Saul C.

DevOps Engineer

Saul is a seasoned DevOps Engineer with over 15 years of experience in IT, specializing in high-availability cloud solutions and large-scale digital transformation.

His core expertise lies in Azure-native technologies, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, and comprehensive cloud infrastructure management, with a consistent focus on scalability, security, and cost optimization.

Throughout his career, Saul has led complex initiatives involving Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Terraform Enterprise, Azure DevOps, and the implementation of Azure Landing Zones. These efforts have supported secure, compliant, and scalable enterprise environments.

Among his key accomplishments, Saul successfully reduced code delivery time by 30% through the optimization of CI/CD pipelines. He also migrated Terraform Enterprise to a Kubernetes-based deployment, significantly improving scalability and maintainability. Additionally, he modernized a high-traffic website, resulting in a 20% reduction in operational costs while simultaneously strengthening its security posture.

With a proven track record of driving automation, enhancing system performance, and aligning cloud strategies with business goals, Saul brings deep technical knowledge and strategic vision to any organization seeking DevOps leadership and infrastructure excellence.

Main expertise

  • Azure
    Azure 10 years
  • Terraform
    Terraform 5 years
  • DevOps
    DevOps 10 years

Other skills

  • Docker
    Docker 3 years
  • Kubernetes
    Kubernetes 1 years
  • Python
    Python 1 years
Saul

Saul C.

Mexico

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Selected experience

Employment

  • Lead Systems Engineer

    Epam Systems - 6 years 3 months

    • Azure/Terraform SME supports other teams migrating their applications into Azure.

    • Terraform module development for large enterprises: core Azure resource modules like Storage account, Keyvault, VM, etc. along with more complex resources like Azure Kubernetes services and all their dependencies.

    • Development and deployment of Platform engineering tools: Mostly automation using bash, PowerShell, docker, and Azure DevOps. for example: a pipeline to test and publish terraform modules into terraform enterprise private module registry by doing API calls.

    • Most of the time, newer technologies deliver proof of concepts and documentation.

    • Designing solutions based on Azure: Designed the solution, implementation, and migration of a private Terraform Enterprise service from a single vm installation to Azure Kubernetes Service for a large enterprise (1500 workspaces).

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • Azure Azure
    • Terraform Terraform
    • DevOps DevOps
    • Kubernetes Kubernetes
    • Bash Bash
    • Python Python
    • Golang Golang
    • PowerShell PowerShell
    • Docker Docker
    • Git Git
  • IT Systems Analyst

    TCS - 2 years 3 months

    • Windows Operations Server L2 administrator:

    • Support/patch/management of about 15000 Windows servers

    • Alert handling/monitoring, Change Request execution, Server builds, Remote management, Citrix xenapp/xendesk support, Microsoft

    • Cluster services

    • PowerShell scripting process automation.

    • Azure Administrator, managing IAAS for multiple projects, vm, vnets, vpn, load balancers, etc.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • Azure Azure
    • PowerShell PowerShell
  • Server Administrator

    DAFI - 7 years 4 months

    • Management/ deployment of Active Directory services, Group policies, Wsus

    • Hyper-V, ISCSI, LUN, SAN, Lync server, SharePoint, File server, RDS, VDI, IP Voice, DPM, exchange server, Windows server

    • Disk arrays, IIS. Total of 300 users in Enterprise environment. IAAS Microsoft azure.

    • Office 365 Administration (now M365): user administration, licenses, exchange online, one drive, etc.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • Azure Azure
    • MS 365 Administration MS 365 Administration
    • SharePoint SharePoint

Education

  • BSc.Information systems

    Universidad de Guadalajara · 2005 - 2009

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