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Ismael Apolinario

DevOps Engineer | Monthly Rate: $12,500 | $73/hr

Cloud Architect and Senior DevOps Engineer with 20+ years of experience leading high-impact infrastructure projects across fintech, cloud consulting, and product companies. Proficient in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions using Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD. Extensive experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), backend development (Golang, C#, Python), and mentoring engineering teams. Passionate about scalable systems, developer experience, and innovation in cloud platforms.

Education

Universidade Paulista, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science 2008 – 2012

Experience

Sonatafy Technology

Lead Cloud & DevOps Engineer — 2023 – Present
  • Led cloud modernization and infrastructure initiatives for clients in the health and software industries.
  • Architected and implemented secure, scalable multi-cloud (AWS and Azure) environments using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, and EKS.
  • Migrated legacy services to Kubernetes, enabling better scalability and reliability.
  • Designed CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, automated deployment pipelines, and infrastructure monitoring.
  • Guided teams through ML model deployment, backend architecture, and cross-functional engineering practices.

CI&T

Principal Architect — 2022 – 2023
  • Worked with financial clients to architect Azure and AWS cloud platform solutions.
  • Led Kubernetes migrations, PoC initiatives, and internal tooling improvements.
  • Designed high-availability infrastructure aligned with security and performance requirements.

Lemonade

Senior DevOps Engineer — 2021 – 2022
  • Owned and improved AWS-based CI/CD lifecycle using CodePipeline, CodeDeploy, and CodeBuild.
  • Automated infrastructure management and improved team agility across development and release cycles.

Schuberg Philis

Mission Critical Engineer — 2018 – 2021
  • Migrated enterprise systems to Azure; maintained highly available, secure cloud environments.
  • Automated infrastructure with Chef, Terraform, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
  • Enabled production readiness through proactive monitoring and collaboration with dev teams.

4C Insights

Site Reliability Engineer — 2017 – 2018
  • Deployed and maintained production systems across AWS and on-prem using Docker, Rancher, and Swarm.
  • Implemented monitoring, reduced downtime, and led cloud adoption initiatives.

CI&T

DevOps Specialist — 2016 – 2017
  • Automated deployments and managed CI/CD for multiple dev teams building enterprise mobile/web apps.
  • Collaborated on infrastructure planning and automated environment provisioning.

CI&T

Software Architect — 2015 – 2016
  • Led software architecture and development for large-scale banking systems.
  • Mentored developers and implemented cross-functional system integration solutions.

CI&T

Senior Software Engineer — 2014 – 2015
  • Developed and maintained backend systems for financial applications.
  • Integrated new technologies and mentored junior team members.

Raizen SA

Microsoft Technology Specialist — 2013 – 2014
  • Built modular service architecture using C#, WCF, and .NET for web apps in the energy sector.
  • Focused on service versioning, security, and pluggability.Hosting Business.

CI&T

Software Architect — 2012 – 2013
  • Architected enterprise applications using .NET technologies; led Agile adoption and TDD practices.

CI&T

Software Engineer — 2009 – 2012
  • Developed rich interface web applications; delivered cross-browser frontend/backend solutions.
  • Worked with ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL Server, and a wide range of enterprise tech stacks.

Procsys Tecnologia

System Analyst — 2008 – 2009
  • Gathered business requirements and designed and delivered system solutions for various clients.
  • Led requirement analysis, implementation, and functional testing of custom software.

Logocenter

Software Developer  — 2007 – 2008
  • Maintained and upgraded business apps built with VB.NET, C#, Access, and SQL Server.
  • Migrated legacy systems and supported cross-functional integrations.

People Computação

Teacher — 2005 – 2006
  • Taught core computer science subjects, including OS, Programming, and Compilers, to university students.

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