DevOps Engineer BairesDev
Apr 2022 – Present · Remote
- I design and run cloud infrastructure on GCP and AWS.
- I keep infrastructure as code with Terraform, work with containers and build the CI/CD pipelines.
- I handle security and observability, and I chase down incidents in production.
GCP
AWS
Terraform
Kubernetes
Docker
CI/CD
DevOps & Business Intelligence Architect ASAP - Tu App de Mensajería
Dec 2020 – Feb 2022 · Panama City, Panama
- I set up the DevOps and business intelligence architecture for a messaging platform.
DevOps
Business Intelligence
Databases
IT Manager Yoytec Computer S.A.
Apr 2016 – Dec 2020 · Panama
- I defined the new software requirements as Product Owner and led the development projects.
- I set up and administered several systems: VMware vSphere, Biostar2 RFID access control, IP CCTV, Elastix PBX, iRedMail and pfSense firewalls.
- I segmented and reorganized the network, and cut latency by 35%.
- I set up WAN redundancy with AirFiber antennas and automatic OpenVPN failover between sites.
- I led the development of 3 satellite modules for the legacy system.
- I passed the knowledge on to the team and to the product users.
VMware vSphere
pfSense
OpenVPN
Elastix
RFID
CCTV
IT Consultant HAZSK
Jan 2016 – Mar 2018 · Panama
Technology Risk Auditor CNBS Honduras
Apr 2012 – Jan 2016 · Honduras
- I audited compliance and information security at financial institutions.
- I ran ethical hacking tests, checked vulnerabilities and wrote findings reports.
- I looked for patterns, relations and causes of irregularities in banking data.
- I checked the information and transaction security processes.
- I applied financial system regulations (money laundering prevention and banking regulations).
- I processed data across heterogeneous systems (SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, MySQL, AS400) with .NET, stored procedures and Java for economic statistics.
Information Security
Ethical Hacking
SQL Server
Oracle
Informix
MySQL
AS400
.NET
Java
AML
Web Development Technologies Trainer Medcom Panama
May 2014 · Panama
- I trained the development team in HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery and PHP.
- For the final project I built an interactive interface with real-time notifications and forms over a database.
HTML5
CSS3
Bootstrap
JavaScript
jQuery
PHP
Servers & Infrastructure Administrator Banco de Occidente S.A.
Jan 2011 – Apr 2012 · Honduras
- I analyzed and designed the security systems and the DMZ perimeter, taking in the whole picture.
- I administered the external networks: ASA, tunneling, VPN, security policies and NAT.
- I administered Linux servers (Red Hat, CentOS), with process automation and autonomous SSH connections.
- I administered Windows Server 2003/2008, MSSQL/MySQL and VMware ESXi virtualization.
- I created and implemented a 'mini cloud' with a SAN and several servers connected through VMware.
- I analyzed and designed the new online banking, and set up an IIS server farm on a Windows 2008 virtual cloud with reverse NAT.
- I implemented an IVR system connected to Asterisk for automatic client transactions.
- I implemented NAS/SFTP, an internal Joomla site and transaction monitoring.
Cisco ASA
VPN
NAT
Linux
Red Hat
CentOS
Windows Server
MSSQL
MySQL
VMware ESXi
SAN
Asterisk
Joomla
IIS
System Analyst Developer — Team Leader Banco de Occidente S.A.
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
- I led and organized the development team. I assigned tasks and analyzed the new systems.
- I set the standard for building new software systems at the institution.
- I analyzed and designed the new online banking system and the new information kiosks.
- I created the framework that automated transactionality over secure WebServices; it became the base for online banking and for the systems that came later.
- I created a collections system that increased the bank's profit.
WebServices
.NET
Software Architecture
Moodle Implementation Consultant MIDEH
Dec 2009 – Jul 2010
- I implemented the Moodle platform for online tests in Honduran public schools.
- I edited and adjusted Moodle for elementary and junior high.
- I implemented both online and offline modes.
- I trained MIDEH employees on the platform.
System Analyst Developer Banco de Occidente Honduras
Feb 2008 – Jan 2010 · Honduras
- I analyzed new systems and designed the communication interfaces between systems (RPG, .NET, Java) via files, IP sockets and RPC.
- I automated data exchange with external companies through flat-file import processing.
- I automated tasks with .NET and PHP linking the AS400 banking core.
- I programmed an entire IVR with Ruby and PHP (DTMF, flat files and WebServices across environments).
- I designed and implemented the .NET–AS400/DB2 communication and the third-party communication system based on sockets and WebServices.
- I built a socket client/server with threads to manage transaction paths and read AS400 files through a buffer.
.NET
RPG
Java
PHP
Ruby
MSSQL
AS400
DB2
WebServices
Sockets
Consultant / Developer Independiente
Aug 2004 – Feb 2008
- I developed software on my own, installed networks and configured routers and satellite antennas.
- I designed intranet sites and public websites (honduracing.com, viveenlaunah.com, ktrachos.net).
Data Transformation & Loader TransUnion Honduras
Feb 2006 – May 2006 · Honduras
- I gathered information from different companies.
- I wrote automatic scripts to organize and process the information.
- I converted the data to the credit bureau structure.