Senior Database Reliability Engineer
Jesus
Alejandro
Sanchez Davila
Technology enthusiast driven by continuous learning. 20+ years building and operating critical database systems — from Oracle University instruction rooms to 400K+ concurrent users on AAA game platforms.
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Technical Skills
Databases & Data Architecture
Infrastructure, DevOps & Cloud
Monitoring & Observability
Programming & Scripting
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Professional Experience
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Senior Database Reliability Engineer
Ionik Tech (split from The Workshop)
Aug 2025 – Present
Málaga, Spain
- Highly focused on automation and database reliability engineering.
- Developed Ansible collection for MySQL and ProxySQL installation, configuration and management.
- On-Call rotation for database support covering MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch.
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Senior Database Reliability Engineer
The Workshop
Jun 2024 – Jul 2025
Málaga, Spain
- Highly focused on automation and database reliability.
- Developed Ansible collection for MySQL and ProxySQL installation, configuration and management.
- On-Call rotation for database support covering MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch.
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Systems Reliability Engineer
Nutanix
Mar 2024 – May 2024
Barcelona, Spain
- Hyper-converged virtualization infrastructure support.
- Customer support, ticket resolution and follow-up.
- Shell script development to improve support team efficiency.
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Information Technology Lead
Smilegate Barcelona
Nov 2023 – Mar 2024
Barcelona, Spain
- Focused on automation and resource optimization while mentoring teammates in IaC (Terraform, Ansible) and Git.
- Managed IT budgets, licenses, and asset planning for datacenter environments.
- Implemented full monitoring stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.
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Senior DBA / Online Infrastructure Engineer
Massive Entertainment — A Ubisoft Studio
Aug 2018 – Oct 2023
Malmö, Sweden
- Managed critical databases for the Uplay PC platform, supporting 400,000+ concurrent users 24/7.
- Leveraged AWS, Terraform, and Python to ensure platform stability and resilience for live online gaming.
- Led complex migration processes and designed database models for large-scale operations.
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Senior Oracle DBA / Developer
Intertec International (now FPT Software)
Feb 2014 – Aug 2018
Heredia, Costa Rica
- Reduced statistic gathering time by 12–55% by developing RAC-aware shell scripts.
- Created and led the Oracle Database Certification Study Group.
- Earned Top Performer Award (Q3 2016, Q1 2017) and Monthly Hero recognition.
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Homelab Status
Live per-service status from a self-hosted Uptime Kuma monitor — is the app itself actually responding, not just its host.
No status data yet.
Public Projects
Self-hosted on the homelab above, reachable from anywhere.
Forgejo ↗
Self-hosted Git server & CI/CD, including this site's own source.
git.silvarion.org
Foundry VTT ↗
Self-hosted virtual tabletop for running tabletop RPG sessions.
vtt.silvarion.org
Jitsi Meet ↗
Self-hosted video conferencing — no account needed to join a call.
meet.silvarion.org
Grafana ↗
Live dashboards built on this homelab's own Prometheus metrics.
grafana.silvarion.org
Uptime Kuma ↗
Public status page for every service running here.
uptime.silvarion.org
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Education & Certifications
Computer Science
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Caracas — 2 courses remaining
Applied Mathematics
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Caracas, 1993–2000
NCP — Multicloud Infrastructure 6
Nutanix
Nutanix Certified Professional
Oracle Certified Instructor
Oracle University
90% customer satisfaction rate
Top Performer Award
Intertec International
Q3 2016 · Q1 2017 · Monthly Hero
40+ Courses
Various Platforms
Databases · Programming · Virtualization · Automation
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Public Profiles