Wassim is a

Results-driven Cloud DevOps Engineer, 2x AWS & 1x Azure certified & Kubestronaut, with extensive experience in deploying and managing large-scale infrastructure. Currently leading a high-impact machine learning project, applying DevOps best practices, and managing AWS infrastructure for a multinational organization. Proven ability to collaborate with global teams, ensuring technical excellence and seamless communication.

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Professional Experience

DevOps/AWS Engineer

Sanofi, Paris, Île-de-France | Dec 2021 – Present

  • Deployed and Maintained AWS infrastructure using IaC Terraform.
  • Migration of Microservices project from ECS to EKS
  • Managed project CI/CD pipeline on Gitlab CI / GitHub Actions
  • Containerized applications for ML/WebApp
  • Deployment automations using python/shell scripts
  • Developed Backend API using Python Language
  • Integrated Snowflake DB Data warehouse for Data science/Data engineers
  • Snowflake Data lifecycle management and troubleshooting (SQL, Access control)

DevOps/AWS Engineer

La Sacem, Paris, Île-de-France | Mar 2021 – Dec 2021

  • Streamlined infrastructure deployment using cloud provisioning tool, Terraform
  • Experienced in the creation and maintenance of CI scripts as part of CI/CD pipelines, based on GitLab-CI
  • Extensively worked on creating and maintaining AWS services, such as EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Lambda, API GW, CloudFront, SES, and Route53
  • Hands-on experience in writing Python and Bash scripts
  • Experienced in troubleshooting and resolving OS and network-based issues
  • Containerized applications and runners configuration using Docker

DevOps/AWS Engineer

Believe Digital, Paris, Île-de-France | Sep 2019 – Mar 2021

  • Deployed EMR clusters for data processing of music streaming services
  • Scaled and deployed following client specifications a web application architecture
  • Installed a Fullstack infrastructure (LAMP) using AWS services, Autoscaling groups for EC2 instances, ELB for load balancing, route53 for DNS entries
  • Migrated Databases from virtual privates servers into RDS and assured the High availability and performance for peak usage (R/W)
  • Networking administration and Troubleshooting (VPC, NACL, SG)
  • Serverless microservices implementation (Lambda, API Gateway,Python).

VMware Systems Engineer

Orange, Paris, Île-de-France | Oct 2017 – Aug 2019

  • Architected and managed a private cloud IaaS platform using VMware technologies.
  • Administered the platform with vSphere and vRealize, minimizing downtime and preventing incidents.
  • Implemented virtualized networking using NSX-V.
  • Deployed vRealize suite, including clustered vROPS, vRLI, vRA/vRO appliances.
  • Utilized PowerShell scripts and VRA/VRO for automation and maintenance tasks.
  • Configured SDDC stacks, including ESXi hypervisors, networking, storage, and vCenter integration.
  • Set up storage management tools for SSD racks using NexentaStor on bare-metal servers.
  • Authored detailed documentation for operations teams.
  • Monitored platform performance with Centreon, resolving P1 and P2 incidents.

Network Engineer

Axione, Paris, Île-de-France | Jan 2017 – Sep 2017

  • Maintained and evolved the backbone network design.
  • Validated core routers for interconnecting national sites.
  • Led optic fiber deployment projects, including architecture and implementation for enterprises and government agencies.
  • Coordinated with partners to deploy optic fiber and radio antennas.

Professional Skills

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
Tools: Terraform, Kubernetes, Git, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
Programming Languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell
Other Skills: Networking, Virtualization, Linux, Windows Server, DevOps, Cybersecurity

Education

  • Master's in Network Architecture and Security
    Telecom ParisTech, Paris, France (Graduated Dec 2016)
  • Bachelor's in Network and Security Engineering
    Esprit, Tunis, Tunisia (Graduated Jun 2015)

Languages

English, French, Arabic