About Abdoul
- Azure / AWS Architecture & Governance (Landing Zone, IAM, Cost Management)
- Production-grade Kubernetes - AKS, EKS, Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps
- FinOps Cloud Security High availability
- GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins - End-to-end pipelines
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Experience
- credit agricoleCloudOps AWSBANKING AND INSURANCEJanuary 2025 - December 2025 (11 months)Saint-Ouen, France
CA-GIP / Crédit Agricole CIB - Platform Engineer (Cloud AWS/GCP)
Freelance mission - Context: multi-cloud, internationalWithin the infrastructure division of the Crédit Agricole Group (2,000+ employees), I led the continuous modernization of cloud components for Crédit Agricole CIB in an international AWS/GCP environment.What I delivered:Automation & CI/CD -Designed a complete AWS AMI update pipeline (Packer + Terraform + GitLab CI/CD), reducing manual interventions and securing monthly refresh cycles across 4 environments (DEV → PRD).Security & Compliance -Integrated CloudGuard reports into the vulnerability tracking process, with before/after build comparative analysis to ensure AMI compliance before production promotion.Long-term Vision -Contributed to the "obsolescence by design" approach: anticipating technical debt from the design of cloud migration projects, not just dealing with it. - AllianzDevOps CloudBANKING AND INSURANCEOctober 2022 - January 2025 (2 years and 3 months)Courbevoie, France
Allianz - Platform Engineer (AWS → Azure)
Embedded in the PaasCore team at Allianz, I contributed to building an Azure platform equivalent to the existing AWS one, enabling application teams to deploy their workloads seamlessly, regardless of the target cloud.What I delivered:Multi-cloud Platform Engineering - Designed and deployed scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructures on Azure and AWS, aiming for functional parity between the two clouds.Production Kubernetes - Administration and updates of AKS (Azure) and EKS (AWS) clusters, management of application deployments with a focus on stability and service continuity.CI/CD & Automation - Implementation and maintenance of continuous delivery pipelines to accelerate development cycles and reduce deployment risks.Team Skill Development - Coaching and knowledge transfer on Azure services to the DevOps team, ensuring autonomy on the platform after the mission. - La Banque PostaleLead DevOps CloudBANKING AND INSURANCEOctober 2021 - September 2022 (11 months)Paris, FranceAs Lead DevOps, I supported Django — a BNPL fintech incubated by La Banque Postale — from scratch to production, building their entire Azure cloud infrastructure in under 6 months.Phase 1 - Azure Landing ZoneDesign and deployment of a hub & spoke architecture on Azure, including governance, access, and network security setup (Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway). Infrastructure fully codified with Terraform.Phase 2 - PaaS Platform & CI/CDDeployment of AKS clusters per environment and building the complete CI/CD chain on Kubernetes: Jenkins, Nexus, Helm repository, Docker registry, SonarQube. A platform designed for elasticity and ease of maintenance.Phase 3 - Dev Team EnablementSupport for developers on GitFlow, building Docker images, and using custom Helm charts. Coordination with external partners for website deployment.Result ✓ - Fintech launched 6 months after project start, with a data ingestion application in production (real-time streams, scheduled processing, daily partner feeds).Stack : Azure (AKS, VNet, Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway, Key Vault), Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, Helm, Docker, Azure Monitor
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Education
- Computer Science and Multimedia Networks EngineerENSSAT2013
- University Diploma in Technology in Computer ScienceIUT de Sénart Fontainebleau2010
Certifications
- AZ104 Certified: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate 83C403-982CE4Microsoft2025
- AZ400 Certified: Microsoft Expert DevOps Engineer 205Q06-693F85Microsoft2025