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Théodore ApapoulleTA

Théodore Apapoulle

AWS DevOps Engineer | Kubernetes | Cloud

€600/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Théodore

Looking for an AWS Cloud & DevOps specialist?
You've come to the right place.

I am a Cloud & DevOps engineer with over 6 years of experience, specializing in AWS.
I have worked in various sectors such as energy and defense.
I have collaborated with companies like Engie, Thalès, and Crédit Agricole.

I hold the following certifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
- AWS Certified Developer Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
- AWS Certified Security Specialty
- Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate

I can assist you with:
- Designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
- Developing Python scripts to optimize AWS operations
- Containerizing legacy solutions for cloud scaling
- Supporting your teams in adopting DevOps methodologies
- Automating deployment pipelines for fast and reliable software delivery
- Conducting security audits of your existing cloud architectures
- Evolving and maintaining your CI/CD chain
- Migrating to AWS cloud environments with a structured and secure approach

I also have solid knowledge in:
- Cloud security (DevSecOps)
- Cost optimization (FinOps)
- Data management in AWS (Data Engineering)
- Monitoring and observability (Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK)
- Container orchestration with Kubernetes (EKS)

Transparency and communication are essential to me:
I provide my clients with a daily report at the end of the day, detailing all tasks performed.

Contact me, I respond very quickly.
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  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

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

Experience

  • ENGIE IT
    AWS DevOps Engineer
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
    Courbevoie, France
    Engie is a global energy group. The company is active in electricity, natural gas, and energy services. The group operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 96,000 employees worldwide.

    I joined the AWS Cloud Admin team within Engie Corporate's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE). My role was to ensure the setup, governance, and operation of AWS accounts during the BUILD & RUN phases.

    We were organized as a team of 5 AWS-specialized engineers, including:
    - 1 squad leader,
    - 3 AWS engineers
    - 1 AWS ProServe expert

    As an AWS cloud engineer, I was responsible for:
    - Participating in RUN tasks, including creating, deleting, and renaming AWS accounts
    - Full-stack development of an internal portal for managing AWS accounts (identity, access, governance) with chargeback implementation for re-invoicing Engie entities.
    - Implementing FinOps data sharing mechanisms for Engie entities via the Common Data Hub (CDH), facilitating secure and controlled data access
    - Monitoring AWS environments to ensure their proper functioning.
    - Implementing CI/CD pipelines compliant with security best practices
    - Proactive remediation through Prisma Cloud security alerts, with automatic or manual correction of non-compliance on AWS resources

    Technical Context: AWS, Github Actions, Prisma Cloud, FinOps, Grafana, Vue.js, Python, Cloudformation, Confluence, Jira.

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    DevSecOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer, DevOps Cloud, freelance, independent, Lead DevOps, DevOps Consultant, Landing zones, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Cloud Systems Engineer, AWS Cloud Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer
    Terraform Grafana Amazon Web Services Python CI/CD
  • ENGIE Digital
    AWS DevOps Engineer
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    January 2023 - January 2024 (1 year)
    Courbevoie, France
    Engie is a global energy group. The company is active in electricity, natural gas, and energy services. The group operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 96,000 employees worldwide.

    I joined the Cloud Infrastructure team of Engie Digital's Smart O&M platform, a cloud solution deployed internationally for monitoring buildings and data-driven predictive maintenance for field technicians.

    We were organized as a team of 4 cloud engineers, including 1 team leader, within the Delivery department.

    As an AWS cloud engineer, I was responsible for:
    - Supporting development teams by assisting them with their cloud needs (tools, security, automation),
    - Continuously improving the Smart O&M platform in terms of security, FinOps, and accelerating infrastructure deployments,
    - Developing reusable Terraform modules to increase developer autonomy,
    - Implementing secure multi-environment deployments via GitHub Actions workflows,
    - Centralizing and industrializing CI/CD pipelines, including via Jenkins and Octopus Deploy,
    - Participating in the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) strategy, with an automated redeployment mechanism for the Smart O&M platform in a new region,
    - Providing cross-functional technical support, leading inter-team sharing sessions, and temporarily taking on the Product Owner role,
    - Contributing to documentation as code and technical Proofs of Concept (POCs) for the platform.

