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Diego Octavio Labastida Tolalpa

@diegooctaviolabastid

Senior Software & DevOps Engineer driving scalable Java/Python platforms, AWS CI/CD, and observability for mission-critical enterprises.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an enterprise role where I can build resilient Java/Python backends, AWS CI/CD, and observability (SLIs/SLOs, dashboards, alerting). I want cross-functional ownership, measurable impact, and room to scale automation—open to Remote (LATAM/Global).

I’m a Senior Software & DevOps Engineer with 7+ years delivering scalable Java and Python backend systems, cloud-native CI/CD pipelines, and data-driven platforms across fintech, logistics, and enterprise environments. Currently, I’m a Principal Associate at Capital One, focused on observability and AWS automation at enterprise scale.

I build automation and validation tooling in Java and Python to enforce code quality, security compliance, and deployment readiness gates across CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual validation effort by ~35%. I also implement and optimize AWS-native CI/CD pipelines (ECS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch) to deliver secure, scalable, fully traceable deployments for mission-critical financial services with 99.9%+ uptime targets.

My work consistently improves operational outcomes: I drive observability and monitoring strategies by defining SLIs/SLOs, creating custom CloudWatch dashboards, and automating alerting—cutting mean-time-to-detect (MTTD) incidents by ~40%. I partner cross-functionally with Development, QA, and Operations to standardize pipelines and tooling, reducing average feature release cycle time by ~25%.

Earlier, I led end-to-end technical delivery and execution as a Senior Development Engineer and Project Manager at Sitrack/Sillion, refactoring GPS platform infrastructure and optimizing microservices to increase throughput by ~30%. I’ve also built foundations from scratch as the founding engineer, improving device integration efficiency by ~45%, and shipped full-stack LMS/CRM integrations using Angular, Node.js/Express, Spring Boot, and multiple production databases.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Associate

Current

Capital One

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year)

Built Java/Python automation and validation tooling to enforce code-quality and deployment-readiness gates across enterprise CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual validation by ~35%. Implemented AWS-native CI/CD and observability (SLIs/SLOs, CloudWatch dashboards, alerting), reducing MTTD incidents by ~40% and improving deployment traceability for mission-critical financial services targeting 99.9%+ up

Java Python Amazon ECS AWS Lambda Amazon S3 Amazon CloudWatch Observability Microservices

Senior Development Engineer & PM

Sitrack / Sillion

Jun 2023 - Sep 2025 (2 years 3 months)

Led backend development for the GPS telematics platform and served as Project Manager for Sillion’s strategic technology initiatives, managing cross-functional delivery across both organizations. Refactored microservices to improve throughput by ~30% and reduced sprint defect rate by ~22% while improving on-time delivery by ~28% through agile practices and continuous improvement.

Java Microservices Architecture Telematics React Agile Scrum Project Management Stakeholder Management Performance Optimization Continuous Improvement

Systems Specialist

Bolsa Mexicana De Valores

Feb 2023 - Jun 2023 (4 months)

Developed and optimized mission-critical index and statistics processes using Java, IBM Cognos, Shell scripting, and Ansible to support real-time financial data integrity for Mexico’s stock exchange. Led vendor implementations for statistical reporting tooling and managed IBM Cognos report maintenance to improve compliance and reduce deployment delays by ~35%, maintaining 100% data integrity acros

Java Cognos Shell Scripting Ansible SQL Data Integrity Financial Data Systems Vendor Management

Country Operations Lead

Sitrack

Apr 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Led Colombia market entry and business development operations, representing Sitrack with enterprise clients and government entities in a highly competitive environment. Drove route-optimization delivery for Argos and promoted Ai Hydro to Colombian government agencies, navigating complex procurement and multi-stakeholder execution to support expansion.

Market Expansion Business Development Route Optimization Government Partnerships Stakeholder Management Procurement

Founding Engineer

Sitrack

Feb 2020 - Feb 2023 (3 years)

Joined as Sitrack Mexico’s first developer, architecting core device-integration foundations in Java to translate raw GPS data into structured formats and improve integration efficiency by ~45%. Built and evolved microservices communication within an internal framework, shipped innovation projects including a Personality Insights driver tool (IBM Watson + React), improved driving-behavior monitori

Java Microservices Architecture IBM Watson React System Architecture Data Pipelines

Software Development Engineer

MasterTrain

Dec 2018 - Feb 2020 (1 year 2 months)

Built full-stack LMS and CRM integrations using Angular and Node.js/Express REST APIs backed by Spring Boot and Hibernate. Implemented database integrations (MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL), Firebase real-time processing, and HubSpot workflows to reduce manual sales data entry by ~25%, while managing security (JWT/HTTPS) and hosting to maintain 99%+ uptime with zero security incidents.

Angular Spring Boot Hibernate REST APIs MySQL PostgreSQL Firebase HubSpot CRM JWT

Junior Java Developer

E-Commerce Dc Mayorista

Feb 2018 - Nov 2018 (9 months)

Developed RESTful services and user interfaces for e-commerce platforms using Spring MVC and Java, improving checkout security with JWT and reducing checkout error rates by ~18%. Optimized high-volume data workflows by improving stored procedures in Informix and SQL Server by ~30%, and supported CRM/ERP availability for wholesale e-commerce operations.

Java Spring MVC REST APIs JWT Informix SQL Server