Jonathan Veneri

IT professional with 15+ years of experience in infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. Specialized in designing and implementing secure enterprise architectures, leading cloud migration initiatives (AWS & hybrid environments), and optimizing processes through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, custom tools), CI/CD pipelines, and Lean Six Sigma practices. Proven track record in the banking and telecommunications sectors, ensuring business continuity, regulatory compliance, and secure, high-availability systems. Recognized for quickly mastering new technologies and delivering solutions to complex challenges.

• Cloud Migration & Architecture: Led the migration of on-premise data center infrastructure to Amazon AWS, implementing scalable and secure architectures.
• Automation & DevOps: Automated infrastructure provisioning and service management using Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, and Docker, reducing deployment times and operational overhead.
• Cybersecurity Services: Conducted penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and infrastructure hardening, ensuring compliance with security best practices.
• Cloud Security & Data Protection: Implemented cloud security controls, IAM policies, and encryption strategies to safeguard sensitive data.
• Monitoring & Observability: Configured monitoring and alerting systems with Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch to improve visibility and system reliability.
• Training & Knowledge Transfer: Delivered hands-on training for client teams on emerging cloud, DevOps, and security technologies.
• Technology Summary: AWS, HashiCorp (Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad), Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Python, Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nessus, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Tenable, SonarQube.

• Security testing (Pentest) and vulnerability management.
• Automation for vulnerability and risk analysis using Python and Nucleus.
• Implementation of SIEM and security event monitoring solutions.
• Technology Summary: IBM QRadar, Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Fortify, Tenable, Checkpoint VPN, Python, Nessus.

• Compliance with security policies, updates, regulations, and permissions.
• Implementation and management of BBVA's internal IT security products.
• Hardening of servers and services to enhance security.
• Vulnerability and risk analysis of infrastructure.
• Deployment and release automation with HashiCorp Terraform and DC/OS.
• Technology Summary: Burp Suite, Nessus, Metasploit, HashiCorp Vault, PFSense, Proxmox, Ansible, Python, Docker.

• DevOps support for development teams across LATAM.
• Design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines and environment creation with Terraform and Ansible.
• CI/CD for applications with Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript, Angular, Django, Go lang.
• Integration of monitoring and log analysis with ELK Stack and Grafana.
• Technology Summary: Huawei Cloud, HashiCorp Terraform, Packer, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Grafana, ELK Stack.

• Digital Transformation. Implementation of the Red Hat cloud platform in Seguros Monterrey's data center.
• Security and hardening implementation in Linux infrastructure. Migration of Windows services to Linux.
• Compliance with PCI DSS, CIS, and DISA STIG standards.
• Technology Summary: Red Hat Linux, SELinux, OpenSCAP, Puppet, OpenStack, Ansible, Satellite, OpenShift.

• Led IT infrastructure and operations for Santander Bank, supporting 7,000+ servers and 1,000+ internal projects. Progressed from System Engineer to Technical Lead, taking full ownership of team management, automation, and infrastructure delivery.
• Leadership & Operations: Managed a team of 8 engineers; oversee resource planning, infrastructure operations, and IT provisioning to ensure scalability, security, and compliance.
• Process Optimization: Implemented ITIL best practices and Lean Six Sigma methodologies, cutting incident resolution time by 50% and reducing infrastructure delivery time by 60%.
• Infrastructure Automation: Designed Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Packer, and Vagrant. Automated provisioning via Ansible and Python, reducing environment build time by 50%.
• System Administration: Managed Red Hat Linux (v6/v7) and Windows servers; performed OS hardening and security configuration per banking regulations.
• Enterprise Tools: Administered Veritas Cluster, IBM WebSphere/MQ, BladeLogic, Control-M, NetBackup, and Tivoli.
• DevOps Enablement: Promoted DevOps culture across teams, standardizing build/configuration processes to improve speed, security, and consistency.
• Tools & Technologies: ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, DevOps, VMware ESX, Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Vagrant, Python, Shell Scripting, Git, Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, WebSphere, MQ, BladeLogic, Control-M, Tivoli, NetBackup.

• Delivered end-to-end infrastructure and cybersecurity services across multiple organizations, systems in telecom, finance, and consulting firms.
• Infrastructure Management: Administered Windows, Linux, and UNIX (SunOS/Solaris, HP-UX) production and pre-production environments. Conducted performance tuning, capacity planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Automation & Orchestration: Streamlined operations with Ansible, CFEngine, Python, and Bash (pdsh, pssh), reducing manual work and enabling automated service remediation.
• Security Hardening & Risk Management: Implemented server and application security baselines, developed custom audit/reporting tools, and maintained compliance with internal controls.
• Compliance & Governance: Led ISO 27001 and PCI DSS implementation efforts — policies, evidence gathering, and remediation.
• Threat Detection & Response: Deployed and operated SIEM/IDS tools (AlienVault OSSIM, Snort, OpenVAS, Suricata, Nagios), correlating security events and leading incident response.
• Cloud & Virtualization: Managed provider infrastructure including OpenVZ, Unix Jail, web applications, and virtualization platforms, ensuring high availability and performance.