Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Allow me to introduce myself: Bastien, an expert in sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure, founder of the French digital suite Noliae.

I help companies deploy artificial intelligence without dependence on GAFAM: self-hosted models, data remaining in France, GDPR and AI Act compliance by design.

What I can do:

Sovereign AI: Deployment of self-hosted multi-LLM hubs (Mistral, Llama…), AI API integration, RAG, GDPR / AI Act compliance
Cloud & Containers: Kubernetes (K3s), Docker, Traefik, CI/CD, high availability
IT Management & Virtualization: Server infrastructure management (bare-metal, cloud, hybrid), Proxmox
Networks & Security: BGP routing, VLAN, VPN (WireGuard / IPsec), firewalls, segmentation
Optimization: Infrastructure refactoring to maximize performance and reduce costs

Automation: Advanced scripting Bash, PowerShell, Python (Infrastructure as Code)

I favor French / European solutions and open source.

Concretely, I design and operate Noliae: a sovereign suite integrating a search engine, a multi-model AI hub, an SSO, and a cloud, all hosted in France. This is the best demonstration of what I can bring to your projects.

Terms: Remote preferred (90-100%) · short-term or part-time assignments · occasional travel to Paris possible.

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
German
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Beauvais (up to 40km), Paris (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Amiens (up to 50km), Compiègne (up to 50km)

Bellova CORP
Founder & Sovereign Tech Strategist
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
February 2026 - Today (6 months)
Beauvais, France
Bellova CORP deploys the Oscar Cloud OS suite, an integrated solution aimed at simplifying and securing businesses' digital infrastructure. Your role involves overseeing the lifecycle of three major pillars:

System Architecture (Oscar Cloud OS): Design and optimize a high-performance cloud operating system, ensuring user experience fluidity and kernel robustness.

Network Infrastructure (Smart Routing): Supervise the development of intelligent routing solutions, guaranteeing high availability connectivity and enhanced perimeter security.

Data Resilience (Backup): Define critical backup and restore protocols to ensure business continuity for clients against cyber threats.

Strategic Responsibilities

Innovation & R&D: Identify emerging technologies to maintain Oscar Cloud OS's competitive edge.

Interoperability: Ensure hardware (Router) and software (OS/Backup) communicate natively and ultra-securely ("The ecosystem effect").

Product Management: Transform complex business needs into simple, integrated, and scalable features.

Key Skills (Hard Skills)

OS Engineering: Mastery of Kernel environments, virtualization, and Cloud environments.

Network Expertise: Routing protocols, bandwidth management, and security (Firewall/VPN).

Data Protection: Replication strategies, data immutability, and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
Telecommunications Network Administration System Administration Next.js Proxmox
6 TH SENSE VR
On Malt
Creation / Management of new Infrastructure
TECH
July 2022 - April 2023 (9 months)
Technical Achievements:

Virtualization with Proxmox VE: Installation and configuration of the hypervisor for optimized resource management (VMs and LXC Containers).

DevOps & CI/CD Environment: Setup of a self-hosted GitLab server with GitLab Runners configuration for automated testing and continuous deployment (CI/CD).

Database Management: Deployment and security of high-performance MySQL instances, with backup strategies and query optimization.

Routing & Reverse Proxy: Nginx Proxy configuration for managing inbound traffic, SSL termination (HTTPS Let's Encrypt), and load balancing.

Security & Isolation: Network segmentation between services and implementation of strict firewalling policies.

Technical Stack:

Hypervisor: Proxmox VE
Web/Proxy: Nginx
Database: MySQL
CI/CD: GitLab, GitLab CI
OS: Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
MySQL Nginx Linux System Administrator Apache/Nginx Proxmox
ISAGRI
Experienced System Administrator
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
July 2022 - July 2023 (1 year)
Beauvais, France
Zabbix Implementation
- Installation of Zabbix on an Azure machine running Ubuntu 22.10
- Installation of MariaDB on an Azure machine running Debian 11
- Configuration of Zabbix with a valid SSL certificate and behind an Nginx Proxy
- Adding servers (Windows and Linux) to Zabbix
- Use of Jira APIs for Zabbix alerts (Auto-ticket creation)
- Implementation of Zabbix Proxies (at Hexanet and Azure)
- Training of the ICI team on Zabbix software
Continuous Technological Watch
- Testing new technologies
- Reporting on each technology (Advantages, disadvantages)
- Verification of CVEs for each technology
- Prompt application of necessary updates
Protection
- Blocking a L7 DDoS attack on the Azure infrastructure
- Blocking attacks via Fail2ban and a LUA script
- Blocking countries outside of France
- Blocking an attack of 1.7 million botnets
Development of a program in GO
- Simplified Linux server administration via menu-driven interfaces
- Communication with Zabbix APIs in case of issues with the web interface
- Self-diagnosis for basic system problems
IT Management / Implementation
- Handling production incidents and debugging
- Use of Jira and Confluence
- Virtualized environments under VMWare
- Primarily Windows environments
Linux System Administrator VMware vSphere Microsoft Azure Zabbix Atlassian JIRA