Paul Ibarra
Odessa,Florida
Summary
Experienced DevOps engineer supporting the core infrastructure for an AI-first company's machine learning and data platforms.. Utilizes containerization and orchestration tools to ensure high availability and scalability. Track record of implementing CI/CD pipelines effectively.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior DevOps Engineer
EvolutionIQ
06.2023 - Current
- Accelerated the delivery process for AI applications and data pipelines in Dagster by implementing GitOps workflows with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD to automate Kubernetes deployments via Helm charts.
- Developed and managed custom Terraform modules to enforce consistent infrastructure configurations and reduce deployment time across multiple GCP/AWS environments.
- Strengthened data sovereignty and security posture by implementing VPC Service Controls to geo-lock ingress traffic to Canada and limit egress through approved APIs.
- Enhanced cloud security and compliance by integrating Drata, a security and compliance automation platform, into the GCP environment to continuously monitor security controls and collect evidence for audits.
- Automated the decommissioning of cloud resources from Terraform modules using custom Python scripts, which optimized the process of reducing technical debt and improving cost efficiency.
- Created a standardized, production-ready image using Packer and Ansible to provide a consistent development environment, which expedited the setup process for new users.
- Improved operational observability for legacy systems by creating dashboards, which provided critical insights into systems not covered by existing infrastructure-as-code and added alerting to systems previously not monitored.
- Resolved resource cost visibility issues by developing custom Python scripts to automatically audit and apply missing labels, enabling more accurate cost allocation.
- Responded to and resolved production incidents during an on-call rotation, while also developing automation and runbooks to reduce alert fatigue and prevent recurring issues.
- Accelerated the data engineering and ML teams' development cycles by providing support and initial data pipeline setup using Helm charts for Dagster.
- Developed and maintained a centralized knowledge base of technical articles and runbooks to serve as a primary reference for new engineers, significantly reducing their time-to-ramp.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
07.2020 - 06.2023
- Collaborate with application development teams in an Agile environment to design, build, and configure Linux and Windows server environments across on-prem and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
- Collaborate with application development teams to containerize applications that were run on OpenShift.
- Created Ansible playbooks and leveraged Bash via SecureCRT that updated multiple servers simultaneously saving hours per each additional server needing configuration.
- Utilized Jenkins pipelines to apply Chef roles to servers and troubleshoot failures as needed.
- Developed Python 3 standards for all Infrastructure Engineers including the use of pip3 to pull/utilize modules from a central repo.
- Implemented a Knowledge Base and continuously created and shared technical articles with team members.
- Trained and developed new employees on the overall delivery process
DevOps Engineer
Jungle Disk, LLC
09.2017 - 03.2020
- Setup and monitored core infrastructure in AWS and GCP, setup firewall rules, configured security policies, setup global and regional load balancing, HAProxy, created Compute Engine/EC2 instances and VPCs, configured and managed instance groups, updated SSL certificates and configured DNS.
- Wrote automation utilizing Ansible that allowed the company to provide simultaneous updates/deployments across a multi-cloud environment.
- Leveraged Python, Bash, Powershell, and Ruby to create/maintain tooling and scripts for internal use.
- Developed SQL automation that provided insight into subscriptions that were not being charged appropriately leading to over $1,000 of monthly recurring revenue.
- Tested and implemented a switch to automated certificate management for the backend SSL/TLS certificates allowing certificates to be automatically rotated saving the company over $3000 in certificate costs as well as reducing the number of hours spent on the certificate renewal process.
- Created network architecture and security training classes that helped Jungle Disk expand its line of business to include a managed network threat protection device installed on customers’ existing networks and managed IT.
- Consulted with managed IT clients to architect secure networking solutions.
Technical Team Lead
Jungle Disk, LLC
01.2016 - 09.2017
- Created and implemented a training curriculum including training manuals and in class sessions for Jungle Disk’s suite of products allowing new employees to be trained quickly and efficiently. The training extended and was modified to support every role in the company, not just the technical support team.
- Provided server administration of the support team’s Linux and Windows servers to ensure the proper access is granted to members of the team as well as maintain updates to the OS and internal tools.
- Managed team member’s time/attendance as well as approved payroll and time off requests.
- Mentored other team members and built personal development plans to assist with their desired career path.
Senior Backup Technician
Rackspace Hosting
12.2012 - 01.2016
- Provided technical support for a cloud-based backup solution (Jungle Disk) owned by Rackspace. Technological escalation point for members of the technical support team.
- Tested the Jungle Disk backup agent and client on various operating systems to identify bugs within the software and report them back to the development team.
- Created customer facing technical support articles utilizing HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
- Trained new employees on the technical aspects of the software including using the application and understanding backup/disaster recovery strategies.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics
Texas A&M - San Antonio
San Antonio, TXSome College (No Degree) -
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TXDistinguished Diploma - undefined
Southwest High School
San Antonio, TX06.2002
Skills
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Python
- ArgoCD
- Helm
- CI/CD
- GCP
- AWS
- Linux
- Networking
- Security
Certification
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect | '19
- CompTIA Network+ | '20
- HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate | '23
Timeline
Senior DevOps Engineer
EvolutionIQ
06.2023 - Current
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
07.2020 - 06.2023
DevOps Engineer
Jungle Disk, LLC
09.2017 - 03.2020
Technical Team Lead
Jungle Disk, LLC
01.2016 - 09.2017
Senior Backup Technician
Rackspace Hosting
12.2012 - 01.2016
Distinguished Diploma - undefined
Southwest High School
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics
Texas A&M - San Antonio
Some College (No Degree) -
Northwest Vista College
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