karim Brizuela
@karimbrizuela
Senior Platform Engineer building Kubernetes platforms and AI agents on AWS to solve production problems.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Senior Platform Engineer with 15+ years in tech, blending software development and infrastructure operations so I can fix systems at every layer. I write code, operate infrastructure, and build AI agents as one continuous skillset—not separate phases.
As a founding member of SleakOps, I built an AWS EKS infrastructure platform from scratch and migrated 50+ applications across 7+ tech stacks to Kubernetes with zero downtime. I stabilized production through tuning, rightsizing, and incident response—solving routing issues, eliminating OOMKill loops, and scaling from 4 to 50 instances during critical events. I also identified a $7K USD AWS cost spike and implemented automated cost controls.
Now I’m pushing into AI Infrastructure Engineering: I design multi-agent systems on AWS Bedrock using LangGraph, including an autonomous support agent with live infra access and a dockerization/migration agent that generates Kubernetes-ready configs. I’ve integrated AI automation with n8n workflows for operational reporting and support, and I mentor engineers across AWS, EKS, kubectl, and Pulumi.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
DevOps & Cloud Engineer
SleakOps
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)
Led infrastructure operations for SleakOps on AWS EKS/Kubernetes, stabilizing production by reducing PHP-FPM workers (30→18) and optimizing OPcache to eliminate OOMKills. Tracked a $7K USD AWS cost spike and automated cluster shutdown/startup schedules to control spend.
DevOps Engineer
SleakOps
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 (11 months)
Migrated and dockerized 50+ applications across 7+ technology stacks to Kubernetes with zero downtime, including database migrations (SQL Server → Aurora PostgreSQL). Owned incident response for critical outages and managed CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.
Python Developer
SleakOps
Dec 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year)
Built SleakOps’ core backend platform (CLI, API, Helm chart templates, and workers) and started containerizing client applications for Kubernetes onboarding. Supported end-to-end client migrations and operations by integrating application packaging with infra deployment workflows.
Python Backend Developer
Moni Online
Sep 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 3 months)
Designed and implemented automated processing for bank transaction files, replacing a fully manual workflow. Built integrations with banking systems and payment processors using async services with Celery and RabbitMQ.
Android Developer
Wings Mobile
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020 (7 months)
Developed native Android (Java) features and integrated REST APIs for a telecommunications platform. Delivered client-facing application updates with backend connectivity and reliable request handling.
.NET Developer
Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba S.A.
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019 (3 months)
Built REST/SOAP APIs for banking platform integrations and implemented batch processing for financial transactions. Delivered backend services using .NET Core and SQL Server for reliable transaction workflows.
Development Lead
Innoviss
Jun 2015 - Aug 2019 (4 years 2 months)
Led a development team building Android and .NET applications while handling infrastructure and database administration responsibilities. Managed engineering delivery across Java, C#, .NET, PostgreSQL, and Linux environments.
Education
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación, Computer Science
2010 - 2013
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación (Computer Science) at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba from 2010 to 2013.
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
Certificate, Programming
2008 -
Programming certificate at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional focused on SQL, C#, and Java in 2008.
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