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Fernando Castro

IT Manager

Database Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

Cloud Architect

Fernando Castro

IT Manager

Database Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

Cloud Architect

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Hello, I’m

Senior Database Engineer, SRE, IT Manager and AI Enthusiast Based in Porto, Portugal.

I’m an IT manager with a passion for building reliable platforms and helping teams grow. Over the years, I’ve worked hands-on with databases, SRE, and DevOps — from designing scalable architectures to leading cloud migrations and improving performance. Recently, I’ve also been exploring how AI can enhance and automate operations pipelines and decision-making across infrastructure and business workflows. I enjoy turning complex problems into simple, stable solutions and making sure tech and business stay in sync.

14

Years
of Experience

6

Years
of Experience as SRE

3

Years of experience as an IT Manager

Technical Skills

Main Database Technologies

SQL Server
SQL Server
95%
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
85%
MongoDB
MongoDB
80%
AWS RDS Aurora
AWS RDS Aurora
70%
Oracle
Oracle
65%
MySQL/MariaDB
MySQL/MariaDB
60%
SRE

SRE Tool Stack

  • Python
    80%
  • Terraform
    50%
  • Ansible
    60%
  • Kubernetes
    85%
  • GitLab
    70%
  • Grafana Stack
    80%
  • ELK
    65%
  • Visual Studio
    95%

Management Tools

  • Jira
    90%
  • Confluence
    85%
  • Excel
    70%
  • ChatGPT
    90%
Languages
  • English
    95%
  • Spanish
    85%
  • French
    45%
  • Russian
    15%
Management skills
  • Team leadership & mentoring
  • Performance management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Delegation
  • Communication (written & verbal)
  • Hiring & team scaling
  • 1:1s and feedback culture
Projects

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How To: MongoDB on Kubernetes
Kubernetes, MongoDB
Resume

Work Experience & Education

2024 - Present
Senior Database Reliability Engineer
Portugal, Natixis

Responsible for the migration, patch of SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB and SingleStore databases and also for the development of tools to help reduce the toil of database operational tasks.

2023 - 2024
IT Manager
Brazil, B2B Contract

Led IT operations, infrastructure optimization, cloud cost management (FinOps), and SRE initiatives to improve reliability and scalability across mission-critical systems.

2022 - 2023
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Brazil, WildLife Studios

Contributed to SRE practices in a high-scale environment, focusing on observability, incident response, reliability engineering, and service performance optimization.

2019 - 2021
Senior Database Reliability Engineer
Brazil, Stone Payments

Ensured reliability and performance of large-scale database systems, focusing on automation, monitoring, high availability, and incident response for mission-critical data infrastructure.

Courses
2024 - 2024
IT Governance: Management Model, Inovation and Architecture
Alura
2023 - 2023
IT Governance: Strategic Alignment
Alura
Education
MBA ON IT MANAGEMENT
2023 - 2024
MBA ON IT MANAGEMENT
Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Brazil

MBA in IT Management focused on strategy, leadership, and technology operations.

Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas
2016 - 2019
Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas
UNESA, Brazil

Degree in Systems Analysis and Development with focus on software engineering and IT fundamentals.

CONTACT

Let's Get in Touch!

Phone
+351 916 247 032
Address
Porto, Portugal
fernandolgccastro@gmail.com

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