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David Akif

DevOps & Linux System Consultant Red Hat

€750/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About David

Architect and driver of large-scale critical infrastructure transformations for Fortune 500 companies (BNP Paribas, EDF, SNCF).
My distinctive expertise:
Recognized specialist in Ansible Automation Platform with a proven track record: design and administration of an AAP platform supporting 7,500+ users in a highly regulated banking environment. Red Hat Linux Expert (SN3), I am involved in the entire AAP lifecycle, from initial architecture to level 3 support.
Key achievements:
• Migration of legacy systems to modern AAP architectures on OpenShift/Kubernetes
• Advanced security and hardening of critical 24/7 environments
• Deployment of robust and scalable automation frameworks
• Management of major version upgrades without service interruption
Technical skills:
• AAP: Architecture, deployment, security, performance optimization, critical incident resolution
• Orchestration: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform (certified)
• Security: Penetration testing, reverse engineering, hardening
Languages: French & Arabic (native) | Professional English
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • BGL BNP Paribas
    DevOps Consultant
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    June 2025 - Today (1 year)
    Luxembourg
    Intervention as a DevOps consultant to support the migration of BGL projects towards: Analysis and scoping of existing CI/CD pipelines Migration of projects to Group DevOps tools (GitLab, Nexus, Fortify…) Integration and industrialization via Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Deployment and management of AAP in an OpenShift environment Support for project teams in adopting DevOps best practices Coordination with central teams to ensure Group compliance
    Ansible Automation Platform AAP Gitlab CI/CD Linux
  • BNP Paribas
    DevOps Consultant
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    August 2022 - June 2025 (2 years and 10 months)
    Montreuil, France
    Administration of the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), supporting over 7500 users, with optimal availability and performance. Installation and deployment of Ansible Automation Platform on RedHat OpenShift, ensuring scalable and efficient management of infrastructures and applications. Process automation with the development and management of Ansible playbooks, reducing manual errors and increasing operational efficiency. Integration of Ansible with CI/CD pipelines to automate tests and deployments, optimizing software delivery cycles. Standardization and automation of server configurations using AAP to ensure compliance and consistency across different environments. Collaboration with development and infrastructure teams to identify automation opportunities and train teams on Ansible best practices. Analysis and optimization of Ansible scripts to improve performance and reduce deployment times.
    Ansible Automation Platform AAP Gitlab CI/CD Redhat
  • EDF
    Systems & DevOps Consultant
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    November 2018 - April 2022 (3 years and 5 months)
    92000 Nanterre, France
    Ansible Infrastructure: Operational maintenance, administration of Ansible Tower and AWX, and development of playbooks to automate the product lifecycle and operational tasks.
    Ansible Automation Platform Linux DevOps Kubernetes Python

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Education

  • Associate certification The foundations of microservices ANSII Certification Data Analysis
    Kibana
    Associate certification Les fondements des microservices ANSII Certification Data Analysis
  • Web Performance
    Performances Web

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