Filipe Gomes
@filipegomes
DevOps Engineer passionate about observability and data-driven solutions.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
I am a dedicated DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on observability solutions that drive business insights and data-driven decisions. My journey in technology has been shaped by a commitment to improving the lives of end users and the developers who create products. I thrive in collaborative environments where knowledge sharing is encouraged, believing that it ultimately benefits everyone involved.
Currently, I work at Sidetrade, where I am part of two squads focused on enhancing infrastructure for software development teams. My role involves migrating cloud services to self-hosted servers and implementing CI/CD pipelines, which has honed my skills in automation and performance optimization. I take pride in advocating for a DevOps culture that emphasizes continuous improvement and the use of monitoring tools to ensure high-quality product delivery.
Throughout my career, I have gained extensive experience in various technical domains, including cloud services, containerization, and infrastructure as code. I am passionate about leveraging my skills to create innovative solutions that not only meet business needs but also foster a collaborative and efficient work environment.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
DevOps Engineer
Sidetrade
Sep 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)
As a DevOps Engineer in the R&D Division, I worked across the Risk and DevOps squads to deliver, maintain, and improve infrastructure and environments for software development teams. This involved migrating front-end and back-end systems from Azure Cloud to self-hosted servers in Sidetrade data centers and provisioning CI/CD for Windows IIS (.NET) and Docker components.
DevOps Engineer
Resonate
Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 (2 years)
As a DevOps Engineer in the Digital Division, I was embedded in agile development teams, focusing on delivering, maintaining, and improving infrastructure and environments for the Luminate traffic management system. I was also responsible for the monitoring system, creating Grafana visualizations and alerts, and collaborating on defining monitoring stacks for new products.
Infrastructure Engineer
Resonate
Mar 2017 - Sep 2021 (4 years 6 months)
As an Infrastructure Engineer, my primary focus was on provisioning, maintaining, and improving the Luminate TMS monitoring system, which later expanded to support AWS CI environments and their CI/CD pipelines using Microsoft Azure DevOps. I developed expertise in Elasticsearch and other logging/monitoring tools like Grafana, Kibana, Metricbeat, and Logstash.
Signalling Control System Engineer
Resonate
Mar 2015 - Mar 2017 (2 years)
As a Signalling Control System Engineer in the Control Systems Division, I contributed to the delivery of Integrated Electronic Control Centre (IECC) Scalable signalling control systems across the UK. My responsibilities included screen design for signalling control workstations, hardware CAD design, and IECC Scalable testing activities.
Signalling Control Systems Project Engineer
Siemens
Sep 2009 - Mar 2015 (5 years 6 months)
As a Signalling Control Systems Project Engineer, I worked on projects delivering signalling control systems for Portuguese railway and Lisbon Metro, and was involved in testing, improving, and commissioning automatic route setting system software. I also assisted with commissioning signalling control systems for various international projects.
Maintenance Technician
West Pharma Pharmaceutical Specialities
Sep 2008 - Mar 2009 (6 months)
During this 6-month internship, I provided maintenance and repair for assembly lines in production equipment responsible for packaging medication in pill blister packages. My work was primarily mechanical in nature, focusing on ensuring the smooth operation of manufacturing processes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
PSPolytechnic Institute of Setúbal
Licentiate degree, Automation, Control and Instrumentation Engineering
Completed a Licentiate degree in Automation, Control and Instrumentation Engineering. The program provided a strong foundation in the principles and applications of automation and control systems.
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Location
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