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Senior DevOps engineer with 7+ years of experience in cloud solutions architecture and software development. AWS Certified with proven experience transforming customer needs into innovative, secure, cost-effective, and reliable cloud solutions. Passionate about finding creative solutions for complex problems by leveraging technology to deliver business value. I am always thrilled to share my knowledge and experience and learn from others.

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  • Full name: David Olivas Montero
  • Job: Senior DevOps Engineer
  • Email: olivas.m.david@gmail.com
  • Address: Berlin, Germany
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Soft Skills

Change Adaption - Teamwork - Problem Solving - Leadership - Fast Learning - Responsibility - Commitment - Open Mindedness - Continuous Learning - Knowledge Sharing

Hard Skills

Amazon Web Services - Github Actions - Terraform - Terragrunt - Docker - Bash - CI/CD - Infrastructure as Code - Kubernetes - Git - Agile - Linux

Languages

Spanish (Native) - English (Fluent) - Portuguese (Fluent) - German (Beginner, learning)

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Work Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer

2023 - Present

DevOps Engineer

2022 - 2023

ELEMENT Insurance AG

  • Improved security in AWS by implementing a temporary elevated access solution and following the least privilege principle.
  • Improved application reliability in AWS by taking advantage of availability zones and an appropriate networking setup.
  • Actively supported the development team with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and any DevOps-related inquiries or problems they had.
  • Ensured the overall functionality and maintenance of the infrastructure in AWS with IaC tools such as Terraform and Terragrunt.
  • Reduced AWS cost by reviewing and adjusting existing resources according to usage and relevance. Also encouraged more visibility to costs by deploying and constantly reviewing AWS Cost Intelligence Dashboards.

DevOps Engineer

2021 - 2022

Nuri GmbH

  • Contributed to a diverse team of senior DevOps engineers dedicated to creating and maintaining cloud solutions in AWS with a strong focus on security.
  • Used Terraform and Terragrunt to maintain and create cloud infrastructure. As well as GitHub Actions and Docker containers for CI/CD.
  • Actively supported the development team with technical requests to ensure a smooth developer experience.

DevOps Engineer

2019 - 2021

First Factory

  • Quickly and efficiently integrated into engineering teams for different clients in the USA, making significant contributions.
  • Automated the deployment and provisioning of applications and infrastructure to Microsoft Azure and AWS using Powershell scripts, ARM templates, Helm charts, Terraform, CloudFormation, and Azure DevOps pipelines.

Full-Stack Software Developer

2018 - 2019

deLaGuayaba S.A.

  • Rapidly learned new technologies such as AWS Lambdas, React Native, Redux, DynamoDB, NodeJS, Serverless framework, among others, and contributed to the foundations of a money transfer application widely used in various countries in Central America.

Software Development Intern

2017

deLaGuayaba S.A.

  • Developed mobile and web applications, using technologies like Ruby on Rails, Ionic 3, Angular 4 and PostreSQL, always working under the Scrum Agile Framework.

Assistant for Programming I and II Courses

2017
2016

Universidad de Costa Rica

  • Performed tasks such as reviewing assignments, quizzes and laboratories. Checked functionality and clarity of the code developed on Java by the students, based on best practices.

Seasonal Customer Service Representative

2013 - 2014

Amazon.com

  • Handled customer calls regarding issues with transactions and other matters. This job allowed me to improve some of my soft skills, such as customer obsession, patience, active listening, multitasking, problem solving, receiving constructive feedback, empathy and teamwork.

Customer Service Representative

2013

Sykes Enterprises

  • Worked for the Canadian telecommunications company called Bell Canada, handling calls regarding landline billing issues. This job helped me develop and improve some of my soft skills, like patience, active listening, receiving constructive feedback, problem solving and empathy.

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect Associate Badge

Solutions Architect Associate

April 2023 - April 2026

AWS Certified

AWS Cloud Practitioner Badge

Cloud Practitioner

Jan 2022 - Jan 2025

AWS Certified

Education

Conversational Portuguese

2018 - 2019

Universidad Técnica Nacional

Costa Rica

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

2014 - 2018

Universidad de Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Specialized Executive English for Service Centers

2011 - 2012

Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje

Costa Rica

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Where to find me

Berlin, Germany

Email Me At

olivas.m.david@gmail.com