DevOps / Platform Engineer

Rafael
Turnes

Infrastructure should be invisible; platforms should be empowering. I evolve DevOps practices into scalable products — reducing friction, optimizing cloud spend, and keeping 3 AM silent.

Rafael Turnes
01 — Skills
How I
Work

The stages I move through and the tools I reach for along the way.

Code
Go
Python
Bash
Build
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Azure DevOps
Provision
Terraform
OpenTofu
Ansible
CloudFormation
Release
Argo CD
Flux
Run
Kubernetes
EKS · AKS
ECS · Docker
AWS · Azure
Observe & Secure
Prometheus
Grafana
OpenTelemetry
SonarQube
Vault · Trivy
02 — Experience
Track
Record
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2019 — 2024
DevOps Engineer
ArcTouch · Brazil · Remote

DevOps and platform engineering across internal tooling and client projects. Built Slack and Golang automation bots for onboarding, offboarding, GitHub access management, and invoice issuance. Delivered infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for multiple client engagements, including a full Barclays acquisition handover with zero downtime.

Golang Kubernetes Terraform Slack API GitHub Actions AWS
Oct 2020 — Feb 2021
SRE · DevOps · Cloud Engineer
Artio Events, Inc. · Remote

Provided SRE and cloud operations support for a live-events technology platform, ensuring infrastructure reliability and maintaining deployment pipelines during a high-demand period.

SRE Cloud Infrastructure CI/CD
May 2017 — Oct 2020
System Administrator
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina · Ibirama, SC

Managed university IT infrastructure including servers, networks, and end-user systems. Oversaw datacenter operations, implemented backup and recovery procedures, and supported academic computing environments for faculty and students.

Linux Networking Datacenter Sysadmin
03 — Kubestronaut
Cloud
Native Expert
Achieved
Kubestronaut

Kubestronaut program recognizes professionals who achieve all five major Kubernetes certifications. It demonstrates deep expertise across Kubernetes administration, application development, security, and cloud-native architecture.

CKA — Certified Kubernetes Administrator✓ CKS — Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist✓ CKAD — Certified Kubernetes Application Developer✓ KCNA — Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate✓ KCSA — Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate✓
In Progress
Golden Kubestronaut

It represents an exceptional level of commitment to Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, observability, security, and platform engineering. Professionals recognized as highly skilled experts capable of designing, operating, and securing complex cloud-native environments at scale.

LFCS — Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator✓ PCA — Prometheus Certified Associate✓ ICA — Istio Certified Associate CCA — Cilium Certified Associate CAPA — Certified Argo Project Associate~ CGOA — GitOps Certified Associate✓ CBA — Certified Backstage Associate OTCA — OpenTelemetry Certified Associate KCA — Kyverno Certified Associate CNPA — Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate CNPE — Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer
04 — Credentials
Certified
& Proven
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Badge Certification Tags
AWS SAA
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Cloud Arch AWS Infrastructure
AWS SOA
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
Operations Monitoring Automation
CKA
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Kubernetes Operations
CKS
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
Kubernetes Security
CKAD
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Kubernetes Development
LFCS
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator
Linux Sysadmin Operations
PCA
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Prometheus Certified Associate
Monitoring Observability
CGOA
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Certified GitOps Associate
GitOps DevOps Automation
05 — Contact
Let's
Connect
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