Dario is available for hire
Hire DarioDario Ferrer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Location
Greater Bilbao, Spain
Toptal Member Since
August 22, 2022
Dario is a technology and engineering enthusiast obsessed with optimization and simplification. DevOps challenges around AWS and GCP have been his life in the last eight years. He's seen as a good mentor and a person to follow by many coworkers over the previous years, leading teams and projects to successful outcomes.
Portfolio
Pollen
Terraform, GitHub, CircleCI, VPN, Networking, Networks, DevOps...
NTT Data
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, Networking, DevOps...
DFTEK
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Leadership, Terraform, Networking, DevOps...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS, Linux, Slack, Google Meet, Unix, GitHub, Git
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a full Terraform provider for Anthos.
Work Experience
Staff Engineer
2021 - 2022
Pollen
- Led the platform engineering team managing the AWS and local infrastructure.
- Refactored the CI/CD pipelines and release process.
- Architected the AWS multi-account setup and implemented the AWS Well-Architected Framework recommendations.
Technologies: Terraform, GitHub, CircleCI, VPN, Networking, Networks, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), SQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), DNS, API Gateways, Amazon CloudWatch, PostgreSQL, Security, Go, Python, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Datadog, Git, Bash
Cloud Evangelist
2021 - 2021
NTT Data
- Managed to create a security blueprint AWS implementation for Santander Bank.
- Worked alongside the CTO's team and the cybersecurity platform.
- Deployed all the security frameworks for a highly loaded application at Acciona.
Technologies: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, Networking, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), SQL, NoSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon CloudWatch, Security, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), GitHub, Git
Director
2018 - 2021
DFTEK
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive IoT system for Perch Interactive to support interactive displays for Macy's, MM, and Johnson & Johnson.
- Maintained and grew a company with three employees over two years working on bleeding edge cloud technology, helping clients deliver production workloads at the highest standards.
- Designed and implemented cybersecurity IAM backbone for Starling Bank.
Technologies: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Leadership, Terraform, Networking, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), NoSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), DNS, Amazon CloudWatch, Database Algorithms, Security, Go, Python, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), GitHub, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Git, Bash
Team Leader
2016 - 2018
Claranet
- Designed and implemented production Kubernetes clusters on AWS and GCP for One iota and Ryman eCommerce platforms.
- Designed and implemented AWS-based production backends for a number of projects for Informa PLC (FTSE 100 company), supporting hundreds of thousands of end users.
- Made a constant flow of over £1,200 a day on personal professional services, and at the same time, managed a 10-people team formed of senior SREs.
Technologies: Leadership, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), SQL, NoSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), DNS, Amazon CloudWatch, Security, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), GitHub, Ansible, Datadog, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Git, Bash
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
2015 - 2016
Bashton
- Contributed to one of the first and biggest Google Cloud Platform migrations for Lush. This project started and finished in 21 days, right before the Christmas season, with no downtime at all, and Google still showcases it on events.
- Designed and implemented an AWS-based solution for Dentsu Aegis that they are re-selling to their customers as a self-service and self-deployable big data processing platform for their marketing clients, such as GM or Lego.
- Architected and deployed a music-streaming application for Sony Music. Eventually, the business decided to close for non-technical reasons.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Security, Python, Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Linux, Puppet, Ansible, Ruby, Git, Bash
Experience
CP Security IAM Backbone for Starling Bank
A GCP IAM custom implementation based on Google Functions compounded an API used by Slack chatbots that granted users specific and temporary credentials based on admin approvals. This was an implementation deployed to pass the FCA and EBA security regulations. All the custom logic was written in Go.
Terraform Provider for Client Support
https://github.com/MayaraCloud/terraform-provider-anthosI needed to federate GKE clusters using Anthos for a GCP client, but there was no Terraform support. However, the client specified that all the IaC must be Terraform, so I implemented a full Terraform provider for federating Kubernetes clusters with Anthos from scratch.
CTO Advisor for Codeoscopic
https://codeoscopic.com/en/Acted as the CTO advisor for Codeoscopic, an insurance technology company heavily based in AWS. I started working for them as an infrastructure provider, but eventually, I got paid by the hour to make business decisions and lead important technical discussions.
Education
2012 - 2014
Master's Degree in Business Intelligence and Analytics
University of Westminster - London, UK
Certifications
MARCH 2021 - MARCH 2024
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS
FEBRUARY 2019 - PRESENT
ACP Cloud Computing Professional
Alibaba Cloud
DECEMBER 2018 - DECEMBER 2024
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
AWS
MAY 2018 - MAY 2024
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS
Skills
Tools
Terraform, Git, GitHub, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon CloudWatch, Puppet, Ansible, VPN, CircleCI, Slack, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Paradigms
Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), DevOps
Platforms
Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS, Unix
Storage
Datadog, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), NoSQL, Alibaba Cloud, PostgreSQL
Other
Security, Networking, Networks, DNS, API Gateways, Database Algorithms, Google Meet, Leadership
Languages
Go, Python, Bash, SQL, Ruby
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