David Vacca

About David Vacca

With over five years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, I am committed to automating and optimizing operational processes, with relentless focus on delivering efficiency and continuous improvement. My background includes maintaining AWS infrastructure, implementing infrastructure as code, managing Kubernetes clusters, and building CI/CD pipelines.I focus on creating highly-available environments and implementing scalable infrastructure to minimize downtime and enhance system resilience. Leveraging tools such as Kubernetes, Packer, Terraform, and Docker, I design robust systems customized to meet business needs.In my current role, I\'ve led the transition to a fully automated deployment process, which reduced release times by 45%.Outside of work, I embrace my Colombian roots, finding joy in starting each day with a cup of coffee. When not deeply immersed in technology, you\'ll find me exploring different parts of the world and immersing myself in diverse cultures with my furry companions and my lovely baby and wife. Additionally, I am also a passionate soccer fan, enjoying watching games.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Guardian Life

   Feb 2022 — Present · Чикаго, IL, US

   Implemented Terraform to ensure consistent and scalable deployment of cloud resources across multiple environments, by Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.• Architected Amazon EKS clusters with Terraform, reducing downtime incidents by 20% and security risks by 15%.• Orchestrated least privilege access in Amazon EKS, reducing unauthorized access and improving compliance metrics.• Automated deployment of a Node.js application on AWS EC2 using AMIs created via Packer, with Terraform handling infrastructure setup.

Education

• Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

  Bachelor's degree