Luciano Giacchetta

Profile

With two decades of dedicated experience in the IT industry, my career has spanned a comprehensive range of critical disciplines, evolving from foundational System Engineering and robust Network Infrastructure Design to cutting-edge Cloud Architecture and intricate DevOps Engineering. Throughout this journey, I have had the privilege of collaborating with numerous successful companies, consistently empowering them to drive innovation through the implementation of state-of-the-art designs.

A cornerstone of my approach has been the meticulous application of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. This rigorous framework has served as a blueprint for crafting solutions that are not only highly performant and secure but also resilient and cost-optimized. By adhering to its principles, I have been able to engineer sophisticated system architectures that stand the test of time and scale with evolving business needs.

These meticulously crafted designs have invariably facilitated the implementation of rock-solid, fully automated integration and delivery solutions. This automation is pivotal, streamlining workflows and significantly reducing the potential for human error. Furthermore, these solutions are built upon a foundation that leverages an auto-scalable and self-healing container ecosystem. This advanced infrastructure ensures that applications can dynamically adjust to fluctuating demands, automatically recovering from potential issues and maintaining uninterrupted service, thereby guaranteeing high availability and operational efficiency.

Credentials

Detailed Credentials

Github Actions

Deep dive into my Github Actions experience

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Public Cloud

AWS
VPC Design & Implementation
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AWS
EC2 Administration
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AWS
CloudFormation Automation
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AWS
ECS & EKS Container Orchestration
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AWS
DynamoDB Administration
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AWS
CodeDeploy
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AWS
CodePipeline
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AWS
IAM Security & Accountability
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GCP
VPC Design & Implementation
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GCP
VMs Configuration & Administration
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GCP
GKE Container Orchestration
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GCP
IAM Security & Accountability
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Private Cloud

Red Hat
Ansible Platform Automation
Applied Skill
Red Hat
OpenShift Container Orchestration
Applied Skill
Hashicorp
Terraform
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Github
Github Actions
Applied Skill
Gitlab
Gitlab CI
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Jenkins
Jenkins Pipelines
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Kubernetes
Kubernetes Container Orchestration
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Istio
Ingress & Security
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Mongo
MongoDB
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Elastic
ElasticSearch Clustering
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Docker
Engine & Compose
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Monitoring
Prometheus & Grafana
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Monitoring
DataDog | Infra & APM & Logs
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Development

Google
Firebase Framework
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JavaScript
Node.js
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Python
Python 3.12
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Bash
Bash Scripting
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Serverless
AWS Lambda
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Serverless
GCP Cloud Functions
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Networking & Security

Web
Nginx
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Web
Apache
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Load Balancing
Traefik
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VPN
OpenVPN
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Collaborations

Detailed Case Studies

Jenkins CI to GitHub Actions CI

Case Study: Enterprise CI/CD Migration from Jenkins to GitHub Actions

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Telnyx
Lead DevOps Engineer November 2024 - Present

My current work involves migrating our company's CI/CD operations from Jenkins CI to GitHub Actions. While Jenkins is robust for intensive deployments and offers good plugin integration, GitHub Actions is a less mature solution. To address this, I'm ...

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CodyOps
Lead DevOps Engineer October 2023 - Present

I led the design and implementation of a comprehensive infrastructure architecture in GCP, employing a multi-environment, SaaS-oriented approach with Terraform modules. This included configuring a load balancer to serve static content from a backend ...

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Trive
Senior GCP DevOps Engineer April 2023 - October 2023

The extant project deployment spans multiple servers and cloud providers. The objective is to formulate a novel cloud architecture for GCP, inclusive of an estimated Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This nascent infrastructure will be codified utilizin...

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Opster
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer June 2021 - June 2022

My contributions to the existing DevOps implementation included upgrading EKS Clusters and enhancing Jenkins Pipelines and Terraform configurations. Additionally, I improved the monitoring and dashboard systems. My responsibilities also encompassed d...

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Bimodal
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer January 2020 - May 2020

In a brief yet intensive project, I collaborated with a small team of DevOps professionals to lead a significant project migration from GCP to AWS, completed in record time. My responsibilities included designing and coding the majority of Terraform ...

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Everymundo
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer May 2018 - February 2021

Architected and deployed OpenShift Stacks within AWS, utilizing CloudFormation for infrastructure as code to ensure consistent replication across all operational regions. Orchestrated the migration of numerous applications, transitioning them initial...

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Moegui
VP Engineering January 2018 - December 2023

As VP of Engineering, I led a team of 50, with a renewed focus on project management and commercial endeavors. I collaborated directly with clients, providing optimal solutions tailored to their requirements while guiding the team in sustainable deve...

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Edrans
Lead System Engineer November 2016 - December 2017

Directed a team of 10 System Engineers across diverse project scopes. Facilitated client engagement by aligning their requirements with our technical capabilities and developing comprehensive project plans. Designed infrastructure solutions leveragin...

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Clarin
Lead System Engineer December 2015 - October 2016

As a team leader for a group of four, my responsibilities included migrating all existing on-premise infrastructure associated with vertical businesses such as argenprop.com, deautos.com, and empleos.clarin.com. This involved rapidly acquiring knowle...

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Osit
Lead System Engineer June 2011 - November 2015

Our team of five was responsible for the infrastructure of customer solutions across Amazon Web Services and other public cloud platforms. My primary objective was to design new solutions developed by our internal Developer Team and oversee the preci...

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PayU
Senior System Engineer April 2007 - May 2011

My primary responsibility involved the design and implementation of the entire cloud architecture. During that period, while most companies maintained on-premise servers, our service delivery across Latin America necessitated the migration of all ser...

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DoJ
Middle System Engineer March 2005 - March 2007

My tenure at the Buenos Aires Department of Justice was an impactful experience. Initially serving as a Windows System Administrator, I simultaneously pursued a role as a Linux System Administrator. Despite lacking prior Windows Server experience, I ...

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Shawcor
Junior System Engineer January 2001 - February 2005

I commenced my IT career at this company as a junior System Engineer, responsible for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of existing Novell Netware and UNIX Solaris Servers. Subsequently, I initiated the migration of these servers to Li...

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Certifications

Amazon Web Services Professional

Details about my AWS Professional certification and continuous learning journey