10/26/2026 updated

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DevOps & Platform Engineer | AI Engineering | Cloud-Native Infrastructure

Carmagnola, Italy
Only remote
Diploma in Computer Science, I.I.S. G. Vallauri, Fossano (CN), 2020
Carmagnola, Italy
Only remote
Diploma in Computer Science, I.I.S. G. Vallauri, Fossano (CN), 2020

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KeycloakAI AgentsSREArgo CDGitOpsLLMOpenAIHelmPlatform EngineeringChatGPTArtificial IntelligenceMicrosoft AzureBash ShellCloud EngineeringContinuous DeliveryContinuous IntegrationLinuxDevOpsPython (Programming Language)PostgreSQLLinux AdministrationNode.jsOpenShiftRabbitMQRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRedisAnsibleTypeScriptVirtualizationZabbixGoogle CloudGrafanaPrompt EngineeringGenerative AIInfrastructure as Code (IaC)BackendKubernetesCloud IntegrationTerraformDockerVMware
AI & LLM Engineering
Expertise in LLM integration with Anthropic Claude, OpenAI and Gemini, including agentic systems and tool use, MCP, model routing, prompt caching, structured outputs, LLM testing and evals, and AI-assisted development with Claude Code and Codex.

Cloud & Platform Engineering
Proficiency in Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, ArgoCD (GitOps), Docker, gVisor, Scaleway, Azure and GCP for building and operating cloud-native platforms and enterprise infrastructure.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Strong background in Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, job scheduling and batch automation, as well as Bash and Python scripting for infrastructure automation.

Development
Experience with TypeScript, Node.js, Fastify, React, Electron, Nx and pnpm monorepos, Vitest, Python and .NET for building full-stack and backend applications.

Data & Messaging
Hands-on work with PostgreSQL including Row-Level Security and CloudNativePG, Redis, RabbitMQ, S3-compatible storage and MinIO for data persistence and messaging.

Observability & Security
Setup and management of monitoring stacks using Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Zabbix, Elasticsearch, APM, Falco, Keycloak and OIDC, including performance tuning and security hardening.

Systems & Operations
Administration of Linux systems (RHEL 6, 7 and 8), VMware virtualization, Red Hat Satellite for patch management, ITIL-based incident, problem and change management, as well as HA/DR configurations.

Tools
Regular use of Git, Gitea and ServiceNow for version control, CI/CD automation and IT service management.

Experience

Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2026

Languages

EnglishFluentItalianNative speaker

Project history

DevOps Engineer

Freelance
Independent DevOps consulting for client projects: Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CI/CD pipeline design and cloud environment automation. Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, monitoring and Linux infrastructure work within DevOps-oriented teams.

CTO & Co-Founder

Infrar Srl, Turin
Co-founded Infrar, an AI-driven internal developer platform where AI agents work on customers git repositories (coding sessions, change workflows, commit analysis, knowledge generation) and ephemeral application previews run on Kubernetes. Designed a TypeScript/Node.js monorepo with 10 services and 16 shared packages. Built a provider-agnostic LLM library on top of Anthropic, OpenAI and Google Gemini APIs. Developed an agentic tool-use runtime with sandboxed tool execution. Built the cloud platform on Scaleway Kubernetes with OpenTofu, Helm, ArgoCD GitOps, Gitea Actions CI/CD, VictoriaMetrics/Grafana monitoring and Falco runtime security.

Systems & DevOps Engineer

Nuvyta Srl
Configured and optimized RabbitMQ for high-throughput enterprise applications. Designed job scheduling and process automation for batch workloads. Built the monitoring stack with Zabbix and Grafana. Performed performance analysis, resource optimization and capacity planning. Managed incident, problem and change processes following ITIL. Wrote Python automation for log analysis, anomaly detection and automated incident response. Administered Linux servers and Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters. Implemented backup and recovery procedures for business continuity and disaster recovery.

Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer

Sorint.Lab, client Intesa Sanpaolo, Turin
Delivered and maintained high-availability OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters for mission-critical banking applications with strict uptime requirements. Managed job scheduling and workload automation for batch processing. Developed monitoring solutions and Python scripts for health checks and automated alerting. Managed HA/DR configurations. Used Ansible automation for configuration management and patch deployment across hundreds of servers. Integrated on-premises infrastructure with GCP for hybrid connectivity. Produced periodic performance reports and capacity planning analyses.

Unix System Administrator

Sorint.Lab, client Intesa Sanpaolo, Turin
Managed RHEL 6, 7 and 8 servers in an enterprise banking environment focusing on stability, security and performance. Administered VMware virtualization supporting critical production workloads. Applied patches and system updates with Red Hat Satellite. Performed log analysis and troubleshooting of failed jobs. Automated operational tasks with Shell scripting and Ansible. Managed incident, problem and change management through ServiceNow following ITIL processes. Participated in 24/7 on-call rotations for critical banking infrastructure.

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