Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

IT Infrastructure Manager & Senior Systems Administrator with 14 years of experience, including 6 years in a critical PCI-DSS environment (hosting provider).

I design, deploy, and secure IT infrastructures with high availability and compliance requirements, from scope definition to production.

WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU

• Lead an end-to-end infrastructure migration: VMware vSphere 6→8, Dell EMC Storage → PowerStore (MetroNode), Windows Server 2016→2022

• Design your DRP/BCP with 3-2-1 + airgap strategy (Veeam, Dell DataDomain)

• Secure your privileged access in a PCI-DSS environment via Wallix Bastion (certified Level 1 & 2)

• Audit and modernize your infrastructure (Centreon monitoring, GLPI ticketing, PowerShell automation)

• Take technical responsibility for an IT team: management, budget, roadmap, vendors

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Virtualization: VMware vSphere 6→8, vCenter, ESXi, VCF

Storage & Backup: Dell PowerStore, EMC VNX, Veeam B&R, DataDomain

Systems: Windows Server, Active Directory, Hybrid M365, Exchange On-Prem, Linux

Security: PCI-DSS, Wallix Bastion (PAM), VPN, VLAN, hardening

Tools: PowerShell, Centreon, GLPI, ITIL V4

CONTEXTS WHERE I AM MOST USEFUL

Hosting providers, telecom operators, datacenters, PCI-DSS environments, private banking, multi-site SMEs/ETIs with critical infrastructure, VMware migrations, and Dell EMC storage modernization.

CERTIFICATIONS

ITIL V4 Foundation (2024) · Wallix Bastion Level 1 & 2

AVAILABILITY

Remote, hybrid PACA (Nice, Sophia, Cannes, Fréjus), Monaco, occasional travel in France. Short or long-term assignments. Available immediately.

Let's discuss your project — I respond within 24 hours.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Draguignan (up to 50km)

SONEMA (Groupe MBS)
Systems Administrator Manager
January 2024 - January 2026 (2 years)
Fréjus, France
■ Managed a team of 4 people (2 sys admins, 2 developers)
■ Interim IT Manager for 12 months (full CISO scope)
■ Led vendor relations (Dell, Veeam, Insight) and managed the IT budget (~€120K/year)
■ Managed a multi-site infrastructure (Fréjus, Monaco) in a PCI-DSS environment
■ Wrote technical documentation: roadmaps, IT budgets, specifications
■ Conducted annual reviews, scoping, and team skill development
■ Automated infrastructure reporting via PowerShell
SONEMA (Groupe MBS)
Systems Administrator
January 2020 - January 2024 (4 years)
Fréjus, France
■ Led the VMware vSphere 6 → 8 migration: replacement of all ESXi servers (own infrastructure + hosting)
■ Migrated EMC VNX5300 storage to Dell PowerStore 500T in MetroNode configuration (high availability)
■ Migrated the entire server OS fleet from Windows Server 2016 to 2022 (AD, file servers, DBs)
■ Designed and implemented the DRP/BCP with 3-2-1 backup strategy + airgap (Dell DataDomain)
■ Deployed and maintained Veeam Backup & Replication
■ Implemented monitoring (Centreon) and ticketing tool (GLPI)
■ Administered the hybrid Microsoft 365 environment and on-premises Exchange
Groupe Pizzorno Environnement
Systems & Network Technician
January 2012 - January 2020 (8 years)
83300 Draguignan, France
■ Managed networks and IT environments (hardware, software, configurations)
■ Managed backups and disaster recovery plans
■ Diagnosed, troubleshot, and resolved hardware, software, and network issues
■ Configured and maintained email systems and security solutions