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SAUL SALAZAR

Sr. DevOps Engineer & SRE

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WORK EXPERIENCE

2023 — PRESENT
GBM.COM
Sr. DevOps Engineer / SRE
Fintech · Brokerage House
  • Full AWS stack: ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, SQS/SNS
  • Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, Automation, Least Privilege practices
  • Cross Collaboration across engineering teams with Self Service project
  • Reduce Operation tickets with GitHub Actions
AWS CloudFormation Docker Serverless CodePipeline .NET
2021 — 2023
CLIP.MX
Sr. DevOps Engineer / SRE
Fintech · Unicorn
  • Full AWS stack: ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, SQS/SNS
  • Payments & VISA team — critical P1 incidents and infrastructure
  • PCI DSS compliance, AMEX, VISA, MasterCard certifications
AWS ECS Python RabbitMQ PCI DSS Docker
2020 — 2021
CHAD SYSTEMS
Sr. DevOps Engineer / SRE
Consulting · Multi-industry
  • Architected AWS Cloud solutions across analytics, comms & eCommerce
  • Built REST API generator with JWT, RBAC security and testing
  • Automated insurance processes; built chatbot for MetLife México
Kubernetes Terraform GitLab CI Node.js Prometheus MongoDB
2019 — 2020
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Infrastructure Engineer / DevOps Architect
Aviation · Enterprise
  • CI/CD for 300+ customer teams — led a team of 5 engineers
  • Analytics system gathering metrics across Jenkins, BitBucket, SonarQube, Nexus
  • Kubernetes / OpenShift migrations with legacy team mentoring
Kubernetes OpenShift Jenkins Terraform Ansible
2015 — 2020
SOFTTEK
Sr. Software Engineer + Tech Lead
Consulting · Corporate
  • Led 7–12 devs; built 15+ backends, webapps, mobile & enterprise portals
  • SDLC modernization — DevOps/Agile/Lean adoption across teams
  • First instructor at Codellege — Node.js, Docker, DevOps workshops
Node.js AWS PHP Java Docker Agile
2011 — 2015
INTERCLAN
Web Developer & Linux SysAdmin
Hosting · Web Design
  • Linux server maintenance (Debian & RedHat) on private data center
  • Cloud infra with bare-metal servers and VMware Virtualization
Linux cPanel Apache nginx WordPress VMware
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MY PROJECTS

LIVE ◉ todotxt.dev

Install as Mobile App

App to manage tasks in the todotxt format with a code editor and multiple views.

TASKS APP VISIT
LIVE ◉ MarkdownTree.com

Install as Mobile App

Markdown notes editor with support for presentations, mind maps, import and export.

NOTES APP VISIT
LIVE ◉ DevInstall.com

$ curl devinstall.com | sh

Setup a developer machine in one command. Starship terminal, VS Code extensions, packages.

CROSS-PLATFORM VISIT
IN DEV ChadStart.com

$ npx chadstart dev

1 YAML file into a REST & Realtime API, Functions in JS/Go/Python/Bash, Auth, Cron, Files, Hooks.

BACKEND AS A SERVICE VISIT
IN DEV ChadStack.dev

$ curl chadstack.dev/install.sh | sh

Setup a complete tech stack for your company with over 45 platforms in a single command.

Enterprise VISIT
IN DEV HomelabX.net

$ curl homelabx.net/install.sh | sh

Setup a homelab with 10+ applications — AI included — in a single command.

SELF-HOST VISIT
// TECH STACK

SKILLS & TOOLS

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS Azure GCP Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Vagrant
CI/CD & GitOps
GitHub Actions GitLab CI Jenkins AWS CodePipeline & CodeBuild AWS CloudFormation Serverless Framework
Backend & Databases
Node.js Python Bash AWS DynamoDB MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB
Frontend
HTML5 CSS3 SASS JavaScript Vue Vite Quasar Framework Playwright
Observability & Security
AWS CloudWatch Prometheus SonarQube PCI DSS AWS IAM JWT / RBAC Harbor DDoS Protection Least Privilege
Leadership & Methodology
Mentoring OKRs / KPIs Documentation Kanban Agile Scrum