Francisco Calero
About Francisco Calero
Francisco Calero is a Linux and Storage Engineer at Alight Solutions in Granada, España, specializing in cloud automation, infrastructure design, and systems engineering.
Title
Francisco Calero holds the position of Linux and Storage Engineer at Alight Solutions, based in Granada, España. His role encompasses managing and orchestrating RedHat OS, deploying application installations, and handling extensive infrastructure design and systems engineering.
Education and Expertise
Francisco studied at Eurocep CFP, where he pursued a course in Informática and obtained a Técnico informática degree from 1999 to 2001. His expertise includes a broad range of skills such as AWS, Puppet Enterprise, and Ansible, which he employs for cloud and automation tasks. He is also proficient in using Jira and Agile methodology for efficient project management.
Career Background
Francisco has a robust background in system administration and storage specialization, having worked in the field since 2010. Prior to his current role, he worked intensively with VMware virtualization technologies, managing vCenter and ESXi environments, and handled NetApp storage solutions including Ontap and On-cluster. He also managed Windows systems with Active Directory and system management tasks.
Cloud and Automation
At Alight Solutions, Francisco is a key member of both the Cloud Adoption team and the Cloud Automation platform team. His responsibilities include designing automation processes and orchestrating system patching and unattended installations. Furthermore, he automates security management and vulnerability mitigation using Nessus, as well as writes solution documentation to ensure continuous knowledge transfer.
Infrastructure Management
Francisco manages an extensive infrastructure involving over 2,000 virtual machines running both Linux and Windows. Since 2016, he has focused on continuous improvement processes and installation procedures within VMware environments. His experience includes datacenter migrations, managing physical systems and storage devices, and ensuring robust support solutions through the automation of ticketing and monitoring tasks.