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Senior Backend Java / Spring Boot Developer with over 6 years of experience in designing and deploying critical systems for the banking and insurance sectors.
Specializing in event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ), microservices development, and cloud environments (AWS, Terraform).
I assist teams in implementing scalable and high-performance solutions, optimizing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and integrating DevOps practices to accelerate delivery.
✅ Technical Expertise:
Languages & Frameworks: Java 11–17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST API
Event-Driven: Kafka, RabbitMQ
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3), Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes (basics)
CI/CD & Tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
Available immediately for freelance missions of 3 to 6 months, remote or hybrid in France/Germany.
Indicative daily rate: €500–650 / day depending on context and work mode.
French
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- DesjardinsDevOps DeveloperMarch 2025 - May 2026 (1 year and 2 months)Montreal, QC, Canada• Designed, deployed, and optimized large-scale event streaming systems with Kafka (Confluent) and Apache Flink.
- Banque Nationale du CanadaSenior Java Backend DeveloperFebruary 2022 - March 2025 (3 years and 1 month)Montreal, QC, Canada• Led the design and development of scalable payment systems using Java 17, Spring Boot, and Go.• Implemented an event-driven architecture based on Kafka, improving transaction processing efficiency by 30%.• Designed and deployed cloud-native applications on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB).• Strengthened security compliance by implementing OAuth2 authentication, encryption, and access controls.• Developed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 40%.• Monitored system performance with Dynatrace, Splunk, and Datadog, ensuring 99.99% availability.• Mentored 2 junior developers for onboarding and improved their team integration.
- DesjardinsJava Developer AnalystDecember 2020 - February 2022 (1 year and 2 months)Montreal, QC, Canada• Developed and improved high-performance payment APIs in a microservices environment.• Implemented TDD/BDD practices with Cucumber, Mockito, and WireMock.• Designed secure cloud solutions, leveraging AWS Elastic Beanstalk and Pivotal Cloud Foundry.• Integrated Kafka & MQ messaging systems for reliable distributed processing.• Used Dynatrace & Splunk for production monitoring, resolving 99% of incidents before SLA breaches.• Actively participated in Agile development cycles (Scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives).
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Education
- Bachelor of Engineering in Software EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique de Montréal2018Baccalauréat d'ingénieur en génie logiciel
- Graduate Diploma in CybersecurityUniversity of Sherbrooke2026
Certifications
- GIAC Security Essentials CertifiedGIAC / SANS Institute2025