Senior Technical DevOps Engineer
2020 - 2022Emirates Group- Managed different development teams in adopting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, infrastructure as code in Terraform, containerization in OpenShift and EKS, observability tools, and amplified feedback loops.
- Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD GitOps pilot for the entire company, passing from all-legacy processes to a contained, scalable and automated solution in OpenShift with observability tools integration.
- Migrated seven applications in Python from on-premises to Kubernetes in AWS EKS. The infrastructure was fully defined as code, and the CI/CD processes were implemented in Jenkins with JTE templates.
- Promoted from managing the DevSecOps practices adoption and the systems' reliability for one project to managing the entire portfolio of the commercial area.
Technologies: OpenShift, Kubernetes, Jenkins, AWS, AppDynamics, Splunk, Python, Bash, Terraform, Amazon EKS, AWS RDS, Ansible, Amazon EC2 (Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)DevOps Engineer
2018 - 2019Property Finder- Managed the adoption of Terraform for the AWS infrastructure to include 99% of the cloud resources, contributing with this to the fast deployment of new environments, monitoring integration, and disaster recovery activities.
- Supported the migration of five core apps from EC2 to Kubernetes in production, using infrastructure as code in Terraform and CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins with deployment and rollback capabilities with Helm.
- Implemented a project to migrate the company's 20 blogs from standalone instances to a containerized, highly available and scalable solution using Docker, ECS, spot instances, and Aurora.
Technologies: AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Datadog, Amazon EC2 (Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud), Amazon EKS, AWS RDS, Amazon Aurora, AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Amazon ECS (Amazon Elastic Container Service), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Architecture, Networking, Security, Subnets, VPNDevOps Engineer
2015 - 2018Kairos Digital Solutions- Managed the cloud infrastructure in AWS and implemented CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins for the business intelligence platform for Coca-Cola Spain, achieving a reduction of 50% of the billing costs and removing external providers' fees.
- Supported the company in the DevOps engineers interviews, internal infrastructure projects, blog content, and expanding clients. During this period the company grew up from 10 employees in Spain to around 200 in four countries.
- Promoted to manage, essentially from the United States, the DevOps practices adoption, AWS infrastructure, and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for the US version of the BBVA API platform project.
Technologies: AWS, Terraform, Bamboo, Jenkins, Docker, Jira, Python, Bash, ArchitectureProfessor of Amazon Web Services
2015 - 2015U-Tad- Taught the AWS module for the Master of Cloud Expert in 2015 class.
- Awarded an AWS Education Grant for sharing credits with the students.
- Prepared from zero the whole material for the class, including presentations, exams, and projects. I supported three students in their final master's project.
Technologies: AWS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Pablo Suárez
DevOps Engineer and Developer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Member since September 6, 2021
Pablo is an IT professional with a decade of experience focused on contributing to development teams to adopt DevSecOps practices such as continuous integration and delivery, infrastructure as code, automation, and observability. He has worked across the world with startups and corporations such as Emirates, Coca-Cola, and BBVA, always bringing value in terms of increasing teams' productivity, infrastructure cost reduction, and site reliability management.
Pablo is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Emirates GroupOpenShift, Kubernetes, Jenkins, AWS, AppDynamics, Splunk, Python, Bash...
- Property FinderAWS, Terraform, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Datadog...
- Kairos Digital SolutionsAWS, Terraform, Bamboo, Jenkins, Docker, Jira, Python, Bash, Architecture
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, OpenShift, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, DevOps
The most amazing...
...thing I've created was an end-to-end CI/CD GitOps pipeline, moving from all-legacy processes to a K8s containerized, automated, and reliable Jenkins solution.
Employment
Experience
- Property Finder
A set of web applications and back-end services in PHP and Go with the front-end application handling around two million visitors per month.
I was part of the DevOps team behind the cloud infrastructure and deployment processes. I focused on migrating apps to Kubernetes, integrating AWS managed services such as Aurora Serverless, DynamoDB, and Elasticsearch, and defining the full infrastructure resources and pipelines as code. - Sistema Academico Integral
A full-stack PHP application for the management of educational services such as students portal, library system, messaging tools and generation of certificates. It is used actively in a high school with a community of 1000 students plus teachers and parents.
I was the lead developer, system administrator, and project manager, interacting directly with the stakeholders to plan and implement new features and platform upgrades. - BBVA Open Platformhttps://www.bbvaapimarket.com/
A Java application for the management of the BBVA banking APIs in Spain and the United States for developers and business clients.
I was a part of the DevOps team that supported the microservices architecture by deploying the resources in a scalable hybrid infrastructure in AWS and on-premises. I managed the adoption of DevSecOps practices in the US team regarding automation, continuous integration and delivery, and observability.
Skills
Tools
Terraform, Jenkins, Amazon ECS (Amazon Elastic Container Service), Jira, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Bamboo, Ansible, Apache, Amazon EKS, Bitbucket, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CodeBuild, AppDynamics, Splunk, Kibana, Vault, VPN, Travis CIParadigms
DevOps, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Agile Software Development, ScrumPlatforms
OpenShift, Amazon EC2 (Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, AWS Lambda, Windows, PagerDutyStorage
Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Databases, MySQL, Amazon Aurora, Amazon DynamoDB, Datadog, MongoDB, ElasticsearchOther
AWS, AWS RDS, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD Pipelines, Subnets, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Software Engineering, IT Project Management, IT Networking, Architecture, Networking, AWS CodePipeline, Prometheus, GoCD, Consul, Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Amazon OpenSearchLanguages
Python, Bash, Java, PHPIndustry Expertise
Cybersecurity, Security
Education
- Master's Degree in Information Technology2011 - 2012University Carlos III of Madrid - Spain
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology2004 - 2009The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education - Mexico
Certifications
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform AssociateSEPTEMBER 2022 - SEPTEMBER 2024HashiCorp
- CKA: Certified Kubernetes AdministratorAPRIL 2022 - APRIL 2025The Linux Foundation
- HashiCorp Certified: Vault AssociateOCTOBER 2021 - OCTOBER 2023HashiCorp
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate LevelJULY 2021 - JULY 2024Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional LevelMAY 2016 - MAY 2019Amazon Web Services
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate LevelDECEMBER 2013 - MAY 2019Amazon Web Services
- Certified Associate in Project Managament (CAPM)DECEMBER 2008 - DECEMBER 2013Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Sun Certified Programmer For The Java 2 Platform SE 5.0MAY 2008 - PRESENTSun Microsystems
