Alejandro Bravo

Senior AWS Solutions Architect – AWS Partner (Colombia)

Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Architected and led deployments for Python-based applications using Docker, AWS ECS (Fargate & EC2), CodeCommit, CodeBuild, and CodePipeline to enable fully automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Specialized in performance tuning and cost optimization, identifying opportunities in compute sizing, storage tiers, and autoscaling policies, achieving up to 30% cost reductions for critical workloads.
• Setup and secure AWS SES by implementing advanced authentication mechanisms (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), leveraging AWS SES best practices, and integrating with Route 53 DNS policies.
• Conducted comprehensive AWS Well-Architected Framework assessments, delivering actionable recommendations to align workloads with AWS best practices across Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Operational Excellence pillars.
• Designed and implemented secure, highly available infrastructures using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with AWS CloudFormation and Terraform to enforce consistency, reduce human error, and streamline provisioning.
• Managed production environments with 24/7 availability requirements, leveraging EC2, RDS, ALB, AutoScaling, Route 53, and CloudWatch for high availability, fault tolerance, and observability.
• Enabled AWS-native security services such as AWS Config, Security Hub, IAM Access Analyzer, and GuardDuty to improve posture visibility and automate compliance checks.
• Built custom monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch, ELK Stack, and SNS for real-time operational insights and incident response.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, Data, and Ops) to define cloud governance, security policies, and operational run books.
• Experienced in hybrid cloud architectures, integrating VPNs, AWS Transit Gateway, and on-prem firewalls for secure connectivity.
• Provided level 3 Linux (Red Hat 7) support and MongoDB administration for high-performance backend systems.

AWS Technologies Used:

EC2, RDS, S3, AutoScaling, ALB, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CodePipeline, SES, SQS, SNS, AppStream 2.0, FSx, IAM, ECS, Route 53, Certificate Manager, Transit Gateway, ELK Stack, VPN, Billing Console, Security Hub, Config, GuardDuty, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Terraform, ECS, EKS, ECR

• Oracle 12c/19c DBA and Azure IAAS support for MSL Corporate - Argentina
• Sysadmin VMWare and CentOS for grupoadioonline - Mexico
• Setup multiple CentOS servers for VPS reselling, Freenas setup, NFS shares at Lidhosting - USA
• Sysadmin - Setup, Support, Hardening Linux Servers, MySQL replication, Load balancing, Tuning for virtual-wonders.com and yourfreedomproject.com - Philippines
• Oracle 11g DBA for mwetana.com.lr - Liberia
• VPS admin: WHM, Cpanel, email, dns, etc - mediasandia.com.ar - Argentina
• Powersehll Developer - Mexican Consultant Company
• AWS SysOps Engineer - Colombian AWS Partner
• Content Creation for Master Degree Cybersecurity programs - Spain
• Active Directory Migration 2008 to 2012 including DNS, DHCP, File server, etc - Laserdental - USA
• Infrastructure Admin - Clickfactura.mx - Mexico
• Oracle DBA - MSB - Argentina
• Setup SQL Server AlwaysOn and Windows Failover Cluster - USA Customer
• Upgrade SQL server 2014 from Standard to Enterprise - USA Customer
• SQL Server recovery from Emergency Mode - USA Customer
• Migrate Access Database to SQL Server - Greece Customer
• Setup claroline and Sakai LMS - Argentina
• Migrate Sites from VPS to Local - Spain
• Recover MySQL Databases from FRM and IBD files - Mexico
• Recover MSSQL after failed upgrade - United Kingdom
• Setup Odoo new themes, recover website doctormanager.es - Spain
• Disaster recovery powershell script for automating SQL Server native and sqlsafe backups - USA Customer
• Oracle 18c RDBMS and Client Setup, Create DR server physical to virtual - magotsab.com.pe - Peru
• Shell & python scripts with cron interaction and email confirmation 4am.miami - USA Customer
• Recover network connectivity Windows 2012 after cloning - baasa.com.mx - Mexico
• Setup Active directory Domain Services and DNS Services - setpsantamarta.gov.co - Colombia
• SQL server performance and tuning project - Seidor Colombia
• Setup transactional SQL server replication - USA customer
• Setup Oracle 12c authentication with AD - Spain
• AD basics: GPO, Secondary DC, etc - Spain
• Vulnerability remediation, SQL Server recovery after cleanup, AD tasks unitedschoolofamerica.com - USA Customer
• Functional Experience: Windows Server, Linux (CentOS, RedHat, Ubuntu) Active Directory, VMWare, Hyper-V, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Azure, Google Cloud, VPS (ovh, digital ocean), cPanel, whmcs, Webmin, Wordpress, nginx, PHP-fpm, Jenkins, docker, scripting (bash, powershell), Hyperconvergence, backup and storage technologies, Nagios, Powershell, CyberSecurity: Vulnerability assessment and remediation