Aly Kone

Project: Migration to OVH cloud (strong focus on automation and standardization of environments)

OVH Cloud - Deployment of applications on Tanzu Kubernetes (OVH VMware):

Implementation of IaC with Terraform & Ansible

• Writing Terraform modules to create environments (VMware/OVH)

• Automation of provisioning and configuration via Ansible

• Creation of standard reusable templates for DEV/PP/PROD environments

• Integration of IaC code into GitLab CI for automatic deployment of environments

• Deployment of business applications via Apache Airflow with Docker-compose

Setup and administration of a Kubernetes cluster (Tanzu):

• Deployment and configuration of the cluster (Tanzu on OVH/VMware vSphere)

• Setup of monitoring with Zabbix/Grafana and high availability

• Deployment of containerized applications via Helm and Jenkins pipelines

• Full integration of K8s into the CI/CD chain

Infrastructure lifecycle management:

• Versioned management of Terraform code

• Destruction/recreation of environments on demand

On-premise (Rosny & Duquesne Datacenters):

• Complete automation of the Rocky Linux VM lifecycle: template creation, deployment, configuration via Ansible.

• Automated compliance checks and controls via REST API (Zabbix, Katello, DeepSecurity, …)

• Administration and maintenance (systems, networks, security) of VMs

• Optimization of recurring operations (systems, applications, supervision) for technical teams

Environment: OVHCloud, Virtualization(VMware), Rocky Linux, CentOS, Apache, Tomcat, PostgreSQL Packer, Docker, Docker-compose, Kubernetes, Tanzu, Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab(GitLab-CI, Runner), Jenkins, Zabbix, Grafana, Splunk, CI/CD, Deep Security, ELK, Nexus, Rundeck, Nessus, Katello, OCS Inventory, Ipam, Solr, Applications(Java, PHP, Python),Jira, Drupal, Visio, draw.io, F5, Airflow, Hardening, REST API Automation, Trivy, S3

CONTEXT

Project to migrate to the IBM cloud called Moonrise. Implementing DevOps practices to integrate and deploy applications.

ACTIVITIES:

🔹 Cloud Infrastructure & Provisioning

Design and implementation of IaC strategies with Terraform for provisioning IBM Cloud resources (VIP, Network Services, Object Storage – COS...).

Network infrastructure management (opening flows, load balancing) via F5 Big-IP.

🔹 Containerization & Kubernetes

Deployment and configuration of Kubernetes objects (Ingress, Services, Deployments, ConfigMaps, Secrets...).

Securing inter-service communications with HashiCorp Vault (K8s auth, secrets management, policies).

🔹 CI/CD & Automation

Design of automated CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.

Use of GitLab CI, Jenkins, and Ansible Tower for automating DevOps tasks.

🔹 ITOps Support & Documentation

Support for SRE / ITOps teams for incident management and ongoing maintenance.

Writing and updating:

Technical Architecture Documents (DATs)

Technical Installation Procedures (PTIs)

Technical environment:

IBM Cloud, Terraform, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Ansible & Tower, HashiCorp Vault, Docker, Artifactory, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Linux (Red Hat), Bash, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Swagger, F5 Big-IP

CONTEXT

Project to migrate to the Azure cloud called Meta. Automation of the entire application integration and deployment process.

ACTIVITIES:

🔹 Automation & Application Deployment

Deployment of containerized applications via Kubernetes and Helm charts.

Design of CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, integrating Ansible playbooks to automate deployments.

Implementation of continuous deployments with ArgoCD in integration and production environments.

🔹 Monitoring & Support

Monitoring of infrastructures and applications via Centreon and Datadog.

Log management with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).

L3 Support for incidents related to automated deployments.

🔹 Management and Processes

Project tracking via Trello and Build Analytics.

Participation in Change Advisory Boards (CABs) and writing of operational documents (DEX).

Technical environment:

Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Azure DevOps, Ansible, GitLab CE, Docker, Terraform, Centreon, Datadog, ELK, SonarQube, ServiceNow, Nexus, Artifactory, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Apache, Tomcat, WebLogic, IIS, Linux, Windows, Java