David Abarca

Dutch online bank offering services primarily towards small business owners.
Role

• Design, build, and maintain cloud platform through CI/CD based
• Improve existing and implement new services with AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform network issues internally and between other teams

Achieved

• Developed Python based script to enable near-realtime logging from network resources in to aid in network troubleshooting, time spent went down from 20 min to around 4 min
• Introduced structured template to agile stories, allowing any members to take them while improving understanding of problems
• Implemented Azure DevOps CI/CD PoC pipeline, resulting in same service as other teams allowing more collaboration

Technologies

AWS IAM, AWS VPC, AWS EC2, AWS S3, Terraform, Python, AWS CodePipeline, TCP/IP

Role

• Help businesses optimize their cloud and on-premises infrastructure focusing on security and cost-savings
• Stay informed with trends in cloud computing and adjust path aligned with market needs

Achieved

• Earned AWS Solution Architect Associate and Certified Kubernetes Administrator certifications in June and July 2023. These certifications demonstrate knowledge in cloud computing and microservices accompanied by work experience
• Automated internal email parser to download and manage of received invoices, reducing 3 minutes per invoice to fully automated

Technologies

AWS, Terraform, Python, Kubernetes

Leading global manufacturer of sportswear and equipment.

Role

• Work with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions and address issues that came up
• Implement best practices in environment to continuously improve deployment

Achieved

• Enhanced Terraform AWS code base, allowing us to work more up to standard
• Improved on DevOps maturity model improving automation and efficiency in environment

Technologies

AWS VPC, AWS S3, Terraform, AWS EKS

Software for co-browsing and video chat enabling real-time collaboration.

Role

• Maintain and improve on business infrastructure for cloud and on-prem
• Monitor and fix any technical issues with network and code that arise

Achieved

• Implemented Terraform resulting in changes saves into code, reducing time to troubleshoot and distribute changes

Technologies

Terraform, AWS VPC, AWS EC2, Hetzner, Python, DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP

Collection of companies, small businesses to Internet providers.

Role

• Build and maintain complex multi-vendor network environments
• Implement software solutions to automate and monitor networks

Achieved

• Implemented central authentication for client, removing local accounts and saving 1 hour weekly and making operations easier
• Held presentation around topic of Network Automation with Ansible resulting in discussion around topic and company marketing

Technologies

Cisco, Juniper, PaloAlto, TACACS+. DNS, TCP/IP, BGP, Ansible