About Me
Senior Platform Engineer / Lead SRE with 15+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating cloud-native platforms and enterprise infrastructure at scale.
Specialized in Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift (ROSA), GitOps workflows, and designing robust deployment automation across AWS, Azure, and Hybrid/On-Premise environments. Strong expertise in Platform Engineering, centralized CI/CD frameworks (Azure DevOps, GitLab), automation via scripting (PowerShell, Bash), and enterprise observability.
Proven track record leading large-scale transformations, optimizing high-availability mission-critical databases (SQL Server), and driving deployment reliability. Passionate about automation, system resiliency, and improving developer experience.
Experience
Globant (Red Sea Global)
Senior Platform Engineer / DevOps Lead
March 2025 - Present
https://globant.com
- Led Platform Engineering initiatives across OpenShift (ROSA), AWS, and enterprise systems.
- Implemented GitOps model using ArgoCD and Helm, standardizing application delivery.
- Built centralized GitLab Templates repository to standardize CI/CD pipelines across multiple technologies.
- Led enterprise observability implementation using Datadog across OpenShift, AWS, Mulesoft, and Adobe platforms.
- Managed ROSA clusters lifecycle, including upgrades and Blue/Green deployment strategies.
- Designed scalable cloud architectures using AWS CloudFront, API Gateway, and load balancing (ALB/NLB).
- Led migration from GitHub to GitLab, including repositories and CI/CD pipelines.
- Implemented Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for IoT and Machine Learning platforms on Azure.
- Designed secure IoT architectures, including device provisioning and certificate management.
- Developed custom Semantic Versioning automation and branching strategies.
- Optimized microservices performance by improving Dockerfiles and Node.js configurations.
- Designed AWS infrastructure using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD.
- Led migration from ECS to EKS, enabling Kubernetes adoption.
- Implemented Blue/Green deployments for high availability.
- Implemented Service Mesh using Istio.
- Managed observability tools (Datadog, Splunk) and Mongo Atlas databases.
- Provided technical leadership and production support.
- Designed Azure migration architecture for payment systems using Terraform and Ansible.
- Implemented advanced CI/CD pipelines from scratch using Azure DevOps for critical environments.
- Managed IaaS and PaaS environments using DevOps practices, ensuring high availability and secure rollbacks.
- Deployed and operated enterprise Kubernetes platforms (OKD, Rancher) and managed IIS web environments.
- Led mission-critical enterprise migrations and production tuning (Exchange, Active Directory, SQL Server, SharePoint).
Arnaldo Castro
Senior System Administrator & Automation Specialist
May 2010 - February 2014
https://arnaldocastro.com.uy
- Designed and developed advanced automation scripts using PowerShell and Bash to streamline deployments and infrastructure provisioning.
- Migration, administration, and performance tuning of SQL Server databases and Windows/Linux production environments.
- Management and migration of enterprise VMware virtualization environments and failover clustering.
- Deployment of high-availability services such as Squid, Apache, IIS, DNS, and Postfix.
- Implementation of centralized monitoring tools and backup management for critical environments.
- Level 1 support (on-site and remote).
- Network troubleshooting.
- Linux server administration.
GHM Uruguay
Technician
January 2008 - March 2008
- Computer assembly and repair.
Key Achievements
GitOps & Deployment Automation
- Standardized delivery models using ArgoCD, Helm, and Azure DevOps across multiple teams, ensuring safe rollbacks and zero-downtime releases.
Platform Engineering Enablement
- Built centralized CI/CD templates (GitLab, Azure DevOps), reducing duplication and drastically improving developer experience.
Enterprise Observability
- Led Datadog, Splunk, and Zabbix implementations across multi-cloud, on-premise, and OpenShift environments.
Production Tuning & Infrastructure
- Proven track record optimizing mission-critical SQL Server environments and automating Windows/Linux servers at scale.
Technical Skills
Platform & Cloud: AWS, Azure, Red Hat OpenShift (ROSA), Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, OKD, Rancher), Windows Server, Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
Containers & GitOps: Docker, Helm, ArgoCD
Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, PowerShell Scripting (Advanced), Bash
CI/CD & Platform Engineering: Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness
Data & Observability: SQL Server (T-SQL, Performance Tuning), Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, New Relic, Zabbix/Grafana
Networking & Service Mesh: Istio, IIS, AWS API Gateway, CloudFront, Route53, ALB/NLB
Concepts: Platform Engineering, SRE, GitOps, Deployment Automation, High Availability, Scalability, Security, Multi-Cloud
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
B1 (Working proficiency)