    Technical Context: AWS, Dynatrace, OpenSearch, Prisma Cloud, Checkov, Terraform, Octopus Deploy, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Python, MongoDB Atlas, Antora
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    DevSecOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer, DevOps Cloud, freelance, independent, DevOps Consultant, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Application Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, AWS DevOps Engineer
    Terraform Amazon Web Services CI/CD Python Grafana
  • ENGIE IT
    AWS DevOps Engineer
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    August 2020 - January 2023 (2 years and 5 months)
    Saint-Ouen, France
    Engie is a global energy group. The company is active in electricity, natural gas, and energy services. The group operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 96,000 employees worldwide.

    I joined the Cloud Engie'neering team within Engie Corporate's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE).

    We were a team of 5 cloud engineers, 1 Product Owner, and 1 Agile Coach. Our mission was to design cloud acceleration patterns for Engie group entities to standardize, secure, and speed up their deployments.

    As a cloud engineer, I was responsible for:
    - Designing and implementing reusable technical patterns for critical topics like Patch Management, Secure Access, backup, and AMI compliance,
    - Developing internal tools to automate and make deployments reliable,
    - Monitoring pattern adoption and supporting Engie entities in their integration,
    - Writing technical documentation in English and communicating regularly to an audience of over 100 people,
    - Implementing SecOps and FinOps dashboards to improve visibility on cloud environments.

    I contributed to the following deliverables:
    - Development of a pattern to monitor multi-account AWS backups,
    - Creation of an AMI compliance testing tool as part of the AMI Factory,
    - Implementation of a pattern for standardized Grafana deployment,
    - Setup of a TTL mechanism for automated deletion of CloudFormation stacks.

    Technical Context: AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, GitHub, Checkov, Python, Grafana, Confluence, Jira
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    DevSecOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer, DevOps Cloud, freelance, independent, Lead DevOps, DevOps Consultant, Cloud DevOps Engineer, AWS DevOps Engineer
    Grafana Python Amazon Web Services CI/CD AWS CloudFormation

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Education

  • Master's Degree in Information Systems Security
    Troyes University of Technology
    2015
    L’Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT) est un établissement public d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche, membre du réseau des universités de technologie de France. L’UTT propose des formations d’ingénieurs, de masters et de doctorats dans les domaines de l’informatique, des systèmes, des réseaux, de la cybersécurité et de l’innovation technologique. L’université est reconnue pour son expertise dans la formation aux métiers de la cybersécurité et des systèmes d’information. J’ai suivi le Master 2 en Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information, une formation orientée vers la maîtrise des architectures sécurisées, des normes et standards de sécurité, des audits, de la cryptographie, ainsi que de la gestion des risques IT et de la gouvernance de la sécurité.
  • Engineering Degree, Network and Telecommunications Systems - Information Systems and Communications Security specialization
    Troyes University of Technology
    2015
    L’Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT) est une grande école d’ingénieurs publique, spécialisée dans les sciences et technologies de l’information, reconnue pour son approche par projets et ses liens étroits avec le monde industriel. Elle fait partie du réseau des universités de technologie en France, aux côtés de l’UTC et de l’UTBM. J’ai suivi la formation d’ingénieur en Systèmes, Réseaux et Télécommunications, avec une spécialisation en Sécurité des Systèmes et des Communications, me préparant aux métiers de l’ingénierie IT avec une forte dominante cybersécurité. Cette formation m’a permis d’acquérir des compétences avancées en réseau, administration système, cryptographie, sécurité applicative, ainsi qu’en gestion de projet technique.

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