▶ SYNTHWAVE TERMINAL ▶ GONZALO.ACOSTA ▶ BARCELONA.ESP
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gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ whoami

Gonzalo Acosta | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | Barcelona, Spain

15 years architecting production infrastructure that scales.

From Solaris ☀️ systems admin to Kubernetes orchestration.

From bare metal to multi-cloud. From VMs to containers.

Specialized in: AWSKubernetes (CKA)MLOpsTerraform

Building: Cloud-native platforms • AI infrastructure • SRE practices

► Current: DevOps Engineer @ Build38 | Deploying ML at scale

SYSTEM METRICS
15 Years Experience
5+ Certifications
500+ Connections
Infrastructure Scale
gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ ls -la ./skills/
cloud-platforms
  • AWS (Solutions Architect)
  • Azure Cloud
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Multi-cloud Architecture
container-orchestration
  • Kubernetes (CKA)
  • OpenShift
  • Docker & Containerd
  • Helm & Kustomize
devops-automation
  • Jenkins • GitLab • ArgoCD
  • Terraform & Ansible
  • Git & GitOps Workflows
  • Prometheus & Grafana
unix-linux-mastery
  • Solaris Administration ☀️
  • RHEL • Ubuntu • CentOS
  • Shell Scripting (Bash, Python)
  • System Performance Tuning
mlops-ai-infrastructure
  • MLflow • Kubeflow
  • GPU Orchestration (NVIDIA)
  • LLM Deployment
  • Model Serving & Monitoring
sre-reliability
  • Site Reliability Engineering
  • Incident Response
  • Observability & Monitoring
  • Disaster Recovery
red-hat-ecosystem
  • Service Mesh (Istio)
  • Container Storage 4
  • Security Policies
  • OpenShift Platform
security-devsecops
  • Network Policies
  • Secrets Management (Vault)
  • Security Scanning
  • Compliance & Auditing
gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ cat ./experience/career-timeline.log
[CURRENT]
DevOps Engineer
Build38 | Barcelona, Spain
Leading cloud infrastructure and MLOps platform deployment. Architecting Kubernetes clusters for ML workloads at scale. Building CI/CD pipelines for model deployment. Implementing GitOps with ArgoCD. Optimizing cloud costs by 35% through infrastructure automation.
[2021]
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux Foundation
Achieved CKA certification - demonstrating expert-level skills in cluster administration, networking, security, and troubleshooting production Kubernetes environments.
[2020]
AWS Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
Certified in designing and deploying scalable, highly available systems on AWS. Specialized in multi-cloud architecture and cloud migration strategies.
[EARLY CAREER]
Unix Systems Administrator ☀️
Solaris - Where It All Began
Started the journey with Solaris - the greatest Unix ever built. Managed enterprise Unix/Linux servers, mastered ZFS, Zones, DTrace. Built the foundation of 15 years of infrastructure expertise. From Solaris to modern cloud - the principles remain.
[2004-2012]
Systems Engineering Degree
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina
Comprehensive engineering program in information systems, software development, and infrastructure architecture.
gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ grep -r "experience" ./jobs/
[2020 - PRESENT]
DevOps Engineer
Build38 | Barcelona, Spain

► Leading cloud infrastructure and MLOps platform initiatives

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Architect and maintain production Kubernetes clusters on AWS and Azure
  • • Design and implement MLOps platforms using Kubeflow and MLflow
  • • Build CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Jenkins
  • • Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible
  • • Deploy and manage GPU workloads for ML training at scale
  • • Establish monitoring and observability with Prometheus and Grafana
  • • Lead GitOps transformation and DevOps best practices adoption

Achievements:

  • ✓ Reduced cloud costs by 35% through resource optimization and auto-scaling
  • ✓ Achieved 99.9% uptime SLA across all production services
  • ✓ Reduced deployment time from hours to minutes with GitOps
  • ✓ Built ML platform serving 10K+ inference requests per day

Tech Stack: Kubernetes, AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, RDS), Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, MLflow, Kubeflow

[2018 - 2020]
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Technology Company | Buenos Aires, Argentina

► Cloud migration and containerization specialist

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Led AWS cloud migration for legacy monolithic applications
  • • Implemented Docker containerization for microservices architecture
  • • Designed and deployed Kubernetes clusters for production workloads
  • • Built automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab
  • • Implemented infrastructure monitoring and alerting systems
  • • Provided 24/7 on-call support for critical production systems

Achievements:

