Summary
Rafael Muñoz is a Lead Systems Engineer based in Houston with nine years focused on DevOps, release management and cloud-native delivery, currently leading systems work at EPAM Systems. He combines hands-on programming (Java, Python, PowerShell) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Docker) with proven agile and product management experience, having coordinated multinational teams from conception through production. His background includes long-tenured release and DevOps leadership at Halliburton and consultancy for financial and enterprise clients, reflecting strong operational rigor and governance (CMMI, Six Sigma Green Belt). Rafael pairs CI/CD tooling expertise (Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory, Git) with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) to drive digitization and platform enablement. He also pursues AI research interests—holding a master’s in AI and contributing as an AI researcher at Gen Digital—bringing a rare blend of systems engineering and applied ML curiosity. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic leader who translates complex requirements into repeatable, auditable delivery pipelines.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
High School, High School at Col. de Bachilleres Ricardo Flores Magón (Oficial B)
English, Spanish