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Axel Laurent

AWS & Java Architect | FinOps Audit | AI Engineer

€750/day
Nantes, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Axel

Certified AWS Architect & Tech Lead based in Nantes, I help companies reduce their Cloud costs and maximize the performance of their technical stack.

With over 16 years of experience in demanding environments (Bpifrance, Société Générale, Maisons du Monde), I don't just "develop": I optimize your digital assets for a direct impact on your profitability.

Why work with me?
  • FinOps Audit & Cost Reduction:I identify waste on your AWS infrastructures to reduce your monthly bill (Right-sizing, S3 optimization, Graviton instances).
  • Java Performance & Modernization:Java 21 and Spring Boot expert, I intervene on complex architectures to halve the RAM/CPU consumption of your microservices.
  • Applied AI & Agents:I integrate concrete AI solutions to automate your processes and accelerate your development cycles.
  • Technical Leadership:Former Tech Lead and SaaS Founder (ankaz.fr), I guide your teams towards operational excellence and DevSecOps.

My areas of expertise:
  • Audit & Architecture:AWS (Certified Solutions Architect), FinOps, Scalable Systems Design.
  • High-Performance Development:Java 21, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Software Craftsmanship.
  • AI & Automation:Deep Learning, Machine Learning, AI Agents.

Certifications:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
  • AI Specialization (Deep Learning | AI Agent).

My goal:To create high-performing, secure, and economically optimized solutions. Find my methodology and my free FinOps guide at axlo.tech.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Nantes (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Bpifrance
    DevOps Tech Lead
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    Nantes, France
    Multi-technology referent for development teams.

    Scalability & Architecture: support in creating and refactoring components to ensure robust and durable applications.

    Quality & Technical Excellence: guarantor of code and technical choices through Software Craftsmanship principles to ensure performance, stability, and security.

    DevSecOps Practices: implementation and promotion of best practices to make production releases reliable and fast.

    Mentoring & Support: developing developers, helping them strive for operational excellence and master their tools.

    Advanced Development: design and implementation of the most complex features.

    Innovation: implementation of AI-assisted development solutions.

    👉 My role: accelerate the delivery of reliable, high-performing, and secure solutions, while supporting teams towards a high level of autonomy and quality.
    Kubernetes Gitlab AWS FinOps IT Architecture
  • Societe Generale Securities Services - SGSS
    Tech Lead
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    November 2020 - December 2022 (2 years and 1 month)
    Nantes, France
    Tech Lead for a portfolio of 4 strategic applications at SGSS.
    My responsibilities covered the entire software lifecycle:

    Support & Mentoring: developer skill development and technical coaching.

    Architecture & Design: definition and implementation of technical evolutions aligned with business needs.

    Quality & Best Practices: implementation of continuous integration, automated delivery, and development best practices.

    Operations & Monitoring: management of production environments, performance monitoring, and incident handling.

    Scalability: corrective and evolutionary maintenance of critical applications.

    👉 Objective: ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of delivered solutions, while fostering team growth.
    IT Architecture SpringBoot CI/CD Cloud AWS Jenkins
  • Maisons du Monde
    Project Manager - IT Development
    IMPORT AND EXPORT
    September 2018 - November 2020 (2 years and 2 months)
    Nantes, France
    Project Manager within the IT department, Supply Chain domain.
    Responsible for projects related to sales forecasting, order management, and point-of-sale replenishment.

    Scoping & Business Needs: gathering, analyzing, and prioritizing requests.

    Project Management: planning, monitoring, managing service providers and consultants.

    Technical & Functional Design: writing specifications, technical studies, overseeing software evolutions and fixes.

    Management & Coordination: leading the technical team, budget management, and reporting.

    👉 Objective: ensure the reliability and optimization of supply chain processes through adapted and sustainable software solutions.
    IT Project Management Supply Chain Requirements Gathering & Analysis Writing Functional and Technical Specifications Spring Batch

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Education

  • Bac +4, Conception et développement informatique
    école national d'informatique
    2010
    Bac +4, Conception et développement informatique
  • L3, théorie des langages de programmation
    Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
    2008
    L3, théorie des langages de programmation

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