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Back to original languageAbout Abdoulaye
Founder of GIIS (Global Infrastructure & Innovations Services) — Senior SRE & Platform Engineer, 20 years of experience in critical infrastructures of large French companies.
Platform Engineering & Kubernetes
Architecture, migration, and operation of OpenShift/OKD clusters in production. Multi-datacenter, on-premise, and hybrid cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure). Platform management.
Observability & Reliability
Design of complete stacks: Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Loki. Definition of SLI/SLO/SLA. Implementation of structured alerting and reduction of operational toil.
SRE Coaching & Transformation
Tailor-made skill development programs: structured post-mortems, fire drills, toil prioritization, reliability gamification.
GitOps & CI/CD
ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD — from Infrastructure as Code to secure continuous deployment.
Projects completed: BNP Paribas CIB, Société Générale, Renault Digital, Carrefour, Transactis.
Certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementor · MLOps Professional · Master's in Cybersecurity (2025)
Available for long-term projects or targeted interventions — I respond within 24 hours.
English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Paris 10e Arrondissement (up to 50km), Paris (up to 30km)
Experience
- GIISEXPERT SRE/DEVOPS | PLATFORM ENGINEER | MLOPSTECHAugust 2022 - Today (3 years and 10 months)Paris, FranceEXPERT SRE/DEVOPS | PLATFORM ENGINEER | MLOPSMultiple interventions with large clientsAs an SRE/DevOps specialist within various technical departments, I have managed the entire lifecycle of Cloud services - from design to operational support. My expertise covers advanced management of private and public cloud infrastructures, with a focus on operational excellence and automation.Key achievements:Cloud Platform Architecture and Deployment - Design and implementation of infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring scalability, resilience, and security compliance.DevOps & SRE Transformation - Implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines, advanced containerization solutions, and comprehensive observability frameworks (metrics, logs, traces) enabling enhanced service reliability with PROMETHEUS, GRAFANA, and LOKI stacks.Technical Leadership - Strategic support for development teams in adopting cloud-native and DevOps practices, fostering autonomy and technical innovation.Operational Excellence - Development and deployment of SRE strategies to maximize critical service availability, implementing automation and proactive incident resolution practices.Cloud Governance - Significant contribution to Cloud architecture committees, defining standards and best practices, and developing technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives.Technologies mastered: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD (GitLab/GitHub Actions/Jenkins), Private & Public Cloud (AWS, GCP, AZURE), observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK), secret management (HashiCorp Vault).
- RENAULT DIGITALDEVOPS SOFTWARE FACTORYAUTOMOBILESeptember 2021 - June 2022 (9 months)Boulogne-Billancourt, FranceImplementation of development tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Sonar within the Software Factory team. Automation of the installation of these tools in the public cloud (AWS/GCP) with Ansible and Terraform. CI/CD configuration with GitLab-CI.Regular updates of these tools (e.g., every month for GitLab-CI and Jenkins).Integration into a monitoring/alerting framework with Prometheus and Grafana.Automation of installations via Terraform and Ansible. Creation and update of the operational guide.Support: Provide technical support for these services to development teams. Implementation of post-mortem reports after each major incident. Anticipation of problems (e.g., through monitoring).Organization of demos every three weeks.Deliverables: Automation of development tools. Project support. Technical support.Technical Stack: AWS, GCP, GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible, Dynatrace, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.
- RENAULT DIGITALDEVOPS SOFTWARE FACTORYAUTOMOBILEJanuary 2020 - July 2022 (2 years and 6 months)Boulogne-Billancourt, FranceImplementation of development tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Sonar within the Software Factory team. Automation of the installation of these tools in the public cloud (AWS/GCP) with Ansible and Terraform. CI/CD configuration with GitLab-CI.Regular updates of these tools (e.g., every month for GitLab-CI and Jenkins).Integration into a monitoring/alerting framework with Prometheus and Grafana.Automation of installations via Terraform and Ansible. Creation and update of the operational guide.Support: Provide technical support for these services to development teams. Implementation of post-mortem reports after each major incident. Anticipation of problems (e.g., through monitoring).Organization of demos every three weeks.Deliverables: Automation of development tools. Project support. Technical support.Technical Stack: AWS, GCP, GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible, Dynatrace, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.
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Education
- Data, Network, and System Security Manager - RNCP37796 - Level 7Hexagone2025Cybersecurité
- AZURE ADMINISTRATOR - AZ103A CLOUD GURU2019Manage Azure subscriptions and resources Implement and manage storage Deploy and manage virtual machines Configure and manage virtual networks Manage identities
Certifications
- Lead Implementer ISO/IEC ISO 27001 Certificate No. FR095304-5/ Version 1Bureau Veritas2024