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Javier López

@javier_io

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Senior software architect and DevOps engineer using AI orchestration to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an AI-first engineering environment where I can design secure, cloud-native systems end-to-end—using TDD, Clean Architecture, and IAC—while owning CI/CD and reliability (zero-downtime releases) and pairing DevOps with strong backend craftsmanship.

I’m a Senior Software Architect & DevOps Engineer with over 15 years architecting high-scale infrastructure and secure backend systems. I transitioned from being a programmer into DevOps, and I now re-embrace high-level software engineering using AI Orchestration alongside a modern Meta-Stack. My work is strongly grounded in TDD and Clean Architecture through agentic workflows.

I bridge robust backend development and cloud-native infrastructure, delivering scalable systems at velocity with a focus on IAC, Python, and Docker. In recent roles, I automated global build/deploy pipelines, migrated legacy CI/CD to GitHub Actions for zero-downtime releases (Canary/Blue-Green), and managed secure platform provisioning with Terraform and AWS services across EKS/ECS/RDS/S3. I also support security tooling and compliance while keeping development workflows fast and repeatable.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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DevOps / Release Engineer

Current

DigitalOcean

Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Automated and supported build/deploy processes for global cloud infrastructure. Migrated legacy pipelines to GitHub Actions to deliver zero-downtime releases using canary and blue-green deployments.

Terraform Ansible Chef Docker GitHub Actions CI CD Blue Green Deployment Cursor

Cyber Security DevOps Engineer

FICO - Data Analytics

Feb 2021 - Aug 2023 (2 years 6 months)

Administered and supported security tools including Defect Dojo, Checkmarks, AquaSec, and BlackDuck. Built AWS provisioning with Terraform (EKS/ECS/RDS/S3) and orchestrated Jenkins workflows to bridge security compliance with automated development pipelines.

DefectDojo Checkmarx Aquasec Black Duck Terraform AWS ECS AWS RDS Jenkins

Cyber Security DevOps Engineer

Tripwire

Oct 2018 - Feb 2021 (2 years 4 months)

Delivered platform automation for internal QA/Dev teams by defining Jenkins DSL/Groovy pipelines and creating OS templates with Packer/Atlas. Migrated legacy workloads to Kubernetes resources using Docker-compose.

Jenkins Groovy Packer Atlas OS Template Automation Docker Compose Kubernetes

DevOps Technical Lead

Santander - Palo-IT

May 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 5 months)

Led a team of 7 to automate ALM systems for banking applications using Java, NodeJS, and Android. Architected Docker Swarm clusters and AWS Terraform environments with strict quality gateways enforced via SonarQube.

ALM Systems Java NodeJS Android Docker Swarm Terraform SonarQube Quality Gates

Python Programmer

Izzi - Infosyst

Feb 2013 - May 2016 (3 years 3 months)

Developed Python/Flask/MongoDB Docker-based internal API portals. Implemented unit tests with PyTest and performed stress testing over SOAP services with JMeter, including ELK logging support.

Python Flask MongoDB Docker Pytest JMeter SOAP ELK Stack

Systems & Network Admin

Various Companies

Nov 2006 - Jan 2013 (6 years 2 months)

Performed early infrastructure work including LAMP and Java Enterprise deployments, rack server configurations, and VOIP platform administration (Asterisk on Debian). Built foundational bare-metal and deployment knowledge used in later architecture decisions.

LAMP Debian Asterisk VoIP Administration Infrastructure Support