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Description

Senior Cloud Architect with 20 years of experience in designing, securing, and industrializing Cloud platforms within complex, international, and regulated environments.

I assist large corporations with their Cloud transformation programs, from defining target architectures and governance models to implementing technical standards, architectural patterns, and industrialized DevOps practices on Azure, AWS, and GCP.

I have contributed to transformation programs for Société Générale/Ayvens, LVMH/Celine, AXA, BNP Paribas, and Thomson Reuters, with a strong ability to structure Cloud roadmaps, challenge architectural choices, and translate business, security, and operational challenges into robust, scalable, and operable solutions.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Arabic
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Rueil-Malmaison (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km)

AYVENS
Cloud Architect
AUTOMOBILE
November 2024 - March 2026 (1 year and 3 months)
Nanterre, France
Acted as the reference Cloud Architect within an international mobility player, aiming to strengthen Cloud maturity, standardize Azure architectures, and improve platform security, resilience, and operability.
● Designed and deployed Azure architectural patterns around Azure Front Door for over 100 application domains, standardizing service exposure, improving reliability, and reducing operational costs by €40k per year.
● Defined secure Azure architectures for cloud-native solutions based on Azure Functions, APIM, Private Endpoints, and VNet Integration.
● Strengthened Cloud governance through Azure Policy, remediated non-compliant resources, and improved security posture.
● Tuned WAF rules to reduce false positives while maintaining a protection level adapted to the group's requirements.
● Standardized CI/CD practices and deployment models to improve consistency, maintainability, and industrialization of deliveries.
● Collaborated with technical and business stakeholders to align architectural decisions with the platform's security, resilience, performance, and long-term objectives.
Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps IT Architecture Terraform
Descartes Underwriting
Cloud & DevOps Architect
BANKING AND INSURANCE
March 2022 - December 2022 (9 months)
Paris, France
Supported a fast-growing insurtech company in structuring its Cloud and DevOps platforms on GCP and AWS, focusing on scalability, reliability, automation, and cost optimization.
● Designed and industrialized the deployment of Vertex AI Workbench environments on GCP using Terraform to accelerate provisioning and standardize Jupyter notebooks for Data Scientist teams.
● Analyzed and resolved execution issues to improve platform reliability and performance.
● Reduced GitLab and infrastructure costs by 90% by designing a self-managed GitLab instance on GCP with automated backups to AWS S3.
● Refactored the corporate web platform to a serverless static architecture on Google Firebase, significantly improving performance and security.
● Implemented automated shutdown scripts integrated with Slack to reduce unnecessary expenses on GCP environments.
● Contributed to improving DevOps, automation, and Cloud operations practices.
Gitlab Google cloud Kubernetes AWS Terraform
CELINE
Cloud Architect & FinOps Lead
LUXURY GOODS
September 2023 - September 2024 (1 year and 1 month)
Paris, France
Supported a major Cloud and Data transformation program, with a transverse role in target architecture, environment security, Azure landing zones, and Cloud cost optimization, particularly on GCP.
● Defined the target architecture for a new Azure Landing Zone based on a Hub & Spoke model, integrating Private Endpoints, network isolation, and Zero Trust principles.
● Assisted stakeholders in architectural choices related to the Cloud transformation roadmap.
● Analyzed and optimized GCP BigQuery usage, resulting in a 70% reduction in analytical costs.
● Oversaw the migration of critical Talend workflows across 4 environments, using a Blue/Green deployment strategy to limit operational risks.
● Contributed to improving Cloud governance, industrialization, and FinOps practices.
Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps GCP Big Query IT Architecture