Ulises Valleza

Manager of Database Architecture and Administration @A.P. Moller - Maersk

Established standards, and expanded capabilities across monitoring, alerting, and automation. • Leading the deployment of Grafana Alloy across 300+ Windows servers, building standardized dashboards and proactive alerting solutions. • Designing and implementing a 24/5 support structure, including onboarding, SLAs, permissions management, and tooling standardization. • Overseeing infrastructure automation for database related tasks using Ansible and Terraform to ensure reproducible, secure, and scalable environments. • Delivering HA/DR solutions in a hybrid cloud model, supporting business continuity and compliance requirements. • Re-engaging with Kafka-based CDC pipelines for real-time data flow, operational visibility, and latency reduction. • Collaborated with procurement and cloud engineering to optimize licensing costs and vendor contracts, contributing to $500K in annualized savings. • Implemented database governance initiatives, including data classification, audit logging, and quarterly access reviews aligned with SOX requirements. • Led 22 DBAs, Database Developers, and Report Developers managing 300+ missioncritical databases, consistently exceeding SLA targets and maintaining >95% uptime through proactive performance optimization and strategic capacity planning. • Developed SOPs for development, deployment, MIMs, and RCA documentation, reducing downtime by 45%. • Enhanced security posture by implementing access controls, audit logging, and vulnerability scanning policies. • Integrated cloud-native monitoring tools and centralized alerting for proactive incident management.