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Cloud & DevOps Engineer | IoT Systems Engineer

Cork, Ireland
Only remote
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de Chile (2024-2025)
Cork, Ireland
Only remote
Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de Chile (2024-2025)

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AWS & Cloud Infrastructure
Management of AWS production environments including 17 Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, and cost optimization through FinOps practices and Karpenter-based autoscaling, achieving a 35% reduction in AWS operating costs.

Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
Support and operation of large-scale Kubernetes clusters using tools such as Helm, Karpenter, and Linux Bottlerocket, ensuring reliability and multi-environment governance for critical public platforms.

IoT Platform Engineering
End-to-end design and implementation of IoT platforms connecting field devices, firmware, connectivity layers, cloud services, and data pipelines, including LTE/Modbus telemetry, resilient device behavior, and time-series data platforms for agricultural monitoring.

CI/CD & DevOps Automation
Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, collaborating across DevOps, development, and database teams to improve delivery workflows and incident response.

Monitoring & Observability
Implementation of monitoring solutions using CloudWatch, Grafana, New Relic, OpenTelemetry, and Kubecost to ensure operational visibility and proactive incident management.

Programming & Scripting
Development experience with Golang, Python, C++, and Bash for automation, ETL pipelines, firmware logic, and cloud-native tooling.

Database Management
Experience with PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, MongoDB, Valkey, and OpenSearch for managing relational, time-series, and document-based data in production environments.

ETL Pipelines & Data Engineering
Design and scaling of Golang-based ETL pipelines for processing sensor and telemetry data, supporting agricultural monitoring and time-series analytics platforms.

Hardware & Firmware Coordination
Translation of operational needs into technical specifications for sensors, electronics, power, memory, communications, and installation standards, coordinating external hardware vendors from prototype to stable deployment.

Languages

EnglishGood

Project history

Cloud & DevOps Engineer

Secretaria de Gobierno Digital - Ministry of Finance Chile
Managed AWS production environments with Terraform and supported 17 Kubernetes (EKS) clusters serving critical public platforms used by 17.9 million citizens. Reduced AWS operating costs by 35% through FinOps practices, Karpenter-based autoscaling, and enhanced monitoring with CloudWatch and New Relic. Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and collaborated across DevOps, development, and database teams.

CTO & Co-Founder

AG247 SPA
Led the design of an end-to-end IoT platform connecting field devices, firmware, connectivity, cloud services, data processing, and user dashboards. Translated operational needs into technical specifications for sensors, electronics, and communications, coordinating external hardware vendors from prototype to stable deployment. Built and scaled AWS infrastructure, Golang ETL pipelines, and time-series data platforms for agricultural monitoring.

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