Platform Engineer based in Brazil
Arthur Jardim
I am a Platform Engineer with 5+ years of experience building and automating cloud infrastructure, graduated with Academic Honors in Computer Engineering from the Federal University of Pampa. In my day-to-day work, I use Terraform, Packer, and Ansible to manage infrastructure as code across AWS and OpenStack environments, develop Python APIs for platform process automation, and work with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration using Kubernetes and Docker.
Highlights
Featured certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
EXIN DevOps Foundation
Career
Professional Experience
Sicredi
Platform Engineer
Jun 2024 - Present
- Development of Python APIs for platform engineering process automation, including a solution responsible for migrating over 1,600 applications from Subversion to GitLab, with migration status monitoring and integration with internal catalogs.
- Automation with Python and Shell Script for information extraction, tool integrations, mass updates, and creation of maintenance routines (such as backups and recurring tasks) on Linux servers.
- Infrastructure as code management using Terraform, Packer, and Ansible to provision, update, and maintain development and support tools on AWS and OpenStack environments.
- Creation and maintenance of Docker images and containers for use in CI/CD pipelines, including optimized images for application builds and test environments.
- Implementation and support of infrastructure solutions focused on secure, observable, and scalable application deployment, including configuration of complete stacks with Terraform, Ansible, and Packer.
- Definition of roles and policies in HashiCorp Vault for secure management of secrets and credentials in development and production environments.
SRE & DevOps Engineer
Aug 2022 - Jun 2024
- Support of microservices on Kubernetes, performing monitoring, troubleshooting, and developer support to ensure high availability, configuration error correction, and issue resolution.
- Management of API and microservices configurations using Consul as a configuration hub, supporting development teams and adjusting Kubernetes deployment parameters.
- Administration of secrets and credentials with HashiCorp Vault, performing secure management of keys used by applications in Kubernetes environments.
- Configuration of routes in HAProxy for load balancing and traffic optimization between services and specific deployments.
- Exposure and management of APIs through API Gateway, ensuring secure, standardized, and scalable service publication.
- Troubleshooting, maintenance, and automation of CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, identifying and fixing failures in microservices builds and deployments, as well as performing mass updates of pipeline files using Shell Script for process optimization.
- Management of Kafka topics, including creation, adjustments, and administration to support asynchronous communication between microservices.
- Use of Jira for demand management, task prioritization, and SLA tracking, ensuring deliveries within established deadlines.
Compass UOL
Jr. DevOps Engineer
May 2021 - Jul 2022
- EFK implementation (Elasticsearch, Fluentd and Kibana): Configuration and management of an EFK stack in a Kubernetes cluster for centralization, analysis and visualization of logs, ensuring scalability and efficient monitoring.
- Support in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Support for microservices in Kubernetes, including monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, database administration (MySQL and PostgreSQL) and execution of API deployments.
- Automation with Jenkins: Implementation of Jenkins in an on-premise Kubernetes cluster, with creation of CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and automated deliveries.
- Migration to Azure: Participation in a project to migrate accounts to Azure, using best practices and automation with Terraform to create and deploy resources in the cloud.
- Support in AWS: Support for Kubernetes microservices in an AWS environment, monitoring management with Grafana and GitLab, in addition to creating Shell scripts to automate tasks in Rundeck.
DevSecOps & Cloud Intern
Feb 2021 - May 2021
- Built foundational experience with DevSecOps practices and cloud computing fundamentals.
Academic Background
Education
Computer Engineering
Federal University of Pampa
Academic Honors, GPA 8.62/10
Credentials
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services | Mar 2026 - Mar 2029
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services | Sep 2023 - Mar 2029
EXIN DevOps Foundation
EXIN | Dec 2021
Ansible Automation Specialist
4Linux | Sep 2025
Datadog Foundation
Datadog | May 2025
Writing
Latest Posts
My Journey to the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate Certification (SAA-C03)
A complete overview of my 3-month study journey to pass the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03) exam, covering courses, practice exams, scores, and key lessons learned.