Óscar Gómez Alcañiz

Óscar Gómez Alcañiz

Senior Cloud Architect & DevOps Engineer

Passionate about technology, automation, and building scalable solutions. With over 10 years of experience in the IT industry, I specialize in designing and implementing cloud-native architectures.

Cloud & DevOps Skills

AWS

AWS

(EKS, EC2, S3)

Terraform

Terraform

(IaC)

Kubernetes & Docker

Kubernetes & Docker

CI/CD

CI/CD

(GitLab CI, Jenkins)

GitOps

GitOps

(ArgoCD)

Linux & Bash

Linux & Bash

Python & Go

Python & Go

Professional Experience

NatWest Group | Cloud Engineer

September 2023 – Present
Zurich, Switzerland · Remote

Migrate existing container infrastructure to AWS cloud. Provision the new infrastructure leveraging the services offered by this cloud provider and ultimately build a platform to enable developers to build, test and deploy services in a self-service fashion, introducing industry-standard DevOps and GitOps practices in the process.

LinuxDevOpsVaultAmazon Web Services (AWS)BashConfluenceContainerizationContinuous Delivery (CD)Certificate ManagementAWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM)Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Helm ChartsContinuous Integration (CI)Python (Programming Language)Helm (Software)AutomationAmazon EKSTerraformOpenShiftKubernetesCloud InfrastructureJiraGitLabArgoInformation SecurityCloud ComputingGitOpsCloud ServicesPublic CloudCloud Automation

CERN | DevOps Engineer / Full-stack Developer

September 2014 – May 2023
Geneva, Switzerland

Development and maintenance of CERN's administrative and financial sector's software. Development and maintenance of the infrastructure, operations and databases of our group's applications landscape.

Previous roles at CERN include data visualization and web applications development for the Finance & Administrative Procedures department.

React.jsLinuxData VisualizationWeb DevelopmentDevOpsVaultSpring BootBashConfluenceContainerizationContinuous Delivery (CD)Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Helm ChartsContinuous Integration (CI)Python (Programming Language)Helm (Software)JavaScriptOpenStackAutomationPHPTerraformOpenShiftKubernetesJiraGitLabArgoInformation SecurityCloud ComputingJavaDrupalGitOps

Keeltek Engineering Solutions SL | C++ Developer

June 2014 – July 2014
Burriana, Spain

Practicum and Final Degree Project for my Degree in Computer Engineering at University Jaume I. The project consists of the development of a computer vision software solution, which will be configurable in a remote manner, and adaptable to different production environments requiring vision algorithms and actuators control.

Robotic Intelligence Lab @ UJI | Research Collaborator

November 2013 – August 2014
Greater Castellón de la Plana Area · On-site · Internship

I carried out a scholarship at the Robotic Intelligence Lab at Universitat Jaume I.

More info: http://robinlab.uji.es/

LinuxWeb DevelopmentBashPython

Digital Ceramic | Ceramic Tiles Design / Web Development / Photo Processing

April 2013 – November 2013
Greater Castellón de la Plana Area · On-site

Web design and programming, catalog creation, ceramic ambient infographics creation, graphic design and IT equipment setup and maintenance.

LinuxWeb DevelopmentPhotoshopGraphic DesignAngularJSWeb DesignJavaScriptPHPIllustratorHTMLDrupaljQuery

Self Employed | Tutorials

October 2010 – September 2014
Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain · Hybrid

English classes (conversation and grammar), IT (programming and web technologies), Maths and physics (bachelor and high school level) and technical drawing (high school).

Data VisualizationPhotoshopGraphic DesignAngularJSJavaScriptHTMLJavajQuery

Espai d'Art Fotogràfic SL | Digital Image Processing Teacher

January 2009 – September 2010
Valencian Community, Spain · On-site · Freelance

I taught intensive courses on digital photography and image edition using Photoshop, at basic, intermediate and advance levels, as well as Digital Photography I and II as part of the school's integral course curriculum.

Photoshop

Signo Comunicación | Web Developer / Layout Designer

January 2008 – March 2011
Greater Castellón de la Plana Area · On-site · Part-time

Graphic design, layout and publication design and web development.

AdvertisingWeb DevelopmentPhotoshopGraphic DesignAngularJSWeb DesignJavaScriptPHPIllustratorHTMLDrupaljQuery

Photomart | Website Manager

September 2006 – December 2007
London Area, United Kingdom · On-site · Full-time

Development and maintenance of sales portal; creation and management of advertising campaigns; poster and communications design for events; design and image for corporate internal use.

AdvertisingWeb DevelopmentPhotoshopGraphic DesignWeb DesignJavaScriptPHPHTMLjQuery

La Lupa | Graphic Designer / Website Manager

June 2004 – July 2005
Local Trade Newspaper in Castelló, Spain.

Graphic design, advertising campaigns design, business website development and maintenance and weekly magazine DTP.

CDM – GTFadrell | Technical Support / Equipment Assembly

January 2002 – July 2002
Computer Retail & IT Services in Castelló, Spain.

Technical support, assembly and distribution of computer equipment.

Side jobs |

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Throughout all this period, in between jobs or along my studies at high school and university, I always carried out other jobs non-related to IT or design, which contributed towards my – personal rather than professional – development.

Education

Universitat Jaume I |

2010 – Invalid date

Degree on Computer Science and Engineering.

Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny |

2004 – 2005

Degree on Graphic Design – First year completed.

Course on Web Design, HTML and Flash |

2003 – 2004

Intensive course – Completed after three months.

IES Penyagolosa |

1997 – 2000

BUP + COU (high school)

IT Knowledge

Programming languages & Frameworks

  • Modern Web: HTML5, CSS3
  • Javascript: React 16.x, Vue 2.x, jQuery 2.x, AngularJS 1.5, EmberJS, ES2015, Gulp, Babel
  • PHP: Slim Framework 3, CodeIgniter 4, Laravel 5, Drupal 7 & 8
  • Java: SpringBoot 3
  • Python 2/3: SciPy, PyBrain
  • C/C++: OpenCV, ROS
  • Ruby: Rails 4
  • DataBases: MySQL 5, Oracle DB 19c, PL/SQL 12, MongoDB
  • Actionscript 3.0: Flash

Operating Systems

  • Linux: Ubuntu, Archlinux, CentOS, AmazonLinux
  • Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
  • Mac OS X: 10.x

Other computing skills

  • CLI Tools: Bash, PowerShell 7
  • Development environment: Vagrant, Docker

Audio/video editing tools

  • Steinberg Nuendo: Music production, Mixing, Mastering
  • Adobe Audition: Sound edition
  • After Effects: Video editing, Special FX

Design tools

  • Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash

Office tools

  • Microsoft Office: SharePoint, InfoPath, VBA, Access, Excel

Languages

Level classification according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:

SpeakingListeningReadingWriting
EnglishC2C2C2C2
FrenchB2C1C1B2
SpanishC2 (native)
Catalan / ValencianC1C2C2C1

Personal Skills

Creative, responsible, and detail-oriented professional with a passion for continuous improvement. I specialize in:

  • Challenging the status quo: Refining processes to maximize quality and efficiency.
  • Team Cohesion: Fostering positive group dynamics and mediating conflict with diplomacy.
  • Creative Problem Solving: Applying a versatile, open-minded approach to obstacles.

Personal interests include music composition, cinema, and nature.

Projects & Open Source

CERN Base Theme

Official CERN Drupal Base Theme.

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Observable Notebooks

Data visualizations and experiments.

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