About Francis
Cloud Architect & DevSecOps Lead with hands-on expertise in Azure enterprise-scale architectures and a strong team-enablement mindset. Experienced in leading and mentoring technical teams (2–6 engineers), defining architectural standards, and establishing governance frameworks (DevSecOps, FinOps, compliance, regulated environments). Skilled in Cloud transformation, Microservices, IaC, GitOps, and Security by Design, delivering secure, scalable, and business-aligned platforms. Strong focus on technical strategy, team alignment, and continuous improvement.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- XPOLLENSCloud Architect, DevSecOps Technical Lead (Freelance)BANKING AND INSURANCEJanuary 2020 - November 2025 (5 years and 10 months)Paris, France• Monolith Refactoring: Designed and executed the strategic refactoring of a core monolithic system to an Azure Microservices architecture built on .Net Core.• Core Microservices Development: Architected and developed core cross-functional microservices (e.g., API Gateway, Webhooks, Customer Strong Authentication) essential for platform operations.• Secure Network Topology: Implemented a robust and secure Hub & Spoke topology, utilizing Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, and the Rohde & Schwarz WAF for advanced perimeter security.• Enterprise Governance: Established Azure Landing Zones to ensure compliance, governance, and environment segmentation the platform.• Container Orchestration: Deployed and managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters serving as the core runtime for Microservices and internal tools. Integrated KEDA (Event-driven Autoscaling) and Argo CD (GitOps-based application delivery).• IaC Implementation: Managed all Azure infrastructure and configurations (including the original lift-and-shift) using IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, Az CLI, and PowerShell).DevSecOps, Automation & Security Governance
- VINCI CONSTRUCTIONSenior Full Stack Azure ConsultantARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNINGJanuary 2019 - January 2020 (1 year)Paris, FranceEvolutionary Maintenance and development for the Digital & Innovation application portfolio (more than 10 applications) within the DSI.
- SUEZ EAUSenior Full Stack ConsultantJanuary 2018 - January 2019 (1 year)Paris, France• Sector-Specific Maintenance: Provided evolutionary maintenance and functional updates for a critical platform dedicated to water network leak detection.• Application Development & Testing: Executed high-quality development and unit testing of application modules, ensuring platform reliability.• Core Development Stack: Focused on Full Stack development utilizing C# and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) for the application core, and Angular for web interfaces.• Data & System Integration: Managed application integration with SQL Server and specialized industrial systems (e.g., SCADA).• DevOps Workflow: Utilized Azure DevOps for managing the complete application lifecycle, including version control, deployment and tasks management.
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Education
- Executive Master of Science (MSc)Université Paris Dauphine-PSL2025Executive Master of Science (MSc)
- Postgraduate SpecializationENSI Bourges (INSA Centre Val de Loire)2010Postgraduate Specialization
Certifications
- Azure Administrator AssociateMicrosoft2025
- Azure Solutions Architect ExpertMicrosoft2025