Marcos P.
Mid-Level DevOps/Kafka Engineer
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Marcos P. is an accomplished SREngineer and Kafka Engineer with a robust career in the technology sector since 2008. With a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from IBE FGV and a bachelor's in Computer Networking from UNIP, he has honed his expertise over years of dynamic industry experience. Marcos currently serves as an External Consultant DevOps/Kafka Engineer at SRENGINEER, partnering with prestigious companies such as Volvo Cars, Siigo, and Michelin Connected Fleet. His role involves managing Apache Kafka infrastructures and deploying Kubernetes platforms. Previously at Hotelbeds, he specialized as a Data Reliability Engineer, managing geo-distributed Kafka systems across on-premises, AWS, and GCP environments. In past roles, including stints at DevoTeam, Evolution, and TIVIT, he excelled in site reliability engineering within mission-critical and large-scale production environments. His technical skills are further fortified by certifications in Confluent Fundamentals for Apache Kafka and Oracle Cloud Architecture.
Experience
SRENGINEER - External Consultant DevOps/Kafka Engineer
null · 2023 — PresentServed as an External Consultant specializing in Kubernetes and Kafka for projects with companies including Volvo Cars and HCL. Duties involved managing the Strimzi Apache Kafka cluster infrastructure and deploying various components such as Kafka connect and mirror maker. Utilized Helm and Kubernetes, and engaged with Azure Cloud and Azure DevOps for services like Azure Kubernetes. Conducted migrations and updates for Strimzi Operator and associated technologies while implementing GitOps practices using GitHub actions and ArgoCD.Data Reliability Engineer
Hotelbeds · 2022 — 2023Worked as a Kafka Specialist Engineer managing and administering the Apache Kafka cluster infrastructure across diverse geographic locations including AWS and GCP. Engaged in creating Terraform modules and planning migrations from on-premises Kafka setups to AWS services. Collaborated with development teams to ensure best practices for producers and consumers while documenting complex technical details related to Kafka.Kafka Engineer
DevoTeam (Freelancer) · 2023 — 2023Assisted a project for Worten by reviewing metrics and suggesting configuration changes in the MSK cluster. Worked on tiered storage utilization planning for MSK and created proof of concepts along with documentation to communicate best Kafka practices for monitoring and scaling.Site Reliability Engineer
Evolution · 2021 — 2022Focused on high availability operations within a specialized environment serving online casinos. Responsible for maintaining a geo-distributed production environment and enhancing CI/CD processes for development teams. Engaged in automation and software engineering practices while working with technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS, and various monitoring tools including Prometheus and Grafana.Site Reliability Engineer | Kafka Admin
Service IT · 2021 — 2021Oversaw the administration of Apache Kafka infrastructure in on-premises environments. Tasks included monitoring performance, managing cluster setups, and utilizing best practices to optimize throughput. Collaborated closely with development teams on constructing producers and consumers and created workshops for knowledge sharing.Site Reliability Engineering
TIVIT · 2020 — 2021Engaged in mission-critical environments for a major Brazilian financial entity. Responsibilities included managing software patches and upgrades and providing root cause analysis for incident responses. Worked with various teams to analyze outages and present service quality metrics.Site Reliability Engineering
NSI/ New Soft Intelligence · 2018 — 2020Acted as an infrastructure analyst for the eCOMEX Cloud service utilized by numerous large corporations. Responsibilities encompassed Oracle Cloud administration and overseeing customer services both on-premises and for SaaS. Engaged in monitoring, troubleshooting, and providing documentation while ensuring adherence to security best practices.Infrastructure Analyst
AEGEA/GSS · 2016 — 2018Managed operational environments and the billing servers related to production, quality, and development. Coordinated with DBA teams for database improvements while maintaining critical infrastructure for innovation systems.IT support specialist
Tecnomaq Technology · 2008 — 2016Progressed through roles from Help Desk to IT support specialist, providing assistance and technical support across various IT challenges.
Skills & Expertise
Education
- Postgraduate in Business AdministrationIBE FGV · — — 2016
- Graduated in Computer NetworkingUNIP · — — 2011
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