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Adolfo Soto

Engineering IT / PLM Infrastructure Architect

€475/day
Barcelona, ES
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Adolfo

Engineering IT Infrastructure Consultant | NetApp • VMware • Linux | CAD/PLM Environments (Teamcenter, NX, CATIA)

15 years supporting R&D environments in automotive manufacturing — enterprise storage, virtualization, and the CAD/PLM systems engineers depend on every day.
I managed all R&D storage (NetApp Clustered ONTAP) across the AMIEO region and built the license monitoring system that has saved seven figures through optimized utilization.


What I do:
• NetApp ONTAP — deployment, migration, troubleshooting, ransomware protection
• VMware vSphere — infrastructure for CAD/PLM and engineering workloads
• Linux (CentOS/RHEL) and Windows Server administration
• CAD/PLM support — Teamcenter, Siemens NX, CATIA, ABAQUS, AutoCAD
• License management — audits, optimization, monitoring systems
• Monitoring & automation — Icinga, Nagios, Python, PowerShell, Bash
Certifications: NetApp NCDA (Clustered ONTAP), VMware, MCSE, Azure Administrator, ITIL


Based in Spain. Available for remote projects, retainers, and limited follow-the-sun support.


  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Nissan Technical Centre Europe
    Senior System Administrator
    AUTOMOBILE
    September 2005 - Today (20 years and 9 months)
    Spain
    Enterprise Storage & Infrastructure
    • • Administrator for all R&D storage infrastructure (NetApp Clustered ONTAP) across AMIEO region
    • • Deployed and maintained VMware virtualization environment for CAD/PLM workloads
    • • Managed Linux and Windows Server infrastructure supporting 24/7 engineering operations CAD/PLM Environment Support
    • • Managed application portfolio: Siemens NX, Teamcenter, CATIA, AutoCAD, ABAQUS, Polyworks, Matlab
    • • Supported engineering teams across Spain, UK, and AMIEO region
    • • Troubleshot complex issues spanning storage, networking, virtualization, and applications License Management & Monitoring
    • • Built license monitoring system from scratch — adopted AMIEO-wide, 7-figure savings
    • • Managed license renewals, upgrades, and installations for entire CAD/CAE portfolio
    • • Implemented status monitoring platform (Icinga/Nagios) for infrastructure visibility
    Automation & Scripting
    • • Developed deployment automation for servers and workstations
    • • Created centralized startup scripts for application environments
    • • Built ad-hoc reporting tools for management decision support
  • Cast-Info
    Senior System Administrator
    DIGITAL AND IT
    July 2000 - September 2005 (5 years and 2 months)
    Barcelona, Spain
    • Installation, maintenance and support of Linux / Solaris / Windows systems
    • On-site and remote support for customers and their platforms
    • Worked with a wide array of technologies (OS / Network / Security)
    • Develop strong troubleshooting and learning skills
    Administración de bases de datos System administration Troubleshooting Firewall

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Education

  • NetApp NCDA (Clustered ONTAP)
    NetApp NCDA (Clustered ONTAP)
  • Azure Associate Administrator
    Azure Associate Administrator

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