Andrei Ghenea
DevOps Engineer | Cloud & Systems Automation
Mid-level DevOps & Systems Engineer with 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD and enterprise operations.
About Me
Professional Summary
Hands-on with AWS, Linux administration, scripting (Bash/Python) and database management. Seeking a hybrid DevOps / SysAdmin role focused on reliability, automation and operational excellence.
Quick Info
Education
Informatics Diploma
Finance and Banking College of Chisinau
2014 - 2018
Languages
Experience
Systems Engineer
Digitronica.it
Verona, Italy
2024 - Present
- Assisted with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS) as part of infrastructure support
- Administered Linux and Windows systems; implemented monitoring and automation
- Automated maintenance tasks with Bash/Python scripts; backups and health checks
- Configured VPNs (IPsec/SSL) and resolved complex network issues
- Performed SQL troubleshooting across Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL
Quality Assurance Engineer
Samsung Electronics
Verona, Italy
2023 - 2024
- Executed manual and automated testing for enterprise software systems
- Backend validation using SQL; collaborated with DevOps teams
- Developed QA frameworks and test plans improving product reliability
- Tracked quality metrics to identify patterns and support development teams
Functional Analyst
Intesa Sanpaolo
Verona/Padova, Italy
2020 - 2023
- Supported deployments via Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
- Managed production databases and automated environment setup
- Designed data collection and processing pipelines for business intelligence
- Analyzed complex business requirements translating them into technical specifications
Systems Engineer
Digitronica.it
Verona, Italy
2024 - Present
- Assisted with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS) as part of infrastructure support
- Administered Linux and Windows systems; implemented monitoring and automation
- Automated maintenance tasks with Bash/Python scripts; backups and health checks
- Configured VPNs (IPsec/SSL) and resolved complex network issues
- Performed SQL troubleshooting across Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL
Quality Assurance Engineer
Samsung Electronics
Verona, Italy
2023 - 2024
- Executed manual and automated testing for enterprise software systems
- Backend validation using SQL; collaborated with DevOps teams
- Developed QA frameworks and test plans improving product reliability
- Tracked quality metrics to identify patterns and support development teams
Functional Analyst
Intesa Sanpaolo
Verona/Padova, Italy
2020 - 2023
- Supported deployments via Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
- Managed production databases and automated environment setup
- Designed data collection and processing pipelines for business intelligence
- Analyzed complex business requirements translating them into technical specifications
Technical Skills
DevOps & CI/CD
Cloud Platforms
Systems & Networking
Databases
Programming & IaC
Courses & Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services
Scheduled Q1 2026
Professional certification validating expertise in designing distributed systems on AWS.
Fundamentals of Database Engineering
Udemy
2023
Comprehensive course covering database internals, ACID, indexing, partitioning, and replication.
Java Microservices & Spring Boot, Spring Cloud & AWS
Udemy
2022
Advanced microservices architecture with Spring ecosystem and AWS deployment.
Kubernetes Fundamentals
Self-Learning
In Progress
Container orchestration, deployments, services, and cluster management.
Terraform Basics
Self-Learning
In Progress
Infrastructure as Code fundamentals, AWS provider, state management.
Featured Projects
NetConnect Pro Console
IT management desktop app for RDP connections, VPN client management, Identity Vault for credential storage, and system health monitoring dashboard.
Home Manager App
Comprehensive home management solution with calendar, task management, expense tracking, weather integration, smart home control (Tuya devices), inventory management, and meal planning.
Minesweeper Game
Modern implementation of the classic Minesweeper game with multiple difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard), timer, flag counter, and responsive design.
AWS Infrastructure Lab
Personal lab environment for practicing AWS services: VPC networking, EC2 provisioning, RDS setup, S3 lifecycle policies, and IAM role management using Terraform.
CI/CD Pipeline Sandbox
Docker-based CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions for automated testing, building container images, and deploying to a staging environment with health checks.