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, MySQL

Senior DevOps Engineer

2016 - 2019
Xtime
  • Automated Jenkins installation on Kubernetes on-prem environments.
  • Maintained Jenkins clusters and CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins files.
  • Performed server maintenance for a Chef-managed infrastructure, orchestrating and controlling over 1,000 on-premises servers.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bitbucket, Octopus Deploy, Amazon RDS, CI/CD Pipelines, Amazon CloudWatch, Microservices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), PostgreSQL, Ubuntu, Apache, DevOps, Python, Bash, Terraform, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, MySQL

Full-stack Developer | DevOps Engineer

2014 - 2018
Mojix | Tierconnect
  • Helped to troubleshoot production-related issues on different applications and different frameworks like Ext JS, AngularJS, Java Hibernate, Oracle, and PL/SQL.
  • Automated application configuration across more than 20 environments and up to 1,000 servers using Chef and Python scripting. At that time, HashiCorp Consul was not yet a mature tool for configuration, so these solutions were critical.
  • Automated Jenkins setup and configuration as a code that runs on Kubernetes and can be deployed on-demand for different development teams.
  • Developed a custom performance monitoring tool using Perl, Python, and JavaScript that consolidates server system data and JVM information from Java applications into a unified platform, complete with reports and visual graphs.
  • Provided onsite support in the California offices which included daily operation tasks, planning, and production releases.
  • Implemented Chef cookbooks for different setups and tweaks on Java, New Relic agents, Python package configurations, and more.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Chef, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Oracle, Java, CI/CD Pipelines, Amazon CloudWatch, Full-stack, Apache, Splunk, DevOps, Python, Bash, Terraform, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, MySQL

Software Developer

2013 - 2014
CodeRoad
  • Developed and implemented Drupal modules, themes, and web services that mobile applications would use later.
  • Developed mobile web applications with PhoneGap, which was used to package and deploy IPA and APK packages to the Google Play Store and the App Store.
  • Built and deployed pipelines for automatic and clean development (Jenkins).
Technologies: Web & Mobile Applications, JavaScript, Apache Solr, Drupal, PHP, CentOS, CI/CD Pipelines, REST APIs, Full-stack, Apache, Splunk, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Bash, Terraform, Troubleshooting, Amazon EC2, MySQL

Experience

Simple Kubernetes Setup

https://github.com/darvein/ansible-kubernetes
This is a simple Ansible playbook that sets up a Kubernetes cluster with multiple nodes using the Weave network plugin. The project also supports testing itself to check whether the Kubernetes cluster was created properly.

DevPi Service

https://github.com/darvein/devpiserver
This is a DevPi Python package management, repository setup, and configuration to orchestrate all built Python packages that can later be installed via PIP. It is an Ansible playbook that supports testing with the Kitchen framework.

Verdaccio Amazon S3 for NPM Internal Package Hosting and Management

https://github.com/darvein/verdaccio-s3
This is a Verdaccio implementation with Amazon S3 as back-end storage to host many NPM packages privately. The site Npmjs.org does the same job but costs $7 per developer account. With Verdaccio, you can host your own NPM hosting service.

Senior DevOps Engineer

I provided maintenance, support, and troubleshooting for a trading platform, ensuring the environment ran smoothly. The tech stack included AWS, NGINX, PHP, WordPress, MySQL, and SSH. Despite the client being based in Japan, the time zone difference posed no issues, as efficient communication via email kept everything running seamlessly.

Education

2008 - 2011

Superior Technician Degree in Industrial Computing

Escuela Industrial Superior Pedro Domingo Murillo - La Paz, Bolivia

Certifications

APRIL 2022 - APRIL 2025

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Amazon Web Services

JUNE 2021 - APRIL 2025

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

AWS

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Vue, REST APIs, Node.js, TensorFlow Deep Learning Library (TFLearn), TensorFlow

Tools

Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), NGINX, Apache, GitLab, Bitbucket, Amazon CloudWatch, Helm, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Cognito, Splunk, Amazon SageMaker, Graylog, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Boto 3, Amazon EKS, AWS Fargate, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, GitLab CI/CD, Vim Text Editor, Apache Solr, Chef

Languages

Python, Bash, Go, JavaScript, PHP 7, SQL, PHP, Java, Snowflake, Groovy, TypeScript, Scala, HTML, HTML5

Paradigms

DevOps, Microservices, Microservices Architecture, Continuous Integration (CI), Agile, Azure DevOps, DevSecOps

Platforms

Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), CentOS, Ubuntu, AWS Lambda, Azure, Azure Functions, Opsgenie, Oracle, Amazon EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Drupal 8, WordPress, Drupal, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Salesforce, Firebase, AWS IoT

Storage

MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostgreSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, Redshift, Elasticsearch, Redis

Frameworks

Laravel, Core Services

Industry Expertise

Automotive

Other

Troubleshooting, CI/CD Pipelines, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS Cloud Architecture, Prometheus, Amazon RDS, AWS DevOps, Cloud Migration, Architecture, Full-stack, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Amazon Kinesis, ECS, Load Balancers, SSL Certificates, Autoscaling, Amazon API Gateway, Web & Mobile Applications, SAP, Cloud, Octopus Deploy, Layer0, Shell Scripting, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Software Architecture, Leadership, Algorithms, WebSockets, Amazon Cognito User Pools, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Back-end, Cloud Infrastructure, Web App Development, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

Collaboration That Works

How to Work with Toptal

Toptal matches you directly with global industry experts from our network in hours—not weeks or months.

1

Share your needs

Discuss your requirements and refine your scope in a call with a Toptal domain expert.
2

Choose your talent

Get a short list of expertly matched talent within 24 hours to review, interview, and choose from.
3

Start your risk-free talent trial

Work with your chosen talent on a trial basis for up to two weeks. Pay only if you decide to hire them.

Top talent is in high demand.

Start hiring