  • ✓ Migrated 20+ applications to AWS with zero downtime
  • ✓ Reduced deployment errors by 80% through automation
  • ✓ Obtained AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification

Tech Stack: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, Python, Bash, ELK Stack

[2015 - 2018]
Senior Systems Engineer
Enterprise Company | Buenos Aires, Argentina

► Infrastructure automation and DevOps transformation lead

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Managed hybrid Linux/Unix infrastructure (100+ servers)
  • • Automated deployment and configuration management with Ansible
  • • Implemented centralized logging and monitoring solutions
  • • Designed and implemented disaster recovery procedures
  • • Managed database infrastructure (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
  • • Collaborated with development teams on application deployment strategies

Achievements:

  • ✓ Automated 80% of routine maintenance tasks, saving 20+ hours/week
  • ✓ Improved system reliability from 95% to 99.5% uptime
  • ✓ Implemented comprehensive backup strategy with RPO < 1 hour

Tech Stack: RHEL, Ubuntu, Ansible, Python, Bash, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Nagios, ELK

[2012 - 2015]
Unix Systems Administrator ☀️
Financial Services Company | Buenos Aires, Argentina

► Solaris and Linux systems administration specialist

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Administered 50+ Solaris servers in mission-critical environment
  • • Managed Solaris Zones, ZFS storage, and DTrace performance analysis
  • • Implemented SMF (Service Management Facility) for service control
  • • Performed system performance tuning and capacity planning
  • • Managed Oracle databases on Solaris infrastructure
  • • Developed shell scripts for automation and monitoring
  • • Led migration projects from Solaris to Linux

Achievements:

  • ✓ Maintained 99.9% uptime for critical financial systems
  • ✓ Designed ZFS-based storage architecture for high availability
  • ✓ Successfully migrated 30+ Solaris workloads to RHEL

Tech Stack: Solaris 10/11, ZFS, Zones, DTrace, SMF, RHEL, Oracle, Perl, Shell Scripting, Veritas

[2010 - 2012]
Junior Systems Administrator
IT Services Company | Argentina

► First professional role - Learning the craft of systems administration

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Provided technical support for Linux and Unix servers
  • • Assisted with server provisioning and configuration
  • • Monitored system health and performance metrics
  • • Performed backups and disaster recovery testing
  • • Created documentation for system procedures
  • • Learned Solaris administration and Unix fundamentals

Learning & Growth:

  • ✓ Gained hands-on experience with Solaris, RHEL, and Ubuntu
  • ✓ Developed scripting skills in Bash, Perl, and Python
  • ✓ Built strong foundation in Unix/Linux fundamentals

Tech Stack: Solaris, RHEL, Ubuntu, Bash, Perl, Apache, MySQL, Basic Networking

[2004 - 2012]
Systems Engineering Degree
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina

Comprehensive 8-year engineering program covering:

  • • Information Systems Architecture
  • • Software Engineering and Development
  • • Operating Systems and Computer Architecture
  • • Database Management and Design
  • • Networking and Communications
  • • Project Management and Systems Analysis
gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ grep -r "certification" ./credentials/
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
    The Linux Foundation • Jan 2021
    ☸️
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
    Amazon Web Services • Mar 2020
    ☁️
  • Scrum Foundation Professional (SFPC)
    CertiProf • Jun 2020
    🎯
  • Red Hat Delivery Specialist
    Red Hat • 2020-2022
    🎩
  • OpenShift Container Platform
    Red Hat • 2020-2022
    🔧
  • Container Storage Implementation
    Red Hat • 2020-2022
    💾
gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ cat ./personal/lifestyle.txt
endurance-sports
  • 🏃 Running
  • 🚴 Cycling
  • 🏊 Swimming
  • 🏅 Triathlon
history-enthusiast
  • 📚 Historic Books
  • 🗿 Ancient Civilizations
  • ⚔️ Military History
  • 🌍 World History
philosophy
  • 💪 Mind & Body Balance
  • 🎯 Continuous Improvement
  • 📖 Learn from History
  • 🚀 Build the Future

Triathlon teaches persistence. History teaches strategy.

Infrastructure requires both. Every system is a marathon, not a sprint.

gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ curl https://gonzalo.contact/connect
gonzalo@barcelona-devops:~$ echo "15 years. From Solaris to Kubernetes. Let's build the future."
▶ 15 years. From Solaris to Kubernetes. Let's build the future. ◀

💡 Expert in: Kubernetes • AWS • Terraform • GitOps • MLOps • SRE

🚀 Building production infrastructure since Solaris ruled the data center

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