George Farcas

Senior DevOps / DataOps Engineer — Cloud, Data Infrastructure & Automation

📧 gimsys@gmail.com 📞 +40 742 994 419 📍 Cluj-Napoca, Romania LinkedIn GitHub
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About

Senior DevOps and DataOps engineer with 15+ years of progressive IT experience spanning on-premise infrastructure, private cloud, and multi-cloud environments. Deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Puppet), CI/CD pipeline automation (GitLab, Jenkins), and full-stack observability (Prometheus, Grafana).

Proven track record of designing resilient cloud architectures on AWS, Tencent Cloud, Azure, and GCP; administering large-scale VMware clusters (8,000+ VMs); and automating enterprise workflows. Apache Airflow certified with hands-on DataOps experience bridging data infrastructure and AI/ML platform operations. ITIL and ISO 9001 qualified with a pragmatic, automation-first approach to reliability engineering.

Core Technologies & Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS, Tencent Cloud, Azure, GCP, VMware vCenter (8,000+ VM clusters), Hybrid/On-Premise
Orchestration & IaC
Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Puppet, Ansible, Helm Charts
CI/CD & Delivery
GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Artifact Management, Automated Pipelines
Data Infrastructure
Apache Airflow (certified), Kafka, Redis/Sentinel, Fluentd, Cloudera, SAP ME
Observability
Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Zabbix, Veeam ONE
Automation & Scripting
Bash, PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python
Systems & Administration
Linux ( RHEL/ CentOS/ Ubuntu), Active Directory, Exchange, Samba, Veeam Backup, Group Policy

Experience

Senior DevOps / DataOps Engineer eMAG Jul 2022 – Present (4 yrs+) Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Architect and maintain multi-environment CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, enabling zero-downtime delivery across AWS and private-cloud deployments for Romania's largest e-commerce platform.
  • Drive infrastructure as code at scale using Terraform and Puppet, managing hundreds of cloud resources across hybrid environments.
  • Lead Kubernetes cluster deployments and cross-version migrations, improving container orchestration reliability.
  • Design and operate centralized observability with Prometheus stack and Grafana, reducing MTTD for critical incidents.
  • Enable LLM-powered agent workflows through MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration via an agent gateway, bridging AI infrastructure with platform operations.
  • Collaborate with data engineering teams on Airflow-based pipeline operations, supporting AI/ML initiatives.
  • Administer Cloudera private cloud operations, ensuring HA and performance for big data workloads.
DevOps Engineer 8x8 Nov 2020 – Jul 2022 (1 yr 9 mos) Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, accelerating release cycles for cloud communication services.
  • Provisioned AWS and VMware infrastructure through Terraform, reducing provisioning overhead and configuration drift.
  • Automated system configuration with Ansible across distributed Linux fleets.
  • Deployed and managed Kubernetes workloads — container lifecycle, scaling, and health monitoring.
  • Administered high-availability Redis/Sentinel clusters for caching and session management.
  • Centralized distributed logging with Fluentd for structured log aggregation.
Cloud Support Engineer Otava (formerly Neverfail Cloud) Oct 2018 – Nov 2020 (2 yrs 2 mos) Cluj County, Romania
  • Supported 20+ VMware clusters hosting over 8,000 VMs, ensuring 99.9% uptime for enterprise tenants.
  • Managed large-scale Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure with CloudConnect multi-tenant services.
  • Administered Clavister firewall configurations across customer environments.
  • Developed PowerShell and PowerCLI automation scripts for VM lifecycle and compliance.
Head of IT Department De'Longhi Jan 2015 – Oct 2018 (3 yrs 10 mos) Cluj County, Romania
  • Led IT operations and team for a major manufacturing site — budget, roadmap, and vendor management.
  • Deployed SAP Manufacturing Execution (SAP ME), digitizing shop-floor processes.
  • Oversaw enterprise monitoring stack (Zabbix, Syslog, Veeam ONE) across 200+ nodes.
Network & System Administrator De'Longhi Oct 2013 – Oct 2018 (5 yrs 1 mo) Cluj County, Romania
  • Administered Active Directory and Exchange for 500+ users.
  • Managed VMware and Veeam backup operations for DR readiness.
  • Automated IT tasks through PowerShell scripting, reducing ticket volume.
Network & Systems Administrator Fujikura Automotive Romania Nov 2011 – Oct 2013 (2 yrs) Cluj County, Romania
  • Managed Samba Directory services and Linux administration across the manufacturing site.
  • Automated Windows deployment and system configuration.
  • Provided level-2 helpdesk and network administration for production systems.
Hardware & Communications Support Engineer SC EuroGsm SRL Aug 2007 – Nov 2011 (4 yrs 4 mos) Cluj County, Romania
  • Configured PBX telephony and multi-site network infrastructure.
  • Deployed Linux servers and provided remote support to branch locations.
  • Maintained hardware fleet and managed client SLAs.

Certifications

Astronomer Certification for Apache Airflow 3 Fundamentals
Astronomer Certification for Apache Airflow Fundamentals
ITIL Foundation — IT Service Management
ISO 9001 — Quality Management Systems
Curs Formator (Trainer Certification)
The Present Threat Landscape — Security Awareness

Education & Languages

"Babes-Bolyai" University, Cluj-Napoca
Psychology — coursework completed (2012–2015)
Petru Maior High School
Baccalaureate Diploma, Biochemistry (2003–2007)
Languages
Romanian (Native) · English (Professional Working)