Gustavo Baratto
About Gustavo Baratto
Gustavo Baratto is a Principal Infrastructure Engineer with extensive experience in DevOps environments across various industries, including gaming and finance. He has a strong background in big data technologies, virtualization, and system architecture, and has held positions at notable companies such as Riot Games, Electronic Arts, and Demonware.
Work at Riot Games
Gustavo Baratto has been serving as a Principal Infrastructure Engineer at Riot Games since 2019. In this role, he focuses on infrastructure solutions that support the development and operation of the company's gaming products. His responsibilities include ensuring system reliability, scalability, and performance, which are critical for delivering a seamless gaming experience to users.
Professional Experience
Gustavo Baratto has extensive experience in the technology sector, particularly in DevOps environments. He worked at Global Relay as a Systems Administrator from 2006 to 2008, and later at Electronic Arts as a Systems Engineer from 2008 to 2011. He spent four years at Demonware as a Systems Engineer from 2011 to 2015 and returned for an additional year from 2015 to 2016. His role as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Cradlepoint lasted from 2016 to 2017. Currently, he also serves as a Consultant in Infrastructure Architecture at Sourced Group since 2017.
Education and Expertise
Gustavo Baratto holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. His educational background complements his professional expertise in managing big data technologies, virtualization technologies, and system architecture for scalable applications. He is also a Certified Scrum Master, proficient in Agile methodologies and release management.
Technical Skills
Gustavo Baratto possesses a diverse skill set in various technical areas. He is proficient in big data technologies such as Kafka, Spark, and Zookeeper, and has experience with virtualization technologies including AWS/EC2, Docker, Openstack, and Xen. His programming skills encompass multiple languages, including Python, PHP, Perl, and Bash. Additionally, he is experienced in monitoring and configuration management tools like Nagios, Graphite, Zabbix, Saltstack, Chef, and Puppet.
Networking and System Architecture
Gustavo Baratto has a strong background in networking, with expertise in Cisco firewalls, BGP, IPSEC, and VPN. He possesses solid knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and SMTP. His experience includes system architecture for highly scalable applications, focusing on automation, continuous integration, and delivery, which are essential for modern infrastructure management.