Ricardo Amaro
About Ricardo Amaro
Ricardo Amaro is a Senior Manager in Platform Automation Engineering at Acquia, where he has worked since 2021. With a strong background in site reliability and cloud systems engineering, he has contributed significantly to the DevOps culture and automation practices in his roles at Acquia and the Drupal Association.
Work at Acquia
Ricardo Amaro has held multiple positions at Acquia since 2011. He currently serves as Senior Manager of Platform Automation Engineering, a role he has occupied since 2021. Prior to this, he worked as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer from 2016 to 2019, and as a Principal Site Reliability Engineer from 2019 to 2020. He also held the position of Senior Cloud Systems Engineer from 2011 to 2016. His work at Acquia focuses on automating performance, database, and network infrastructure to enhance customer success.
Education and Expertise
Ricardo Amaro holds a Master's degree in Enterprise Information Systems from Instituto Superior Técnico, which he completed from 2019 to 2021. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Information Technology at ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa since 2021. Additionally, he has studied at Oracle University, where he achieved a DBA certification, and at Redhat, where he became a Red Hat Certified Engineer. His expertise includes implementing CI/CD and observability pipelines to improve quality and reliability.
Background
Before joining Acquia, Ricardo Amaro worked in the publishing and classified ads media industry. He served as Internet Director at Ocasião Lda. from 2006 to 2011 and held a position in Online Strategy at Junk Mail Publishing from 2009 to 2011. His experience spans various roles that have contributed to his skills in systems administration, network security, and DevOps practices.
Involvement with Drupal Association
Ricardo Amaro has been a member of the Drupal Association since 2010. He served as the DevOps Track Chair in 2015 for eight months while based in Barcelona, Spain. He is also the Chairman of ADP - Associação Drupal Portugal, a position he has held since 2011. His involvement with the Drupal community reflects his commitment to open-source development and collaboration.
Technical Skills
Ricardo Amaro possesses strong skills in Linux and open-source systems, contributing significantly to the DevOps culture at Acquia. He has experience with a variety of development languages, including C, C++, Ruby, PHP, Python, Bash, Perl, Clipper, SQL, Assembly, and some Java. Additionally, he utilizes various virtualization and cloud computing technologies, such as VMWARE, KVM, Virtualbox, and Eucalyptus, to support his engineering efforts.