Omar BARAZE

• Point of Contact: As the primary point of contact for the development team within a Feature Team, I facilitated communication between developers and the DevOps team. This included understanding technical requirements, quickly resolving issues, and integrating new features into the existing infrastructure.
• CI/CD Deployment Management: Responsible for setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and automated deployment of new application versions. I worked on automating tests, configuring environments, and monitoring deployments to ensure their success.
• AWS Account Migration: Managed the migration of AWS accounts, including service migration, configuring IAM permissions, and adapting resources to minimize service interruptions.
• Elasticsearch Migration: Migrated an Elasticsearch cluster to a new optimized cluster, ensuring service continuity and reindexing data without any loss.
• On-Premise to AWS Migration: Managed the migration of on-premise systems to AWS, including resource planning, service configuration, and setting up test environments to ensure a smooth transition.
• Problem Analysis and Resolution: Played a key role in continuously monitoring the platform to identify and resolve performance issues using monitoring tools and log analysis to provide effective solutions.
• Communication: Effectively communicated with both technical and non-technical teams to coordinate cross-team efforts. I regularly explained complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring a common understanding of project goals.
• Encouraging Best Practices: Promoted the adoption of DevOps best practices, particularly in code management, automation, and security. I also trained and mentored team members to enhance their proficiency with DevOps tools and processes.

Technical Skills

• System and Network Administration: Expertise in configuring, managing, and securing Linux systems, as well as managing network infrastructures. This includes managing firewalls, VPNs, and optimizing network performance.
• Configuration Management and Provisioning Tools: Use of tools like Salt and Terraform to automate configuration management and infrastructure provisioning, enabling efficient and scalable infrastructure management.
• Architecture and Development: Design and implementation of microservices-based architectures, with expertise in REST APIs, clustering, load balancing, and message queue usage like Kafka.
• Programming Languages: Use of Python, Groovy, and Bash to automate tasks, develop system administration scripts, and improve daily DevOps processes.
• CI/CD and DevOps Tools: Set up CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git to automate development and deployment processes, improving the efficiency and quality of deliverables.
• Cloud and Log Centralization: Experience with AWS for managing cloud infrastructures, and using tools like DataDog and Elasticsearch for centralizing and analyzing system logs.
• Documentation: Maintained and developed technical documentation, ensuring that processes and configurations are well-documented and easily reproducible by the team.

DevSecOps

Schneider Electric June 2023 - Dec. 2023

• Documentation: Maintenance and continuous improvement of technical documentation, ensuring complete traceability of processes and ease of onboarding for new team members.
• Security Integration: Close collaboration with development teams to integrate security controls from the design phase, using tools such as SonarCloud for static analysis and Trivy for detecting vulnerabilities in containers.
• CI/CD Pipeline Automation: Design and deployment of fully automated CI/CD pipelines, integrating vulnerability analysis and security testing stages, which reduced risks while accelerating delivery times.
• Infrastructure Automation: Implementation of infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring consistent and reproducible deployments while reducing manual errors.
• Security Training: Conducted training and awareness sessions on security for developers, thereby strengthening the security culture within the team.

Technical Skills

• Environment: Linux, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, GitHub.
• Security: SonarCloud, Trivy, DevSecOps practices integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

DevOps

Dalkia Aegis, EDF Group · Jan. 2022 - May 2023

• Design and Architecture: Actively participated in defining and architecting environments (Non-Prod, Pilot, Prod), ensuring systems were robust, scalable, and aligned with business needs.
• Solution Implementation: Designed and deployed innovative technical solutions, ensuring efficient operations and simplified maintenance.
• Security: Implemented best security practices to ensure the integrity and protection of critical infrastructures.
• Scalability and Performance: Optimized systems to ensure scalability and maintain optimal performance under high loads.
• Technological Watch: Monitored the latest technological innovations and proposed solutions to enhance existing infrastructures in line with the company's strategic objectives.
• Cost Optimization: Implemented cost management strategies (FinOps) to optimize infrastructure and operational expenses while ensuring service quality.
• Automation and Scripting: Developed automation scripts using CloudFormation, reducing manual errors and accelerating deployments.
• Monitoring: Designed and implemented a comprehensive monitoring infrastructure using Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, and Loki for proactive monitoring and real-time incident management.
• Documentation and Best Practices: Developed and updated operational documentation according to a continuous improvement process, ensuring consistency and efficiency in operations.

Technical Skills

• Environment: Windows, CloudFormation, GitLab, AWS, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki.
• Infrastructure Tools: Automated deployments with CloudFormation and managed complex configurations.
• Monitoring and Supervision: Implemented robust monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana to ensure availability and performance.

DevOps

Renault Groupe June 2019 - Dec. 2021

• Task Automation: Developed scripts to automate repetitive processes, such as application deployments, reducing execution time and minimizing human errors.
• Environment Management: Configured and maintained development, testing, and production environments, ensuring their stability and availability at all times.
• Monitoring and Maintenance: Implemented monitoring systems to track application and system performance, detect anomalies, and resolve issues in real-time.
• Collaboration: Worked closely with development and operations teams to facilitate continuous integration (CI/CD), ensuring quality and timely deliveries.

Technical Skills

• Environment: Linux, Terraform, GitLab, AWS.
• Automation: Developed automation scripts in Python and Bash to enhance operational efficiency.
• Monitoring: Utilized monitoring tools to ensure service availability and prevent incidents.
• Continuous Integration: Implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines for smooth and rapid integration of new features.

Network Administrator

Bouygues Sept. 2018 - May 2019

• Task Automation: Created scripts to automate repetitive processes such as network configurations, backups, and software updates. These automations improved efficiency and reduced human errors in deployments.
• Environment Management: Configured and maintained development, testing, and production environments on Linux. This included managing servers, firewalls, and storage systems to ensure their availability and security.
• Monitoring and Maintenance: Implemented and managed monitoring systems to ensure the availability of networks and applications. Monitoring tools were used to detect failures and resolve issues before they impacted end-users.
• Collaboration: Collaborated with development and operations teams to facilitate continuous integration (CI/CD) of new features, ensuring that network deployments effectively supported application requirements.

Technical Skills

• Environment: Linux, Ansible.
• Automation: Developed scripts in Python to automate network tasks.
• Monitoring: Utilized monitoring tools like Nagios to monitor the integrity and performance of network systems.
• Networks: Configured and managed firewalls, VPNs, and VLANs to ensure network security and segmentation.

Skills

Here is an overview of the technical skills I have developed throughout my career.

Certifications

• CCNA 200-301 – Cisco Certified Network Associate
• AWS SAA-C02 – AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS DOP-C02 – AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Projects

Here are some of the projects I contributed to as a DevOps engineer.

MediaHub - Canal+

Contributed as a DevOps engineer to the MediaHub project, an advanced media asset management platform (MAM) for Canal+. Participated in the automation of deployments and the optimization of video content transcoding and storage processes.

EnergySage - Schneider Electric

Contributed to the EnergySage project as a DevOps engineer at Schneider Electric. Helped integrate and manage CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth deployments on the platform for comparing sustainable energy options.

BIM Connect - Dalkia

Contributed as a DevOps engineer to the BIM Connect project at Dalkia, aiming to optimize the management of smart buildings. Involved in infrastructure automation and continuous integration to improve energy efficiency.