Data & Cloud Engineer

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Projects

Project Name	Area	Description
Terraform Modules	Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps	Designed and maintained reusable Terraform modules to standardize cloud resource provisioning, improve infrastructure consistency, and accelerate deployment workflows across multiple environments.
Databricks Platform with Terraform	Cloud Infrastructure, Automation	Automated the deployment and management of Databricks workspaces and resources using Terraform, ensuring reproducibility and scalability of cloud environments.
Databricks Jobs Module	Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps	Developed reusable Terraform modules to provision and manage Databricks jobs, streamlining CI/CD workflows and operational efficiency.
Data Lakehouse with dbt + Spark + DuckDB	Data Engineering, Analytics	Built a scalable data lakehouse architecture using dbt for transformations, Spark for distributed processing, and DuckDB for fast analytics and prototyping.
Web3 On-chain Data Indexer (Ethereum/Cosmos)	Blockchain, Data Indexing	Developed an indexer to extract, process, and store on-chain data from Ethereum and Cosmos networks for analytics and reporting.
Real-Time Analytics Pipeline with Kafka	Streaming, Data Engineering	Implemented a real-time data pipeline using Kafka for event ingestion, processing, and analytics, enabling low-latency insights.
Real-Time Streaming of Blockchain Events	Blockchain, Streaming	Engineered a system to capture and stream blockchain events in real time, supporting monitoring and alerting use cases.
Index a Custom Token or NFT Collection	Blockchain, Data Indexing	Created a solution to index and analyze transactions and metadata for custom tokens or NFT collections, enabling search and visualization.

Skills

Data Platforms & Pipelines: Databricks (Delta Lake, PySpark, Lakehouse), Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, dbt, Airbyte, Fivetran
Cloud Platforms: AWS (Certified), Google Cloud
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (Certified), CloudFormation
Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD
CI/CD & DevOps: GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI
Data Warehouses: Redshift, BigQuery
Programming Languages: Python, SQL, Shell scripting, Go

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
Academy Accreditation - Databricks Fundamentals
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Work Experience

Zepz — Senior Platform & Data Engineer (Freelance)

Remote | Apr 2023 – Apr 2025

Built & maintained scalable AWS data pipelines to support global remittance operations.
Designed infrastructure with Terraform (IaC) for reproducible and secure environments.
Implemented CI/CD automation for infrastructure and data pipelines.
Optimized Databricks ML workloads in collaboration with Data Science teams.
Designed and provisioned Databricks platforms with Infrastructure as Code, implementing governance and compliance best practices.

Sendwave (International Remittance) — Senior Data Engineer (Freelance)

Remote | Jan 2022 – Mar 2023

Led migration from GCP to AWS, re-architecting services for scalability and security.
Improved data pipelines using Airflow, Spark, and containerized ETL processes.
Migrated BI platform from Periscope to Looker, improving analytics adoption.
Optimized data models & pipelines for performance and cost efficiency.
Provisioned secure cloud platforms and automated infrastructure deployments with Terraform.

Cloudnx — Director & Chief Engineer

Remote | 2022 – Present

Founded Cloudnx, delivering cloud & data engineering consulting for fintech, remittance, and SaaS clients across Europe, US, and Brazil.
Designed and deployed multi-cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP) using Terraform (IaC).
Built end-to-end CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Airflow), reducing deployment times by 60%.
Deployed Databricks platforms & data pipelines, improving data availability and reliability.
Drove FinOps strategies, cutting AWS costs by up to 25%.
Acted as both technical lead & business owner: client management, architecture reviews, and engineering.

Devoteam — Cloud & Platform Engineer

Lyon, France | Apr 2022 – Jun 2025

Led cloud build projects at CMA-CGM, deploying AWS infrastructure at scale.
Built platform foundations (networking, IAM, CI/CD, monitoring) for secure and autonomous deployments.
Automated provisioning with Terraform (IaC), reducing setup time by 70%.
Standardized infrastructure patterns & CI/CD templates for platform engineering.
Integrated observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus), strengthening resilience & compliance.
Worked with DevOps & Security teams to enforce governance and cost control.

Blu — Cloud Engineer

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jun 2021 – Dec 2021

Designed, deployed, and administered AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, EKS, Kafka).
Maintained secure & scalable environments across dev and production.
Implemented IaC with Terraform & Ansible, ensuring consistency and automation.
Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, reducing release friction.
Monitored systems with Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch (alerting & observability dashboards).
Applied FinOps practices to reduce costs across multiple AWS accounts.

Blu — Data Engineer

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jan 2020 – Jun 2021

Translated business needs into data solutions, collaborating with stakeholders.
Designed and maintained ETL processes & data warehouse architectures.
Migrated BI platform from Sisense to Looker, improving reporting adoption & performance.
Built data models & automated financial reporting pipelines, reducing manual effort by 80%.
Delivered dashboards & KPIs for C-level and business units, enabling data-driven decisions.
Contributed to fraud detection & sales forecasting via data prep and feature engineering.
Led the Financial BI team: governance, process mapping, and long-term strategy.