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Rafael R.RR

Rafael R.

Cloud Architect | DevOps | SRE | Kubernetes

€778/day
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Rafael

With over 15 years of experience, I assist startups and large companies in designing resilient Cloud-Native architectures. My goal: to ensure your infrastructure is no longer a bottleneck, but a "Time-to-Market" accelerator.

🚀 My added value for your project:

-Security & SOC-2 Compliance:Former Security Officer, I managed SOC-2 and HDS certifications from end to end. I automate compliance through guardrails directly in your CI/CD pipelines.

-Platform Engineering & DevEx:I design platforms and "On-demand Environments" that allow your developers to deploy autonomously in minutes.

-Multi-Cloud Expertise (GCP / AWS):Critical migration, Serverless (Lambda, Fargate), or hybridization, I industrialize all your resources.

-FinOps Optimization:Cost reduction expert, I've saved millions of euros on global launches through Cloud Bursting strategies and resource audits.

🛠️ Example missions:

-Strategic Audit:Analysis of existing systems, security diagnostics, and technical roadmap for 12-24 months.

-Migration & Modernization:Transition to GCP/AWS with zero downtime and containerization of legacy applications.

-Observability:Implementation of advanced monitoring strategies (Datadog, Prometheus) driven by code.

-Business Support:Re-architecture to support "Enterprise" clients (Private Instances, isolation).

Why collaborate with me?
Former World DevOps Lead, I speak fluently with developers and executives (C-Level). I don't just deliver code, I deliver operational peace of mind and a scalable platform.

Let's discuss your challenges now!
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Parabol
    Principal DevOps and Security Officer
    July 2022 - March 2026 (3 years and 8 months)
    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
    *Security Officer:Defined technical roadmap and cross-functional processes for SOC-2 certification.

    *Compliance Automation:Implemented vulnerability scanning, audit logging, and security guardrails in CI/CD pipelines.

    *On-Demand Environment System Design:Developed an automated "On-demand Environments" system using GitLab and GKE, enabling developers to deploy isolated test environments.

    *CI/CD Lifecycle Standardization:Standardized CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies using Helm and containerization, adapted for SaaS, self-hosted, and regulated Public Sector environments (USA), ensuring high availability and consistent Quality of Service.

    *Private Instance Re-architecture:Completely re-architected Private Instances, drastically reducing client delivery time and facilitating contract acquisition.

    *Pre-sales Technical Support:Provided technical support for security and infrastructure requirements of Enterprise clients.

    *Knowledge Base Creation & Training:Built an architectural knowledge base and trained development and sales teams on the ecosystem.
    SOC-2 Kubernetes Google Cloud Terraform Datadog
  • Claranet
    Cloud Architect and Lead DevOps
    February 2018 - June 2022 (4 years and 4 months)
    Paris, France
    • Designed and deployed resilient infrastructures on AWS and GCP, optimized for performance and elasticity.
    • Deep expertise in Kubernetes and Elasticsearch cluster management (from design to administration).
    • Created reusable Terraform modules to accelerate client project "Time-to-Market".
    • Conducted comprehensive audits for companies, evaluating technical architecture, team organization, and internal processes.
    • Defined multi-year strategic roadmaps to help clients stay competitive through modernization and automation.
    • Implemented advanced code-driven monitoring strategies.
    • Developed and open-sourced a Datadog monitoring framework via Terraform.
    Amazon Web Services Elasticsearch Terraform Datadog Kubernetes
  • Gameloft
    World DevOps Lead Online Operations Manager
    October 2015 - January 2018 (2 years and 3 months)
    Paris, France
    • Defined the overall technological roadmap towards public Cloud (AWS) and hybrid architectures in collaboration with AWS architects.
    • Managed infrastructure budgets and presented strategic plans to executive leadership (C-Level).
    • Designed an innovative hybrid architecture for global launches (on-premise APIs / public Cloud game servers). This model secured high-traffic launches while saving millions of euros per project through strategic server repatriation after stabilization.
    • Evangelized the DevOps culture within IT and business departments to streamline production workflows.
    • Standardized CI/CD processes (GitLab-CI) for internal tooling teams.
    • Technical lead for Capacity Planning for high-traffic global game launches.
    • Modernized the game platform by introducing Kubernetes, Terraform, and automation with Ansible.
    • Coordinated global online teams to optimize monitoring and reduce operational costs.
    Amazon Web Services Docker Kubernetes Gitlab

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Education

  • Computer Engineering
    University of Seville
    Ingénieur informatique
  • INSA

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