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DevOps Engineer & Python FastAPI Developer
With over 5 years of experience in Python development and DevOps, I can assist you with your application projects (3 successful deployments: Ministry of the Interior, Customs, SystemX), the deployment and management of your Kubernetes infrastructures, and the administration of your Linux environments.
What I will accomplish for you:
- Develop your APIs with PythonFastAPI
- Orchestrate your projects onKubernetes
- Automate your deployments withGitlab CI/CD and Github Actions
- Deploy your infrastructures onAWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, VPC)withTerraform
- Resolve your incidents and debug your Linux environments.
What I master:
- **Development**: Python/FastAPI Applications and APIs
- **Infrastructure**: Terraform Provisioning on AWS, Ansible Configuration
- **CI/CD**: Automated Integration and Deployment Pipelines (GitLab)
- **Containerization**: Kubernetes Deployments and Helm Packaging
- **Monitoring**: ELK Stack, Prometheus/Grafana
- **Administration**: Linux Environments (Debian/Ubuntu), Advanced Debugging
Certifications:
AWS (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer Professional), CKA, CKAD (and CKS in progress)
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Amiens (up to 10km), Rouen (up to 10km)
Experience
- Ministère de l'IntérieurDevOps Engineer | Python FastAPI | Ansible | OpenStack | KubernetesPUBLIC SECTORJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceDevOps Engineer and Python developer within the DevOps platform of the Ministry of the Interior. I participate in the maintenance and evolution of the shared DevOps platform for all ministry application projects, aiming to provide reliable and robust services.What I do:
- Evolutionary and corrective maintenance of the DevOps platform tools (**GitLab**, **Nexus**, **Artifactory**, **SonarQube**, **Passbolt**)
- Design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines withGitlab CI/CDfor deploying our tools
- Administration ofKubernetesinfrastructures with application deployment usingHelm
- Implementation of continuous deployment with GitOps approach (ArgoCD)
- Infrastructure administration and supervision withELKandPrometheus/Grafana
- Writing technical documentation and user support
- Coaching and training teams on DevOps tools
- Development of application components with PythonFastAPI
- Development and maintenance ofAnsibleroles used within the platform
My Results:- Optimized and up-to-date continuous integration and deployment processes, aligned with the state-of-the-art
- Maintenance of a high service level with continuous availability and resilience of critical platform services (GitLab, Nexus, Artifactory, SonarQube, Passbolt)
- Automation of Kubernetes deployments
- Skill enhancement of teams on DevOps practices
- Monthly service version upgrades offered
Technologies Used:-> Virtualization: **Docker**, **Kubernetes**,-> Automation:Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, Bash, GitLab CICD-> Development:Python FastAPI-> Monitoring: **ElasticSearch/Fluentbit/Kibana, Prometheus/Grafana**,-> Cloud:OpenStack - IRT SystemXDevOps Engineer | Python FastAPI DeveloperEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGJuly 2023 - January 2024 (6 months)91120 Palaiseau, FranceI worked as a Python developer within the data platform of the Trustworthy AI research program in Artificial Intelligence. My mission was to diagnose the cause of latency in the data visualization application (VueJs -> NodeJS -> OpenSearch) and then propose and implement a solution.What I accomplished:
- Analysis of the existing architecture and proposal of a new technical architecture
- Complete rewrite of the API from Node.js to FastAPI with best practices implementation
- Design and implementation of the CI/CD chain with Gitlab
- Packaging and deployment of the API with Helm on Kubernetes
My results:- More performant application: latency reduced by 80%
- Rewritten API in Python FastAPI, tested and maintained
- New Technical Architecture: VueJS -> FastAPI -> MongoDB
Technologies Used:-> Virtualization:Docker, Kubernetes,-> Automation:ArgoCD, Bash, GitLab CICD-> Development:Python FastAPI-> Monitoring:ElasticSearch/Fluentbit/Kibana, Prometheus/Grafana,-> Database: MongoDB, OpenSearch - Ministère de l'IntérieurDevOps Engineer | Python FastAPI DeveloperPUBLIC SECTORSeptember 2022 - July 2023 (10 months)Paris, FranceI worked as aPython FastAPIdeveloper andDevOpsengineer on the migration project of the Expert System for Combating Registration Fraud (SELFIM) for the Ministry of the Interior. The objective was to migrate from a stack:Dataiku, PHP, Oracleto a stack:Airflow**, **FastAPI, VueJS, Vertica, Postgres.What I accomplished:
- Development of two APIs and a backend withFastAPIwith automated tests
- Design and implementation ofGitLab CI/CDpipelines for the applications
- Deployment ofAirFlowandVerticaonOpenShift
- Implementation of automatic database backups with Kubernetes CronJob
- Implementation of monitoring withOpenSearchandfluentBit
- Packaging of applications withHelm
- Technical lead and supervision of a junior developer and code review
- Maintaining the platform in operational condition
My results:- FastAPI APIs delivered to production, meeting requirements
- Successful data migration to the new architecture
- Optimized CI/CD and IaC deployment pipelines, compliant with best practices
Technologies Used:-> Virtualization:Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift-> Automation:ArgoCD, Bash, GitLab CICD, Helm, Airflow-> Development:Python FastAPI-> Monitoring:ElasticSearch/Fluentbit/Kibana, Prometheus/Grafana,-> Database:PostgreSQL, Vertica
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Education
- Master MIAGEUniversité Paris-Saclay2021Master de méthodes informatiques appliquées à la gestion des entreprises
- Computer Science Bachelor's DegreeSorbonne Université2019
Certifications
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)CNCF2025
- Certified Kubernetes Application DeveloperCNCF2025