Marcos David
About Marcos David
Marcos David is an Infrastructure Operations Engineer with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure management and configuration tools. He has worked for several companies, including Rackspace, Sky, and Palantir Technologies, and currently holds a position at Quadrature in London.
Work at Quadrature
Marcos David has been employed at Quadrature as an Infrastructure Operations Engineer since 2023. His role involves ensuring the reliability and efficiency of infrastructure operations. He is based in London, England, United Kingdom, where he contributes to the company's infrastructure management efforts.
Previous Experience in Cloud Management
Prior to his current position, Marcos David worked at several notable companies in the field of cloud management and site reliability. He served as a Linux Systems Administrator at Rackspace from 2014 to 2016 and continued in a similar role for two months in 2016. He also worked as a Site Reliability Engineer at Sky from 2016 to 2018 and at Palantir Technologies from 2018 to 2023.
Education and Expertise
Marcos David studied at Universidade do Porto, where he pursued Applied Physics/Mathematics with a focus on Astronomy, although he did not complete the degree. He also studied Electrotechnical and Computer Engineering at the same university, achieving an unfinished master's degree. His technical skills include proficiency in configuration management tools such as Terraform, Puppet, and Ansible, as well as experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure platforms.
Technical Skills and Tools
Marcos David has developed extensive technical skills throughout his career. He utilizes custom tooling written in Golang, Java, Python, and Bash for infrastructure management. He is experienced in using monitoring tools like Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus, which aid in maintaining system performance and reliability.
Background in Development and Administration
Before his roles in cloud management, Marcos David worked at EFACEC as a Developer, Systems Administrator, and DBA from 2006 to 2014. This experience provided him with a solid foundation in systems administration and database management, further enhancing his capabilities in infrastructure operations.