Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Senior Architect with 25 years of experience in critical infrastructure transformation, specializing in Datacenter, Public Cloud & High-availability Architectures, bringing proven expertise in secure migration and cost reduction

loud & Hybrid

Security & Compliance

DevOps & Automation

Governance

Azure, AWS

Zero Trust, ANSSI, GDPR

Ansible, CI/CD, Docker, Terraform

FinOps, Roadmaps

VMware vSphere, OpenStack

Data Protection

Kubernetes, Microservices

IT Cost Management

IAAS, PAAS, DAAS

ISO Standards, CLOUD CERTIFICATIONS

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

 Technical and functional analysis

 Functional and business risk analysis

 Web / N-Tier Architectures

 Secure Architecture Design

 Design, architecture and directory design of enterprise directory (Active Directory, AD LDS, Open LDAP...)

 Technical project management and deployment monitoring

 Recommendation of technical solutions

 DRP/BCP (Business Continuity Plan)

 Writing technical documentation (DAT, HLD, DEX, RACI, Committee Minutes…)

 Writing security requirements and rules

 Conducting studies on technical solutions

 Mock-up creation

 Migration project execution

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Systems

MS: Windows (W2K3, W2008, W2012, W2016, W2019, W2022)

UNIX: AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, True64

LINUX: Red Hat, Debian, CentOS, Fe

Virtualization

Suite VMware vSphere, VMware, Citrix XenDesktop, VMware NSX, KVM, Proxmox, Open stack, Opennebula, Nutanix, Docker

Architecture & Deployment: Micro services, Cloud (AWS, GCP), CI/CD

Public Cloud (Azure, AWS and GCP), IAAS, SAAS, PAAS, DAAS…

Automation & Orchestration: n8n, Zapier, Airflow

Language Models & Generative AI

Security

Security/Firewall

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Zscaler Internet Access, WALLIX Bastion

BCP/DRP

Development of business continuity plans (BCP) with crisis management procedures

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

GROUPE LA POSTE (BGPN)
Technical Architect Datacenter/Cloud
September 2023 - May 2026 (2 years and 8 months)
Context
Migration of 200 critical applications to new infrastructures as part of a datacenter closure.

Achievements
 Management of application obsolescence (OS, application components…)
 Establishment of application, system & network infrastructure, and security mappings
 Coordination of study and docking work for projects on ITAAS platforms
 Implementation of monitoring and performance KPIs
 Scoping the disaggregation of the SIBP from the DSIBA (Banking IT Department)
 Managing technical debt to ensure IT system resilience
 Leading the migration of applications to Azure and OpenStack, reducing TCO by 15% and ensuring a 99.99% SLA through a high-availability architecture.
 Conducting DRP studies with definition of SLA levels, enhancing data resilience and security.
 Implementing data resilience architectures, including an active/active approach to ensure critical service continuity.
 Performing the DRP study to replace the current DRP of Clermont with the SLA level to be defined (2N+1) and the data resilience architecture (active/active or active/passive)
 Facilitating steering committee meetings and reporting project progress

Technical Environment
Cloud Infrastructure: IaaS & PaaS, Orchestrator (Open shift), AWS, Azure, GCC Operating System: Linux, AIX, Windows, Mac OS, Android, Hypervisors (VMWARE) Networks and Telecommunications: WAN, LAN, Routers, Firewall, VPN
Security: WAF (F5), Anti Dos (Harbor), Antivirus (McAfee), SSL Storage: NAS/SAN, GlusterFS, S3, Raid
Cassandra, Couchbase, Nginx, HA Proxy, Kibana, Grafana, ElasticSearch, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Docker
Modeling: UML, Archimate
BCP/DRP Cloud computing IT Architecture Virtualization IT Security
BELIEVE FRANCE
Infrastructure Architect
August 2022 - July 2023 (11 months)
Context
Within the remediation team (architecture & engineering) at BELIEVE DIGITAL, responsible for implementing the new virtualization platform (inter-site) and modernizing and evolving existing infrastructures.
Architecture reform for an inter-site virtualization platform.

 Ensuring end-to-end consistency of architectures and technical choices.
 Defining Cloud strategies to leverage IaaS and PaaS Services.
 Participating in architectural evolutions during studies and/or audits.
 Collecting and understanding needs and constraints.

 Specifying requirements (performance, availability, security).
 Defining technical architecture and automation solutions.
 Ensuring technological watch.
Achievements

 Design of the enterprise Cloud architecture, leading to a 20% improvement in deployment efficiency through the implementation of best Cloud and DevOps practices.
 Supporting teams in adopting Cloud principles, increasing the adoption rate of best automation practices by 30%.
 Promoting and implementing good Cloud and DevOps practices
 Supporting and acculturating teams on Cloud principles
 Implementing monitoring solutions on Cloud architectures
 Support in implementing automation practices (CI/CD, GitOps, IaC)
 Supervising deployments in target environments
 Writing technical documentation and procedures
 Participation in monitoring and production on-call duties
 Providing support in defining and implementing the Delivery strategy

Technical Environment
Cloud: Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, Open stack, Oracle, VMware, Proxmox, Hyper -V
Operating Systems: Windows 2016 R2, Linux Redhat / Debian, Linux Ubuntu
Networks (WAN, LAN), cybersecurity (workstation, network, Cloud), hosting
Virtualization Cloud computing Cybersecurity IT Architecture Azure Cloud
MINISTERE DE L’INTERIEUR
Infrastructure Architect
June 2021 - July 2022 (1 year and 1 month)
Context
Increasing the capacity of the Private Cloud of IaaS type to meet growing demand. Implementing the Cloud strategy within the IT Department, taking into account legal aspects (data confidentiality), technical aspects, financial aspects by establishing eligibility conditions, and migration processes following the audit of the IT system and applications.

Achievements
 Development and implementation of a Cloud strategy ensuring data confidentiality, leading to a 25% reduction in incidents.
 Definition and execution of the Cloud migration policy, facilitating the transition for 100+ applications.
 Support and technical expertise for integrators
 Level 3 support for technical incident analysis
 Execution of POCs in collaboration with infrastructure architects
 Definition and implementation of the Cloud migration policy
 Implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery plans
 Audit and execution of infrastructure and application status assessment
 Management of infrastructure obsolescence
 Consolidation and evolution of architectures structuring the solutions and services of the ministry's private cloud
 Supporting and providing technical expertise to
 Contributing to Level 3 support necessary for technical incident analysis in conjunction with operations and supervision teams

Technical Environment
Cloud: Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, Open stack, Oracle, SAP, Xenapp, VMware
Operating Systems: Windows 2012 R2, Linux Redhat / CentOS, Linux Ubunt, DNS/BIND
DevOps Software Factory: Jenkins, Ansible, Rudbeck, Jmeter, Quality Center, Gitlab, Nexus
Virtualization Cloud computing Cybersecurity Security Audit Linux