Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

As an Azure Architect with over 10 years of experience in IT and digital transformation, I guide clients throughout their cloud migration journey and strategic decision-making, from the planning phases to the deployment of secure and scalable landing zones.

I am committed to delivering innovative and high-performing solutions aimed at optimizing operations, strengthening compliance and governance, and maximizing the long-term value of cloud environments.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

PWC
Expert Cloud Architect
September 2023 - Today (2 years and 9 months)
• Design, architect, and implement tailored cloud solutions in public, private, and hybrid environments, ensuring scalability, high availability, security, and optimized performance.
• Design and deploy enterprise-grade cloud landing zones compliant with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework principles, establishing secure, scalable, and governed foundations, including identity, network, security, governance, and resource organization.
• Audit and assess existing cloud architectures to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and risks, providing concrete recommendations to optimize costs, enhance security, and align environments with market best practices.
• Conduct detailed studies on cloud sovereignty and regulatory compliance, ensuring adherence to data residency requirements, GDPR, and international standards.
• Collaborate closely with clients and stakeholders to understand business objectives, technical constraints, and operational needs, translating them into pragmatic, secure, and sustainable cloud strategies.
• Lead the optimization of cloud infrastructure and services to improve agility, streamline operations, and reduce operating costs, leveraging automation, monitoring, and FinOps practices.
• Drive cloud migration and modernization initiatives, ensuring a smooth transition from on-premises or legacy environments with minimal impact on business continuity.
• Provide strategic guidance on cloud adoption, vendor selection, and solution implementation, helping clients evaluate technologies, design reference architectures, and deploy the most suitable cloud services.
• Mentor and guide engineering and architecture teams, fostering the adoption of best practices.
Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps Terraform Cloud Adoption Framework Business Development
ModernGen IT
General Manager
March 2022 - December 2025 (3 years and 9 months)
• Creation and development of ModernGen IT, an IT consulting and outsourcing company focused on the French and Tunisian markets, establishing commercial strategy, operational processes, and technological partnerships.
• Recruitment and structuring of a multidisciplinary team of approximately 10 engineers (Golang, Flutter, .NET, Angular, ETL, Cloud), supported by continuous training programs on cloud, DevOps practices, and agile methodologies.
• Management of client projects on a staff augmentation basis for technology players, including the development and evolution of high-value-added software solutions.
• For PxCOM: Outsourcing and development of the PxStream solution in Golang with a Flutter mobile layer, as well as the implementation of ETL data analysis pipelines to optimize the performance of analytical tools (5 FTEs).
• For Applicam: Development of a .NET and Angular application dedicated to managing public subsidies for several French departments, with automation and security of business processes (4 FTEs).
• Design and management of the development of the internal product WeMoove, a platform for the Canadian market connecting individuals and moving companies, integrating instant quote generation, partner management, and service evaluation.
• Supervision of the platform's design, development, testing, and production phases, ensuring the scalability and reliability of the architecture.
• Execution of cloud architecture and audit missions for clients, including support for migration to cloud environments and review of technical architectures.
• Operational project management using agile practices (Scrum), stakeholder coordination, and communication.
Team Management Architecture Agile Methodology Communication Business Development
GRTGAZ
Senior Microsoft Azure Architect / DevOps and Landing Zone Po
August 2019 - August 2023 (4 years)
• Definition and prioritization of the Azure landing zone feature roadmap based on team and project needs.
• Ensure alignment of solutions with cloud security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Active participation in audits and technical reviews to ensure the quality and performance of deployed solutions.
• Conduct sovereignty studies to ensure compliance with data residency and regulatory requirements.
• Support project teams in adopting Azure solutions, providing guides and best practices for integration with the existing landing zone.
• Stakeholder management by communicating progress, successes, and challenges related to landing zone development.
• Monitoring and analysis of deployed solution performance, proposing continuous improvements to optimize Azure usage.

IAC Project (Infrastructure as Code):
• Development of PowerShell scripts for automated deployment and management of Azure subscriptions.
• Complete deployment of Azure subscriptions for hub and hosting applications via PowerShell scripts.
• Complete deployment of transversal (spoke) subscriptions to connect hub subscriptions to client data centers.
• Creation and management of deployment JSON files via the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) API.
• Preparation and presentation of a Terraform POC to standardize deployments.
• Implementation of CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps and integration of Terraform tasks into the deployment chain.
• Design of a new architecture for the industrialization of Terraform infrastructure.
• Implementation of the Gitflow workflow for the project and branch management.
• Development of custom Terraform modules including name and SKU management to standardize and secure deployments.
Microsoft Azure Azure DevOps Gitlab CI Team Management Terraform