Jorge RivasCloud Ops Manager
Seasoned profesional on SaaS services specifically AWS and on-premise solutions.
Certifications
AWS
AWS Cloud Architecture
11/26/2019
Tech stack
AWS Cloud Architecture (9)
Linux (11)
Networking (10)
Operations Management (9)
Project Management (9)
Infrastructure monitoring (9)
Team Leadership (7)
Infrastructure Architecture (7)
Apache (6)
PostgreSQL (5)
Team Management (5)
Unix/Linux Virtualization (5)
System Administration (4)
Azure (4)
IT Support (4)
Azure IaaS (4)
IT Project Management (4)
Technical Leadership (4)
Application security (4)
SSO (4)
Security (3)
Windows (3)
Automation (3)
Data Migration (3)
VMware (3)
SaaS (3)
Bash (3)
Docker (2)
Kanban (2)
Database Administration (1)
Experience
IT Business Application ManagerRedwood Software
03/2021 - Currently

- Lead the Process Management and Continuous Improvement of the company IT services - IT Project Management from its conception to delivery - Application rationalization management - Vendor's Management - On-premise migrations to AWS - Migrations from MS365 to Google Workspaces - Collaboration with the Business Strategy aligned with the Operations and the Goals established

Azure
Azure IaaS
AWS Cloud Architecture
IT Project Management
IT Support
Application security
SSO
Operations Management
Team Leadership
Technical Leadership
Cloud Operations Managercdmon Full-time
06/2020 - 02/2021

- Lead the Process Management and Continuous Improvement of the company services and products - Manage the Cloud Operations Kanban and its proper prioritization within the SLA established - Supervise and report about the status of services and products managed by Cloud Operations to Product Owners and Board of Directors based on the KPI - Maintain the uptime of services and products above 99.95% - Ensure the quality of operating company talent, the operating company's effective use of ownership-managed shared services, and customer experience based on the SLA established - Ensure the proper execution of the Release Management Process - Establish best practices to ensure quality and scalability - IT Project Management from its conception to delivery - Collaboration with the Business Strategy aligned with the Operations and the Goals established

Project Management
Operations Management
Team Mentoring
Kanban
Scalability
Strategy
SaaSOps ArchitectAurea Software
02/2018 - 05/2020

As Architect - Planning and executing of product migrations amongst: AWS. VMware on AWS, VMware and Datacenters - VMC on AWS and VMware implementation and operation hands-on-experience - Analysis of the most recurrent tasks performed by IT Operations for their later automation - Prioritization and automation of recurrent tasks - Handling of product outages As Team Lead - Enforcement of Organizations processes and procedures amongst the team - Follow up on project progress - Training of new joinees - Project owner - Creation of new process and procedures

Project Management
VMware
Team Leadership
Data Migration
Automation
AWS Cloud Architecture
SaaSOps L1 EngineerAurea Software
09/2016 - 01/2018

As Team Lead - Enforcement of Organizations processes and procedures amongst the team - Removal of any task blocker for the team - Follow up on tickets resolution - Onboard and train new joinees - Schedule 24/7 on-call team coverage - Triage team backlog As Engineer - System administration under Debian and RedHat based OS - Amazon AWS Administration and operation - Creation of Disaster Recovery Plans for products - Administration and operation of production environments under AWS and Docker - Managing company SSL and DNS domain registrar accounts and operations - Managing of monitoring system (Nagios) - Executing SaaS product migrations from previous data centers to Amazon AWS - Providing Amazon AWS and Linux expertise to Development team - Bash scripting

Docker
Linux
Team Leadership
SaaS
Networking
System Administration
AWS Cloud Architecture
Bash
Network and Systems EngineergTeam FZ LLC
12/2015 - 09/2016

- System administration under Debian and RedHat based OS - Amazon AWS Administration and operation - Administration and operation of production environments - Managing company SSL and DNS domain registrar accounts and operations - Managing of monitoring system (Nagios) - Executing SaaS product migrations from previous data centers to Amazon AWS - Providing Amazon AWS and Linux expertise to Development team - Bash scripting

Linux
Infrastructure monitoring
SaaS
Database Administration
Networking
System Administration
AWS Cloud Architecture
Bash
Network and Systems EngineerCDmon
11/2014 - 07/2015

Network and Security Operations - Cisco, Fortigate and Linux.

Scrum
Linux
Infrastructure monitoring
Kanban
Networking
System Administration
Security
Network and Systems EngineerFreelance
01/2014 - 10/2014

- Design, administration and configuration of web services in the cloud (VPS, AWS) - Installing and administering servers, using Debian/Ubuntu and services like Apache, e-mail, DNS (Amazon Route 53), NMAP, tunnneling, Asterisk/Elastix, backups, virtualization (Xen), monitoring services (nagios, icinga, cacti), digital certificates. - IT process documentation

Linux
Project Management
Xen
System Administration
Apache
AWS Cloud Architecture
Asterisk
Network and Systems Manager & Tech Support ManagerCOFAE
08/2009 - 12/2013

As a Manager - Leader of the sysadmin team - Leader of the tech support team - Project and Operations Management - Definition of department goals, and results evaluation - Design of the Annual Operative Plan of the two units As a Engineer - Administration, design, configuration and troubleshooting of the networking platform - Installing and administering servers, using Debian GNU/Linux and services like Apache, Moodle, e-mail, DNS, DHCP, NTP, NMAP, tunneling, IP services (telephony, videconferences), servers and equipments backups, SAMBA, virtualization, web applications management, IT inventories, monitoring services, digital certificates - Firewall administration - Administration and maintenance of PostgreSQL - Working under high pressure environment directly with directors, clients and service providers

Linux
Project Management
Infrastructure monitoring
Team Management
Operations Management
Infrastructure Architecture
Networking
Unix/Linux Virtualization
Apache
PostgreSQL
Network EngineerAtento Venezuela
04/2007 - 08/2009

- Administration, design, configuration and troubleshooting of the networking platform (mainly Cisco Catalyst 2900, 3750, 6509; ISR 3845, 3825, 7206VXR, +3000 nodes) - Installing and administering monitoring servers, using Debian GNU/Linux and tools like Cacti, Rancid (CVS & SVN), Nagios, Smokeping - Firewall administration with Cisco ASA 5520. - Basic administration and maintenance of servers using Windows 2003 Server - Working under high pressure environment directly with business directors, clients and service providers.

Linux
Infrastructure monitoring
Infrastructure Architecture
Networking
Security
Windows
Education
Microsoft Certified: Devops Engineer ExpertMicrosoft
09/2021 - 09/2021
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateMicrosoft
09/2021 - 09/2021
Master's degree IT ManagementLa Salle BCN
11/2014 - 08/2015
Diploma Project ManagementUniversidad Alejandro de Humboldt
02/2012 - 01/2013
Telecommunications EngineeringUniversidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada
01/2005 - 08/2012