CHRISTIAN ORTEGA
*********-******@****.***
linkedin.com/in/christian-ortega-9307268a
Tijuana, Mexico
github.com/chrisortega
Python Developer / Full Stack
Full Stack Developer / Kotlin / Python
SKILLS
Frameworks
EDUCATION
SUMMARY
Performance-driven Full Stack & Python Developer with 8 years of IT experience, featuring a strong background in software engineering, cloud architecture, and technical leadership.
EXPERIENCE
DevOps
Google Cloud Platform,
ECS, EC2, EKS, Kubernetes,
Docker, Microservices, GitHub
Actions
Monitoring
Grafana Datadog
Databases
MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB,
PostgreSQL, BigQuery
Testing & Brokers
Pytest, Karate Framework,
RabbitMQ, Playwright, Selenium
Operating Systems
Windows, Linux
09/2003 - 08/2008
•Bachelor degree in computer
engineering
SpringBoot, Django, DRF,
FastAPI, Flask, React
•Maintained and optimized high-availability microservices in Kotlin and Python to support stable, reliable feature delivery.
•Designed and delivered responsive frontend features in Angular and TypeScript to improve usability and user engagement.
•Managed containerized microservices in GCP using Kubernetes GKE to streamline deployment workflows.
•Automated CI testing workflows with Pytest and Karate Framework to strengthen API validation and release quality.
•Built cloud-based helper services, including a GDPR cleanup script, fully integrated into CI/CD and deployed on GKE to handle high request volume.
•Reviewed and remediated Spring Boot dependency vulnerabilities to support security compliance.
•Improved code coverage for Java and Kotlin applications by expanding unit and integration testing practices.
•Developed and deployed a custom migration application, successfully transitioning users from legacy MSSQL to a modern MySQL-backed authentication system.
•Serving as Team Lead to facilitate Agile ceremonies, manage team requirements, and resolve critical blockers.
•Engineered a local replication strategy using Docker and Docker Compose, enabling development teams to deploy a near-100% accurate replica of the production stack locally. Optimized host system and Docker engine configurations to handle multi- container orchestrations seamlessly. Reconfigured core application network topologies for local environments and implemented custom WireMock and NGINX instances to simulate and mock external service dependencies.
•Developed a high-throughput backend data pipeline using Python 3 and RabbitMQ to ingest and distribute real-time event logs
•Implemented Celery asynchronous task queues to process data worker tasks, routing outputs to Slack notifications, email systems, and automated ticketing APIs
•Built an internal administration portal using Django, Django REST Framework, and React, backed by a MySQL database for secure user management
•Part of the deployment process CI/CD was implemented in AWS EC2 servers that were managed by our team
•By creating, configuring and deploying the containers into a centralized AWS EC2 and EKS services in AWS
•Built a full-stack internal portal that enabled teams to create on-demand Wi-Fi access points for testing and manage Wi-Fi settings as needed.Engineered a full- stack internal portal enabling engineering teams to provision on-demand Wi-Fi access points and dynamically manage network settings for testing environments. B.S. Computer Engineering
ITJ Tijuana
Softtek, Ensenada
Universidad Autónoma de Baja
California
02/2015 - 08/2022
08/2022 - 05/2026
AI tools
Antigravity + Gemini
EXPERIENCE
MonitoringSystem Admin
Desktop Support & Noc Analyst
2012 - 2015
2008 - 2012
Telvista,Tijuana
Softtek, Ensenada
•Managed dailyperformance, routing, and alert monitoring for corporate computer networks using Nagios monitoring systems
•Diagnosed hardware, software, and network bottlenecks to minimize operational downtime
•Coordinated with external partners and internal IT teams to report and resolve critical incidents affecting product and service delivery.
•Architected and maintained enterprise monitoring systems, including migration from legacy infrastructure to the TICK stack with InfluxDB.
•Developed Linux shell and Python scripts to automate metrics collection and scheduled data gathering through cron jobs.
•Built centralized Grafana dashboards to streamline daily performance reporting for business stakeholders.