Rafael Madolell

DevOps & Cloud Engineer

Highly motivated and results-oriented DevOps Engineer with 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure cloud infrastructure. Proven ability to automate deployments, enhance security practices, and streamline development workflows, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced operational overhead. Passionate about cybersecurity and dedicated to advancing expertise in DevSecOps principles.

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Rafael Madolell Vargas

About Me

I'm a DevOps engineer focused on building and maintaining robust cloud infrastructure while prioritizing security at every level. With over 3 years of experience, I specialize in:

  • Automating deployment pipelines and infrastructure management
  • Implementing and maintaining cloud solutions on AWS and GCP
  • Developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation
  • Enhancing system security and implementing DevSecOps practices

Cloud Infrastructure

Expert in AWS and GCP services, designing scalable and secure architectures

Security Focus

Implementing robust security measures and best practices

Infrastructure as Code

Expertise in Terraform and CloudFormation for infrastructure management

Automation

Building efficient CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows

Technical Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, R53, AS
GCP
Terraform
Ansible

DevOps Tools

GitLab CI/CD
Github Actions
Docker
Docker Compose

Security & Database

DevSecOps
Postgres
Elastic Stack
Prometheus

AI & Prompt Egineering

N8N
Local Models Managment
RAG and Training
Ollama

Professional Experience & Projects

Cartier

DevOps Engineer | February 2022 - Current

Megacomputers Infrastructure Migration

Led the migration of Elastic and Kibana services to a new GCP instance with SSL certificate and DNS management. Implemented automated pipelines for ALG image generation and deployment. Set up comprehensive monitoring with Metricbeats.

GCP Elastic Kibana Docker Ansible

Infrastructure Automation

Developed Ansible playbooks for automated ALG deployment on MC. Implemented Portainer for container management and monitoring. Created custom Linux distribution for simplified ALG installation.

Ansible Portainer Linux Bash

Security & Networking

Implemented VPN infrastructure for secure remote management. Set up secure logging with SSL certificates and established backup/recovery procedures for Elastic and Kibana data.

VPN SSL Security Wireguard

BTS Projects

DevOps Engineer | 2020 - 2022

MyBTS Project

Created and automated secure application services. Implemented CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and code updates, significantly improving development workflow efficiency.

AWS EC2 GitLab CI/CD Docker Sonarqube

BTS Office Infrastructure

Defined and implemented new network infrastructure in Spain office, including security filters and monitoring systems. Managed AWS resources including EC2, S3, and RDS.

AWS Network Security Postgres

MyLuna Migration

Led complete migration of MyLuna services to AWS, including LFA technology integration. Implemented Docker, MongoDB, and SSL security measures. Set up autoscaling and monitoring solutions.

AWS MongoDB Docker CloudWatch

Security Group Projects

Enhanced BTS Security Guidelines

Improved security posture by updating guidelines, reducing incidents by 30%.

Security Guidelines

New Security Tools Implementation

Integrated cutting-edge security solutions, enhancing threat detection by 40%.

Security Tools Threat Detection

Process Automation

Developed scripts to automate tasks, saving 20 hours/week and reducing errors by 90%.

Automation Scripting

System Monitoring

Created real-time dashboards to improve system visibility and reduce downtime by 25%.

Monitoring Dashboards

AI & Innovation Projects

Internal BTS Bot PoC

Developed a proof of concept for an internal chatbot to enhance efficiency and streamline processes.

AI Chatbot

AI Security Tools

Integrated advanced AI tools for cybersecurity and automation, improving threat detection and response capabilities.

AI Security Automation

Education & Certifications

Advanced Education

Advanced vocational training: Computer Science, Communications and Support Services

TnexT - Spain | 2022

Professional Certifications

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS DevOps Navigate - Technical
  • AWS Foundations of Prompt Engineering
  • Web Security and Bug Bounty: Penetration Testing
  • Corporative Hacking

Languages

English Intermediate
Spanish Native

Key Achievements

Infrastructure Migration

Successfully migrated Elastic and Kibana services to GCP with enhanced security measures and SSL certificates

Automation Excellence

Developed custom Linux distribution and Ansible playbooks for automated ALG deployment on MCs

Cloud Architecture

Designed and implemented scalable AWS infrastructure for MyLuna project with advanced monitoring and autoscaling capabilities