Luis Juárez

DevOps Engineer | Software Enginer | AI Enthusiast

👋 Hi there, I’m Luis

B.S. in Computer Science and Technology | México

💼 About Me

I’m a Professional Engineer with over 9 years of experience in Web Development and Cloud Technologies, with a background in Cybersecurity, Financial Services, and Private Healthcare.

Currently, I specialize as a Senior DevOps Engineer and Technical Lead, passionate about automation, DevOps culture, and cloud innovation. I thrive on building reliable, scalable, and secure solutions using AWS, GCP, and Azure, and enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from the tech community.

As a Cloud Engineer, I have extensive experience implementing DevOps culture, improving the development lifecycle process, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Networking, Security, Monitoring, and Containerization. I bring extensive experience with AWS, with additional capability in GCP and Azure environments.

I am continuously learning and applying new skills to enhance performance and security, which is the most important part of my work. I am proactive, enthusiastic, and I know where to find guidance if needed. I enjoy trying new things every day and sharing knowledge with my colleagues.

🧑‍💻 Technical Skills

DevOps & Cloud Engineering:

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (Certified Solutions Architect Associate, Cloud Practitioner), GCP (Associate Cloud Engineer), Azure (basic)
  • Kubernetes: EKS, Helm, Istio, Karpenter, OPA, Gatekeeper, AWS VPC CNI, IRSA, Prometheus, Grafana, ESO
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CDK, Ansible, Chef
  • CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD best practices
  • Containerization: Docker, container orchestration
  • Monitoring & Logging: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Sumologic
  • Security: Security best practices, Wiz, vulnerability management
  • Networking & System Management

Software Engineering:

  • Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud (Microservices, REST APIs)
  • Frontend: Angular, React, Ionic
  • Scripting: Python, Ruby, Bash
  • Testing: JUnit, Selenium, Cypress, Locust (Unit, E2E, Load Testing, IaC testing)
  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
  • Data Engineering: Airflow, Apache Spark, EMR

Tools & Methodologies:

  • Atlassian: Jira, Confluence, Opsgenie, Trello, Bitbucket
  • Development Management: Agile Methodology, SCRUM
  • AI Technologies: OpenAI, Gemini
  • Visualization & Design: Tableau, draw.io
  • Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, MacOS
  • Other Tools: Zapier, Jupyter, Microsoft Office
mindmap
  root((Luis<br/>DevOps Engineer))
    Cloud Platforms
      AWS
        Solutions Architect
        EKS
        CDK
      GCP
        Associate Engineer
      Azure
    DevOps Tools
      CI/CD
        Jenkins
        GitHub Actions
      IaC
        Terraform
        Ansible
        Chef
      Containers
        Docker
        Kubernetes
        Helm
    Programming
      Backend
        Java
        Spring Boot
      Frontend
        Angular
        React
      Scripting
        Python
        Ruby
        Bash
    Monitoring
      Datadog
      Prometheus
      Grafana
      Sumologic
    AI
      AgentCore
      OpenAI
      Gemini
      MCP
      CrewAI
      RAG

🏆 Certifications

timeline
    title Certifications
    2012 :  CCENT
    2013-2014 : Certificate in Mechatronics
    2021 : DevOps Culture and Mindset
         : Developing Google SRE Culture
         : GCP Fundamentals
    2023 : AWS Cloud Practitioner
         : Scrum Foundation
         : Tableau Desktop Specialist
    2024 : AWS Solutions Architect Associate
         : Google Associate Cloud Engineer
    2025 : Introduction to Bioinformatics UC San Diego Extended Studies

💼 Professional Experience

Sr. Specialist DevOps Engineer | Technical DevOps Lead

KPMG Technology Services Americas | August 2022 – March 2025

  • Worked for a Financial Services Company to create and maintain infrastructure of a Data Lake in AWS
  • Used EKS to manage workload with management tools like Karpenter, Istio, Wiz, Datadog
  • Contributed to initiatives to improve performance and continuous delivery
  • Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  • Standardized CI/CD processes to enhance infrastructure efficiency
  • Promoted to Technical DevOps Lead (July 2024): Led migration of data pipelines (compute and storage) to a new AWS account, adhering to Lakeshore Data Application standards
  • Contributed to Community of Practice for Agile and AI, developing strategies for Agile and AI Adoption in the company

Software Engineer / Cloud Engineer

IWA Consolti - Contrast Security | July 2018 – July 2022

  • Worked as Full Stack Developer on Contrast Security’s main product
  • Developed and maintained code, improved development lifecycle by integrating testing suites
  • Ensured coding standards and enhanced code coverage
  • Helped migrate Application from Monolith to microservices using EKS
  • Maintained and monitored microservices Infrastructure in AWS Cloud Provider
  • Used tools like Datadog, Sumologic, Terraform, Ansible, Chef
  • Designed and developed internal tools using Python, Ruby, and Bash to improve operational efficiency
  • Applied best practices and security tools through CI/CD Pipelines
  • Worked on several internal projects, taking different roles including developing new products and leading development teams
  • Maintained and improved DevOps culture for company projects

Freelance Web Developer

Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba | January 2017 – May 2018

  • Collaborated on development of sentiment analysis systems using Google Natural Language and Watson IBM Cloud
  • Developed Educational Resources Web System for internal purposes

🎓 Education

B.S. in Computer Science and Technology

🌱 Currently Learning

  • Deeper DevOps & SRE practices
  • CI/CD innovation and cloud automation
  • Latest trends in AI & cloud-native technologies
  • Advanced Kubernetes patterns and cloud security

🤝 Let’s Collaborate!

I’m open to collaborating on:

  • DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure projects
  • Innovative web applications & automation tools
  • AI integration and cloud-native solutions
  • Knowledge sharing, workshops, and mentoring

💬 Ask Me About

  • ☁️ Cloud technologies & DevOps best practices
  • 🚀 AWS, GCP, and Azure implementations
  • 🐳 Kubernetes and container orchestration
  • 🔧 Infrastructure as Code and automation
  • 🤖 AI integration and emerging technologies
  • 📚 Mentoring and knowledge sharing
  • 📺 Opinions on your favorite series!

📫 Contact

  • 📧 Email: contact
  • 🌍 Location: México
  • 🗣️ Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Upper Intermediate)

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⚡ Fun Fact

A Cloud DevOps Engineer is the tech wizard who secretly runs on coffee and the sheer thrill of making computers talk to each other nicely. They’re the ones making sure your apps don’t throw a tantrum in the cloud, all while probably thinking, ‘If I can automate this, I can probably automate my laundry too.’

Always learning. Always building. Always sharing.