Alejandro Prieto-DevOps Engineer
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Experience
DevOps Consultant
Freelance
- Kubernetes: EKS management, cluster upgrades and stability improvements, Infrastructure-as-Code reviews and updates, AWS support, and cost optimization.
DevOps Engineer
Evana AG
Responsible for the design, operation, and continuous improvement of the company-wide AI platform, with a focus on infrastructure, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational reliability
- Cloud-Native Infrastructure: Azure, Kubernetes
- Security: Trivy, Azure Firewall, Azure Application Gateway
- CI/CD – IaC tools: Azure Pipelines, ArgoCD, Terraform
- Automation: Bash, Python, AI
- Monitoring – Optimization: Prometheus, Grafana, Keda
DevOps Engineer
Schumann GmbH
Responsible for the operation, and improvement of a company-owned product, with a focus on containerized workloads, provisioning of on-premises and AWS infrastructure, and automated deployments
- Cloud-Native Infrastructure: AWS, Docker
- Security: Trivy, Falco, Dependency-Track
- CI/CD – IaC tools: Jenkins, Ansible
CTO
Mercury Cash
- Strategic IT Leadership: Led the restructuring of the IT department to stabilize production operations and align with long-term business goals
- Cloud Migration & Architecture Modernization: Led the migration from DigitalOcean to AWS and replaced legacy components with microservices-based architectures
Senior Fullstack Developer
Ad & Vision
Technical lead and DevOps for web development projects
- Web: Planning, development and deployment of strategic web projects for clients
- DevOps: Cloud infrastructure planning using Ionos, AWS and on-premises environments
Senior Software Engineer
cm3p GmbH
Technical Lead and SDK Developer for measurement devices
- Android & iOS: Implemented Bluetooth and Wi-Fi communication protocols for data exchange between measurement devices and mobile applications; supported clients during implementation
- Swift / Computer Vision: Built a cross-platform computer-vision automation framework using iOS Vision, Vapor backend and OpenCV
Master Thesis
cm3p GmbH
- C++, OpenCV: Developed an image comparison application using SIFT and SURF algorithms to identify and match key image features
- Benchmarking and performance optimization
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Customer Service, Product Development, Project Management, and Research and Development.
Summary
Whether you're facing growing operational complexity, deployment bottlenecks, rising cloud costs, or the challenge of scaling Kubernetes, I help engineering organizations turn infrastructure from a bottleneck into an enabler of growth. As a Fractional Platform & Kubernetes Engineer, I fill the Platform Engineering gap in your organization—without the overhead of building a dedicated internal team. I design and operate scalable cloud platforms on AWS and Azure, automate software delivery, and establish the systems, standards, and workflows that improve reliability, reduce operational burden, and enable teams to scale with confidence.
Typical outcomes include:
- Improved Kubernetes reliability, scalability, and resilience
- Faster and more predictable software releases
- Reduced operational overhead through automation and self-service
- Better visibility into platform performance and cloud spending
- Lower infrastructure costs through optimization and governance
- Clear platform standards that help engineering teams move faster
My expertise spans Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and cloud operations.
Skills
- Azure ★★★★★
- Aws ★★★★
- Kubernetes ★★★★★
- Docker ★★★★
- Argocd ★★★★★
- Terraform ★★★★★
- Helm Charts ★★★★★
- Prometheus - Grafana ★★★★
- Sealed - External Secrets ★★★★★
- Bash ★★★★
- Git ★★★★★
- Python ★★★
- Selenium ★★★★
Languages
Education
Hochschule Mannheim
Master in Information Technology · Information Technology · Mannheim, Germany
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Electronic Engineering · Electronic Engineering · Colombia
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Alejandro is based in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Alejandro speaks the following languages: Spanish (Native), English (Advanced), German (Elementary).
Alejandro has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Alejandro has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Alejandro may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Alejandro would be well-suited for roles such as: DevOps Consultant, DevOps Engineer, CTO.
Alejandro's most recent position is DevOps Consultant at Freelance.
In recent years, Alejandro has worked for Freelance, Evana AG, Schumann GmbH, Mercury Cash, and Ad & Vision.
Alejandro is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.
Alejandro is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Customer Service. Alejandro also has some experience in Product Development, Project Management, and Research and Development.
Alejandro has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.
Alejandro has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.
Alejandro holds a Master in Information Technology from Hochschule Mannheim and a Bachelor in Electronic Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Alejandro has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: CKS, CKA, and ISTQB: Foundation Level.
Alejandro is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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