Lionel Orellana
Software Engineer | CI/CD Specialist
Salary / Daily rate
Murcia, Spain
Freelance
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Passionate Software Engineer with over 20 years' experience delivering enterprise-grade solutions, specializing in CI/CD automation, DevOps transformations, and cloud migrations for large organizations. Proven track record leading the adoption of standardized, secure pipelines across hybrid environments, integrating security, observability, and compliance into delivery workflows.
Work experience
Senior DevOps Engineer (CICD)
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Feb 2022 - Present
4 years 9 months
Sydney NSW, Australia
Led the design and implementation of enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for Java, Python, and Node.js applications deployed on OpenShift, AWS, and traditional servers. Integrated security scanning and observability tools into these pipelines, established a catalog of management pipelines for operational tasks, and supported large-scale legacy migrations. Delivered global CICD standards and DevSecOps practices with recognized impact on developer productivity and release confidence.
Lead DevOps Engineer
IP Australia
Jul 2016 - Mar 2022
5 years 9 months
Canberra ACT, Australia
Led the CI/CD transformation at IP Australia through the implementation of Jenkins Pipelines, Openshift and Digital.ai (formerly XebiaLabs). Established a common, consistent, effective delivery platform that spans across on-prem and cloud environments.
Build And Release Engineer
Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA)
Sep 2013 - Oct 2016
3 years 2 months
Canberra ACT, Australia
Automated application release pipelines and deployment scripts, introduced database schema version control via Liquibase, and managed Bamboo CI/CD environment on AWS. Owned and stabilized the Neuron ESB platform, integrating diverse Java and .NET services to ensure secure and reliable data flow across systems.
Java Technical Lead
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Apr 2012 - Oct 2013
1 year 7 months
Canberra ACT, Australia
Led a development team delivering custom portlets for IBM WebSphere Portal, emphasizing unit testing and technical leadership to boost code quality and team velocity. Advocated modern development practices within a traditional enterprise environment.
Senior Software Developer
Australian Government
Nov 2008 - May 2012
3 years 7 months
Canberra ACT, Australia
Software Engineer
RuleBurst
Dec 2006 - Oct 2008
1 year 11 months
Canberra ACT, Australia
ASP.Net Developer
Australian Government
Feb 2002 - Dec 2006
4 years 11 months
Canberra ACT, Australia
J2EE Developer
Emida Technologies
Jun 2001 - Mar 2002
10 months
Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Education
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Bachelor Of Engineering, Computer Engineering
1995 - 2001
7 years
Licenses & certifications
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
Issued: Dec 2025
GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate
Issued: Apr 2025