Description

Independent Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud

Strong knowledge in Amazon Web Services product suite (EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, CloudFront, AWS Connect etc.) and the associated best practises.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Dutch
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

ekWateur
Cloud Architect
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
January 2020 - Today (6 years and 5 months)
Paris, France
Leading cloud architecture and DevSecOps initiatives for ekWateur, a dynamic energy provider, orchestrating their AWS infrastructure and implementing modern DevSecOps practices.

Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure
• Designed and implemented enterprise-grade network architecture utilizing VPC, Peering, and AWS Transit Gateway
• Architected and managed large-scale Kubernetes environment with 10 EKS clusters using Karpenter for auto-scaling
• Established AWS Organizations structure and IAM Identity Center for 14 AWS accounts
• Implemented multi-AZ infrastructure ensuring high availability and disaster recovery
DevSecOps & Platform Engineering
• Led implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Terragrunt
• Orchestrated GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
• Implemented Atlantis for collaborative infrastructure management
• Established security best practices across the cloud infrastructure
Technical Environment:
• Cloud Platform: AWS (Multi-AZ, 14 accounts)
• Container Orchestration: AWS EKS, Kubernetes, Karpenter
• Serverless: Lambda, API Gateway
• Data Stores: RDS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas
• Monitoring: ELK Stack
• IaC & DevOps: Terraform, Terragrunt, GitLab CI, Atlantis
• Web Services: Apache, Nginx, Docker
Leadership:
• Guide and mentor DevSecOps teams (4-5 members) using Agile/SCRUM methodology
• Drive technical decision-making and architecture governance
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across teams
Terraform Amazon Web Services Gitlab CI/CD AWS Connect Kubernetes
SCALEO INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Co Founder && Cloud Engineer
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2015 - November 2020 (5 years and 10 months)
Île-de-France, France
• • Led complex migration projects, transitioning legacy platforms to highly available cloud-based solutions
• • Designed and implemented cloud architectures: Developed private, public, and hybrid cloud solutions for new applications Orchestrated Oracle database migration and replication strategies to AWS RDS Optimized infrastructure for maximum reliability and cost-efficiency
• • Conducted technical audits to ensure AWS best practices compliance and security standards
• • Provided comprehensive training and support
Amazon Web Services Cloud computing Kubernetes AWS Connect Terraform
Médiamétrie
DevSecOps AWS & Cloud Infrastructure Architect
PRESS AND MEDIA
January 2015 - December 2020 (5 years and 11 months)
Paris, France
• • Successfully led large-scale datacenter migration initiatives to AWS
• • Managed complex workload migration projects from design to implementation FinOps & Cost Optimization Leadership
• • Achieved 62% cost reduction (>$64K annually) through EMR migration from On-Demand to Spot instances
• • Implemented comprehensive FinOps strategy for $1.8M+ annual AWS spend
• • Deployed and managed FinOps tooling for stakeholder visibility
• • Orchestrated strategic Reserved Instance planning across EC2, RDS, and ElastiCache services
• • Established waste detection and remediation processes Cloud Governance & Technical Leadership
• • Implemented automated compliance frameworks using CloudCustodian and AWS Config
• • Led multi-region AWS infrastructure deployment
• • Managed complex multi-account AWS environment (10+ accounts)
• • Orchestrated DevOps practices across multiple feature teams using Agile/ SCRUM methodology Technical Cloud AWS Oracle
Amazon Web Services