Jose Rodriguez
Lead, Security at Applica
Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Summary
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Top SchoolJose Rodriguez is a Lead Security engineer and systems specialist with nine years of hands-on experience securing and operating cloud-native infrastructure across Linux, Azure, and container platforms. Certified in CKA and LPIC (including Security) and AZ-104, he combines SRE practices, automation (Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes), and pragmatic network security controls (Palo Alto, Illumio, Cloudflare) to reduce attack surface and improve reliability. He has progressed from tiered support and platform administration to leading security operations at Kyndryl, where he tunes monitoring (ScienceLogic SL1), incident response, and east-west traffic controls to strengthen observability and containment. A practiced instructor and university professor, he translates complex technical topics into hands-on labs and mentorship, preparing students for industry certifications while keeping his own skills current. Passionate about blending AI into ops for efficiency gains, he is pursuing roles in cloud architecture or technical consulting and is open to remote or hybrid opportunities.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Telematics Technician, Information technology, Telematics Technician, Information technology at Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA)English for adults, English for adults at Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa RicaSystem Engineer, Information Technology, System Engineer, Information Technology at Universidad Americana (CR)
Spanish, EnglishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Idelopers/Sistemas_Peajes
Jun 2017 - Sep 2019
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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