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Antoine LoizeauAL

Antoine Loizeau

Senior Cloud Architect Azure — IaC Specialist

€1,100/day
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Antoine

Recognized as aMicrosoft MVP Azure IaC in 2024for my contribution to the community, I continue to engage the community throughtechnical live sessionsandblog articles**. **Major clients— TF1, AXA, TotalEnergies, Generali, Bouygues Construction — call upon me when their cloud challenges are critical.

What I bring to your projects:
  • AzureLanding Zonescompliant with the Cloud Adoption Framework, deployed 100% in Terraform, ready for multi-region and disaster recovery.
*Enterprise AI Platformson AKS, Azure AI Foundry, and AgentGateway designed for the scalability and security of LLMs in production.
  • **Enterprise cloud-native solutions**: design of containerized (CaaS), serverless (FaaS), and PaaS architectures on Azure, to modernize your legacy applications and deliver resilient and scalable systems.
  • Structured **cloud migrations**, from scoping to go-live, with governance, FinOps, and security by design.
  • **IaC Industrialization**: deployment automation, GitOps, Azure Policy compliance, CI/CD integration.
**My target missions**: large-scale cloud transformations, building data/AI platforms, redesigning landing zones, FinOps & cloud security programs, supporting internal teams on Terraform and Azure architecture.



**My working method**: I quickly grasp the context, document my work, and train your teams to be autonomous after my departure.

With over 15 years of experience, including 8 at Avanade as Group Manager: I also know how to lead, scope, and communicate with an executive committee.

ℹ️ Available within one month — Île-de-France (Paris up to 40 km), remote or hybrid.

**My LinkedIn profile**: linkedin.com/in/antoineloizeau/

**My Microsoft certifications**: learn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/users/antoine/transcript/v03nwb6rw4pyw4o?tab=credentials-tab

**My blog**: blog.smartcloudarchitect.fr
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Montigny-le-Bretonneux (up to 40km), Paris (up to 40km), Bordeaux (up to 10km), Nantes (up to 10km), Lyon (up to 10km)

Experience

  • TF1
    Senior Cloud Architect Azure
    PRESS AND MEDIA
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 7 months)
    Boulogne-Billancourt, France
    As part of TF1's Cloud Team, I lead the group'sstrategic cloud initiativesand support business units in theirdigital transformationon Microsoft Azure.

    **Key Achievements**:
    • Architect of the enterprise AI platform (AKS, Azure AI Foundry, AgentGateway): industrializing multi-tenant LLM access for group subsidiaries, with FinOps governance for consumption.
    • Complete redesign of the Azure Landing Zone compliant with the Cloud Adoption Framework: subscriptions, policies, hub-and-spoke networking, and federated RBAC, deployed 100% in Terraform.
    • Multi-region strategy and IaC-automated Disaster Recovery Plan: controlled RTO/RPO for critical workloads.
    • Cross-tenant B2B Federation using Entra ID for group subsidiaries: secure collaboration and unified SSO access.
    • Continuous FinOps optimization: right-sizing, automatic shutdowns, and consumption dashboards by BU.
    • Cross-functional alignment with business, security, and architecture teams on group cloud initiatives.
    • Maintained architecture documentation (ADR, diagrams, runbooks).


    **Stack**: Azure, AKS, Azure AI Foundry, AgentGateway, AgentRegistry, LiteLLM, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Entra ID, Azure Policy, Log Analytics.
    Microsoft Azure Cybersecurity Optimization Collaboration and Communication Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION
    Senior Cloud Architect Azure
    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    May 2023 - December 2023 (8 months)
    Guyancourt, France
    Mission tostructure Azure governancefor an international construction group, with a strong focus oncost managementandenvironment securityfor a rapidly growing cloud presence.

    Key Achievements:
    • Design and deployment of a cloud governance strategy across all group subscriptions.
    • Implementation of Azure security policies: Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel.
    • FinOps Program: tagging rules, BU budgets, consumption alerts, automated reporting, and optimization plan.
    • Industrialization of audits and compliance reporting for governance committees.
    • Automation of application deployments via Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
    • Stakeholder engagement with IT, business, and security teams.
    Stack:Azure, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Power BI.
    Business Strategy Cybersecurity Governance Audit Move to cloud
  • AXA France
    Cloud Solutions Architect ☁️ DevOps Expert 🚀
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    April 2022 - April 2023 (1 year)
    Nanterre, France
    Strengthening theAXA France Cloud Teamby definingreference Azure architecture modelsand upskilling application squads.

    Key Achievements:
    • Design and automation of reusable architecture models (Terraform modules, naming conventions, IaC standards) to accelerate project time-to-market.
    • Management of the Azure network layer: hub-and-spoke design, Azure Firewall, peering, Private Endpoints, traffic governance.
    • Continuous security enhancement program: Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Identity Protection, compliance reviews.
    • Cloud cost optimization program for production subscriptions.
    • Training and coaching of internal teams on Terraform, Azure DevOps, and IaC best practices.
    • L3 support for production applications.

    Stack:Azure, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Defender for Cloud, Azure Networking, Key Vault.
    Azure DevOps Terraform Cybersecurity Web Architecture Information Security

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Education

  • Master Engineer in Software Development (ETGL)
    CFA AFTI
    2008
    L’ingénieur Génie logiciel étudie et met en place un ensemble de méthodes, de techniques et d’outils nécessaires à la production de logiciels. Il améliore et rend efficace le travail des ingénieurs développeurs. Son travail comprend l’analyse, la conception, le développement, le test et la validation des logiciels réalisés. OBJECTIFS DE LA FORMATION - Recueillir et reformuler le besoin et les exigences du client, organiser et animer des réunions, rédiger des spécifications - Définir l’architecture du logiciel, modéliser le logiciel et ses interfaces - Installer un environnement de développement adapté, mettre en place la gestion de configuration - Développer en utilisant un langage de programmation - Intégrer, vérifier et valider le logiciel - Maintenir le logiciel - Gérer et piloter le développement https://www.cfa-afti.com/formation-alternance/nos-offres/mastere-ingenieur-en-developpement-de-logiciels/
  • Professional License ISDRN
    UVSQ University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
    2006
    Informatique, Réseau, Développement, Internet, Base de données Intégrateur de Systèmes Distribués et Réseaux Numériques option Intégration de Services Internet/Intranet à l’IUT de Vélizy (78). A l’issue de sa formation, le diplômé doit être capable de participer à l’analyse, à la conception, au développement et à la maintenance de logiciels et de systèmes informatiques. Plus particulièrement, il sera spécialisé dans la gestion des bases de données (relationnelles — SQL, semi-structurées — XML, NoSQL, orientées-objets, géographiques, décisionnelles), le développement (orienté-objet, web et applications mobiles) par composants logiciels et services web, ainsi que dans les aspects avancés des systèmes tels que la virtualisation et la parallélisation. De manière complémentaire, il doit être également en mesure de s’insérer dans une équipe et/ou de participer à la conduite de projets.

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