CTO, Founder
2017 - PRESENTEureka- Implemented a Docker-based architecture for scientific computations.
- Created a NodeJS back-end automating Google Cloud API interactions.
- Automated provisioning of multiple infrastructure-as-code environments.
- CircleCI and Travis Continous Integration and Continous Delivery pipelines.
Technologies: SSH, WebSockets, Google Cloud, Node.js, DockerSenior DevOps / Full-stack Developer / Security Specialist
2016 - PRESENTMultiple Companies- Architected scalable and automated CD pipelines on major cloud providers.
- Served as full-stack developer and DevOps for several clients across the world.
- Automated pipelines using, among others, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Capistrano, NodeJS, Terraform, Ansible and Puppet.
- Performed ad-hoc penetration tests on Web Applications and Cloud Infrastructures.
Technologies: Capistrano, Node.js, GitLab, Travis CI, CircleCI, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ansible, Terraform, DockerSenior Security Consultant
2015 - 2016Deloitte- Served as Senior Penetration Tester for Banks, Multinationals, and other global scale customers.
- Oversaw large scale Red-Teaming operations involving Cyber, Physical, and Human factors.
- Performed security assessment of Web Applications, Mobile applications, Embedded devices, Infrastructures and Corporate Networks.
- Awarded CyberLympics champion 2015 in Washington D.C. with team Hack.ERS (https://cyberlympics.org/?team=hack-ers).
- Facilitated binary exploitation and exploit writing training.
Technologies: Hashcat, Kali Linux, Windows PowerShell, Cobalt Strike, Burp SuiteSenior DevOps
2014 - 2015Cloudreach- Consultant for global scale customers.
- Migrated data centers serving hundreds of services.
- Architected and implemented complex secure, highly available, and scalable platforms using AWS.
- Developed of Rack-based Ruby RESTful metaprogrammed API.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), REST APIs, Rack, Google Cloud, AWS CloudFormation, Chef, PuppetDevOps Engineer
2013 - 2014Atlassian- Managed >120.000 J2EE applications across >50.000 OpenVZ VMs in two DataCenters.
- Performed internal and external monitoring with Nagios and Zabbix.
- Automated operations across the board through self-designed pipelines and tools (Python, Ruby and Bash).
- Led full-scale deployments with Puppet.
Technologies: Boto, OpenVZ, Jakarta EE, Zabbix, Nagios, PuppetSystem and Network Administrator / Software Developer
2004 - 2013Multiple Companies- Installed and configured web services like PostgreSQL, MySQL, IIS, Apache, Nginx, Squid, Samba, Plone, Liferay.
- Designed and developed a system to manage marks and communication between teachers, parents and students.
- Served as IT Admin for LAN managing routing, web proxying, hosted mailboxes, spam filters, firewall.
- Maintained the following services for hosted domain: BIND, Postfix, Amavis, iptables.
Technologies: Amavis, ClamAV, Postfix, FastCGI, BIND, Samba, NGINX, Apache, IIS, MySQL, Bash, Linux
Andrea Villa
Unix Shell Scripting Developer in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
Member since October 7, 2017
Andrea loves challenges and enjoys learning new concepts. He has more than ten years of experience in the IT field, and he has become an achieved expert in a variety of skills including DevOps, Offensive Security, Development, Startups, and Cryptocurrencies.
Andrea is now available for hire
Portfolio
- EurekaSSH, WebSockets, Google Cloud, Node.js, Docker
- Multiple CompaniesCapistrano, Node.js, GitLab, Travis CI, CircleCI, Ruby on Rails (RoR)...
- DeloitteHashcat, Kali Linux, Windows PowerShell, Cobalt Strike, Burp Suite
Experience
- Unix Shell Scripting 15 years
- Linux 15 years
- System Administration 10 years
- Cybersecurity 10 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) 6 years
- Docker 6 years
- DevOps 5 years
- Terraform 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Terminal, Terraform, Docker, Linux
The most amazing...
...DevOps project I led was a very large data-center migration to AWS consisting of more than 500 services.
Employment
Experience
- CarTalk, Inc.
Greatly reduced monthly cloud bill via infrastructure optimization and automation from scratch using Ansible.
- SQL 2nd Prize
Participated to an algorithmic SQL competition, obtaining the 2nd prize.
- CyberLympics Champion 2015https://cyberlympics.org/?team=hack-ers
Hacking competition winner in Washington D.C. with team Hack.ERS.
Skills
Languages
C, HTML, Perl, Bash, Assembly, C++, SQL, CSS, Python, Java, Ruby, YAML, JavaScript, PHPFrameworks
Android SDK, Windows PowerShell, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Express.jsTools
Git, OpenVPN, Terminal, CircleCI, Travis CI, Apache, NGINX, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Nagios, Zabbix, Boto, AWS CloudFormation, Hashcat, GitLab, Capistrano, Postfix, ClamAV, Amavis, Vault, Chef, JenkinsParadigms
HIPAA Compliance, DevOps, Penetration Testing, Agile, Samba, RESTPlatforms
CentOS, Slackware, Linux, Docker, Debian, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ubuntu, Unix, Red Hat Linux, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), DigitalOcean, Jakarta EE, Burp Suite, Kali Linux, BSDIndustry Expertise
CybersecurityOther
System Architecture, Scalability, LXC, Network Exploitation, Iptables, CISSP, Unix Shell Scripting, System Administration, CTO, Reverse Engineering, Consul, Unix/Linux Virtualization, Cobalt Strike, WebSockets, SSH, IIS, BIND, FastCGI, OpenVZLibraries/APIs
Node.js, Rack, REST APIsStorage
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Google Cloud
Education
- CISSP Certificate in Cyber Security2016 - 2016(ISC)2 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Certified Solution Architect in Cloud Solutions2014 - 2014AWS - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Advanced Searching Certificate in Web Services2013 - 2013Google - Online
- Master of Science Degree in Operating Systems and Networks2011 - 2013Universidad Politécnica de Valencia - Valencia, Spain
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering2008 - 2011Universidad Politécnica de Valencia - Valencia, Spain
- High School Diploma in Humanities2003 - 2008Liceo Classico Giovanni Berchet - Milan, Italy
