Eliezer Ribeiro Antunes Junior

Eliezer Ribeiro Antunes Junior has a diverse range of work experience, starting with their current role as a Cloud Application Architect at Dock, a Brazilian fintech leader and AWS Partner. In this role, Eliezer is responsible for architecting and designing application blueprints with interface integrations to guide the development team. Eliezer also provides AWS Cloud Architect support and develops technical POCs while writing technical documentation.

Prior to Dock, Eliezer worked as a Cloud Solution Architect/TechLead at FinPec, a Brazilian ranching cattle startup. In this role, they designed systems blueprints and found the best solutions for business requirements using software design patterns. Eliezer also worked as a technical leader alongside customer business, development, and infrastructure teams. Eliezer took on additional responsibilities as a DevOps engineer, building CI/CD pipelines, managing ECS clusters, and overseeing identity access and security using AWS IAM and Organization policies SCP.

Before FinPec, Eliezer held the position of Cloud Solution Architect/TechLead at KOR Solutions, a Brazilian legal tech startup. Eliezer performed similar duties as in their previous role, designing systems blueprints, finding optimal solutions for business requirements, and working as a technical leader. Eliezer also took on DevOps responsibilities, including building CI/CD pipelines, managing ECS clusters, and deploying Kubernetes deployments (EKS). Eliezer managed identity access and security using AWS IAM and Organization policies SCP, while also planning and following monthly resource budgets for savings.

Eliezer's earlier work experience includes roles at LATAM Airlines as a Tech Lead/IT Coordinator and Tech Lead BI, where they coordinated IT projects and led the BI team. Eliezer also worked as a teacher at Impacta Tecnologia and Unifai - Centro Universitario Assuncao, where they shared their knowledge and expertise with students.

Prior to their current roles, Eliezer worked at IBM do Brasil as a Service Delivery Manager, where they were responsible for managing service delivery.

Throughout their career, Eliezer has achieved notable accomplishments, such as architecting and designing a new brand Bank as a Service solution platform at Dock, building an end-to-end solution platform for handling rural credits at FinPec, and constructing an end-to-end platform for judicial disputes at KOR Solutions.

Overall, Eliezer Ribeiro Antunes Junior possesses a wealth of experience in cloud architecture, solution architecture, technical leadership, and DevOps, with a strong focus on AWS technologies and best practices.

Eliezer Ribeiro Antunes Junior has a diverse education history. Eliezer completed their undergraduate degree in Computer Software Engineering from Universidade São Francisco from 1996 to 2000. Eliezer then pursued further education and obtained an extension degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management from FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas in 2000 to 2001.

Continuing their education, Eliezer completed a graduate degree in Computer Software Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas from 2002 to 2004. Eliezer further expanded their knowledge by pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Financial Mathematics from USP - Universidade de São Paulo from 2005 to 2007.

In more recent years, Eliezer focused on enhancing their skills in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Eliezer pursued a Graduate degree in these fields from PUC Minas from 2020 to 2022.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Eliezer has obtained several certifications to enhance their expertise. Eliezer obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in June 2021. In July 2021, they also obtained the AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification. Building on their knowledge, Eliezer continued their certification journey and obtained the Well-Architected Proficient certification from AWS in February 2022. The most recent certifications they earned are the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in October 2022 and the CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator from The Linux Foundation in July 2023.