Daniel Ribeiro Mendes

DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Skilled in Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration in multi-cloud environments.

Background in automated testing (Python, Robot Framework, Go) and web development. Fluent in English and Portuguese.

DevOps Engineer at Encora (2024-09 – Present)

• Design, implement, and manage cloud networking solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure multi-cloud environments.
• Develop and optimize network configurations for Kubernetes clusters and orchestrate inter-cloud communication pathways.
• Ensure secure, efficient, and scalable connectivity across multi-cloud infrastructures using AWS VPC, GCP Networking, and Azure Virtual Network.
• Key tools: Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS VPC, GCP Networking, Azure Virtual Network, Docker.

DevOps Engineer at Instituto Atlantico (Contingent at HP) (2023-09 – 2024-09)

• Led infrastructure development, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and delivery workflow enhancements for HP projects.
• Implemented observability and monitoring pipelines using Splunk.
• Managed infrastructure as code using Terraform and Terragrunt; deployed containerized workloads with Docker and GitOps practices.
• Developed automation scripts in Python, Go, and Bash; integrated pipelines via Azure DevOps.

Automated Testing / QA Engineer at Instituto Atlantico (Contingent at HP) (2022-08 – 2023-09)

• Developed and maintained automated test suites using Python, Robot Framework, and Go.
• Collaborated with development teams to ensure software quality and accelerate delivery cycles.

Testing Engineer / QA Engineer at Switchboard.app (2022-12 – 2023-09)

• Built automated end-to-end tests for an all-in-one collaboration platform (video calls, file sharing, virtual browsers) using WebdriverIO, Cucumber, and TypeScript.
• Executed manual and regression tests, reporting findings to development teams.

Web Developer at ITIC (2022 – 2022)

• Developed web applications using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

Junior Web Developer at EmpireWeb (2012 – 2013)

• Developed and maintained web applications as part of a junior development team.

Academic Research Scholar at Multimedia Cell – UFC (2012 – 2012)

• Conducted research and produced multimedia materials based on academic and market demands.

Bachelor of Systems Analysis and Development in Systems Analysis and Development – University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR) (2022-07 – 2024-12)

Bachelor of Systems and Digital Media in Systems and Digital Media – Federal University of Ceara (UFC) (2012 – 2017)

Exchange Program – Science Without Borders – Nova Scotia College of Arts and Design (NSCAD) (2013-09 – 2014-12)