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Description

Cloud Architect & Platform Engineer with extensive expertise in distributed architectures, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. I assist companies in designing, managing, and implementing operational Cloud and DevOps platforms in on-premise, public cloud, and hybrid environments.

I work on technically challenging projects, combining project management, architectural vision, and hands-on execution, from scoping to production deployment and operation. I take technical and organizational responsibility for entrusted matters, both on a dedicated basis and for fixed-price projects.

Expertise

Cloud & Hybrid Architecture: AWS, Azure, high availability, multi-zone
Kubernetes & Containers: EKS, AKS, Docker, Helm, Traefik, Ingress
CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, GitOps
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM, Ansible
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
Security & Networks: VPC, Security Groups, DNS, reverse proxy
Data & AI (context-dependent): AI/GenAI integration, Azure ML

Project Management & Delivery

Requirements scoping, target architecture definition, planning, workload/deadline/risk management, team coordination, technical arbitration, delivery, and operational support.

Types of Engagements

Cloud/Kubernetes architecture design and review, CI/CD industrialization, application migration and modernization, Kubernetes cluster deployment, GitOps/IaC implementation, technical audits, and team coaching.

Added Value

Dual expertise in architecture and execution, ability to manage and deliver complex projects, proficiency in critical environments, clear communication with technical teams and decision-makers.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

SYLQ
Tech Lead DevOps / Cloud-Native CI/CD Architect
E-COMMERCE
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Île-de-France, France
Mission:

Management and optimization of AWS cloud infrastructure: Administration and maintenance of key services such as EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), S3 (storage), EC2 (virtual instances), and Route 53 (DNS) to ensure the availability, scalability, and security of production environments.
Container orchestration with Kubernetes: Deployment, monitoring, and scaling of containerized applications in production using EKS to automate cluster management.
Deployment automation (CI/CD): Configuration and maintenance of Jenkins pipelines for continuous integration and delivery, ensuring fast and reliable production releases.
GitOps deployment management with Argo CD: Use of Argo CD to automatically synchronize Git configurations with Kubernetes environments, ensuring optimal traceability and reproducibility.
Collaboration and versioning via GitHub: Management of code repositories, branches, and pull requests in coordination with development teams to ensure smooth integration of new features.
Production monitoring and maintenance: Ensuring the stability and performance of applications in production, intervening in incidents, and optimizing cloud resources.
Development of automations with n8n: Design and maintenance of automated workflows to connect and orchestrate various services, tools, and APIs.
Experimental mini-project (internal POC) on setting up a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) environment based on Ollama and a vector database (ChromaDB) to test the integration of business documents with an LLM.
Technical environment: AWS EKS, AWS CloudFront, AWS EC2, AWS S3, EFS, Route 53, AWS SNS, Kubernetes, HELM, ARGO CD, Terraform, n8n, GitHub, GitOps, Jenkins, Trivy, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Trivy, Python, n8n, Ollama, ChromaDB.
Kubernetes AWS DevOps Monitoring n8n Automation
SNCF SA Groupe - Paris
Project Management Officer for Resilience and Migration Factory Projects
TRANSPORTATION
January 2024 - December 2024 (11 months)
Île-de-France, France
Mission:
Coordination of the DSI involved in the project
KPI monitoring and implementation of corrective actions
Regular reporting to management
Preparation for compliance with the NIS2 directive
Achievements:
Implementation of interactive analyses and visualizations via Power BI
Advanced data modeling: transformation, creation of key measures with DAX
Design of dynamic dashboards for performance indicator monitoring and risk analysis
Technical environment: Power BI, DAX, Excel, Project, ServiceNow, Teams
Power BI DAX Microsoft Excel Microsoft Project ServiceNow
SNCF - Direction Numérique Groupe
Technical and DevOps Project Manager at the Migration Factory
TRANSPORTATION
January 2020 - December 2023 (3 years and 11 months)
Île-de-France, France
Mission:
Management of the migration of 1,400 applications to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Greenfield)
Tech Lead DevOps (Supervising a team of 5 DevOps)
AWS and Azure Cloud Solution Architect
Achievements:
Monitoring of migrations to AWS and Azure clouds and decommissioning.
Implementation of highly available AWS architectures (multi-AZ) with EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, and Load Balancer (ALB).
Deployment of AWS APIs and Lambda functions.
Advanced network configuration: segmented VPCs, Security Groups, micro-segmentation, cross-zone traffic management.
Implementation of application circuit breakers to ensure microservice reliability.
Automated deployments via Terraform and Ansible, integrated into GitHub & Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
Technical environment: Cloud AWS (EC2, beanstalk, Storage S3, Lambda, API Gateway, ALB, VPC...), AWS Cli, Cloud Azure iaas & paas (WebApp, Azure SQL, Application Gateway, ALB, ...), Azure Cli, GitHub, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Visual Studio Code, ServiceNow, CMDB, TimePerformance, Teams, Datadog, Dynatrace
Terraform AWS Microsoft Azure Jenkins Project Management