• Led Unix engineering initiatives within Firmwide Innovation Labs, focusing on automation, system reliability, and self-service infrastructure in Linux-based environments
• Designed and implemented automated provisioning workflows for virtual machines and bare-metal servers using Ansible, significantly reducing manual effort and improving deployment speed
• Developed infrastructure automation leveraging Python, Ansible, Dell OpenManage, and Redfish APIs to support scalable, repeatable system builds
• Onboarded and integrated GPU-enabled servers into the lab environment, enabling support for high-performance and data-intensive workloads, including AI/ML experimentation and compute acceleration
• Administered and supported mission-critical Linux systems (RHEL), including configuration management, patching, and performance optimization across compute, storage, and network layers
• Contributed to production stability through troubleshooting, incident response, and root cause analysis in complex distributed environments
• Collaborated with developers and platform engineers to design and maintain resilient, highly available infrastructure aligned with DevOps and operational best practices
• Supported hybrid environments including Kubernetes clusters, AWS cloud infrastructure, and on-premise systems, ensuring seamless integration and operational consistency
• Enhanced observability and operational efficiency through automation, monitoring, and logging improvements across distributed systems
• Contributed to the operation of data-intensive platforms (Hadoop, Dataiku), supporting large-scale processing workloads and system performance
• Enforced data protection controls through disk encryption and centralized key management (EKMS), ensuring compliance in regulated environments
• Led end-of-life system decommissioning, including secure data destruction and audit-compliant processes for infrastructure lifecycle management

• Defined and implemented a DevOps framework to support middleware governance, improving operational efficiency and standardizing infrastructure and deployment practices
• Migrated containerized applications to OpenShift/Kubernetes, enhancing scalability, resiliency, and system performance in distributed environments
• Established standards, processes, and tooling to enable consistent and reliable DevOps practices across multiple applications and teams
• Implemented proactive monitoring and observability solutions using Prometheus and Grafana, improving system visibility and reducing incident response time
• Managed and supported middleware platforms (JBoss, ActiveMQ, Spring Boot), ensuring high availability, performance, and seamless integration across services
• Automated deployment and infrastructure workflows using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab, and Nexus, reducing manual operations and improving release reliability
• Contributed to system stability and performance optimization in production environments through monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Administered and maintained Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems supporting safety-critical Positive Train Control (PTC) infrastructure, ensuring continuous operation of mission-critical middleware systems
• Automated system deployment and operational workflows using Ansible, Python, Bash, Docker, and Jenkins, improving consistency, efficiency, and reliability across environments
• Deployed and managed middleware platforms enabling real-time locomotive control systems, ensuring high availability and adherence to strict operational and safety requirements
• Implemented monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK stack, enhancing system visibility and enabling proactive detection of performance issues
• Contributed to the containerization of critical applications, supporting scalability, standardization, and improved deployment practices
• Supported system performance and reliability through monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of infrastructure components
• Operated within a highly regulated, safety-critical environment, contributing to systems designed to prevent train collisions, derailments, and unauthorized track access

• Designed and implemented continuous delivery pipelines using IBM UrbanCode Deploy, enabling reliable orchestration of application deployments across distributed environments
• Developed and optimized containerization strategies using Docker, improving scalability, portability, and consistency of application workloads
• Deployed and managed containerized applications on Kubernetes clusters, enhancing resource utilization, system performance, and operational resilience
• Built and maintained end-to-end CI/CD workflows integrating Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins, Maven, and Nexus to streamline software delivery and reduce release cycle time
• Collaborated with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and stable delivery of application releases in production environments
• Contributed to system reliability and deployment consistency by standardizing processes and improving automation across the software delivery lifecycle
• Produced and maintained technical documentation for CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes, ensuring knowledge transfer and operational consistency

• Installed, configured, and maintained Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments supporting OpenShift (Kubernetes) PaaS platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and system reliability
• Managed and troubleshot OpenShift/Kubernetes components (pods, services, deployments, routes), ensuring stable and efficient application lifecycle operations
• Administered cluster infrastructure, including master and worker nodes, routers, and container registries, maintaining platform stability and service continuity
• Optimized system performance and resource utilization through cluster scaling, node management, and cleanup of container workloads
• Configured and maintained KVM-based virtualization environments to support scalable and resilient OpenShift cluster deployments
• Automated application deployment pipelines using Kubernetes and Jenkins integrated with GitHub, enabling consistent and reliable continuous delivery workflows
• Leveraged AWS EC2 infrastructure to support scalable and flexible platform environments aligned with application and operational requirement

• Developed client-server applications to improve access to digital library resources, enabling both on-site and remote usage
• Led IT initiatives to expand online service availability, ensuring reliable and continuous access to resources
• Built and maintained virtualized environments (VMware) supporting web servers, PostgreSQL/MySQL databases, and application servers (Tomcat)
• Administered Linux systems, including installation, configuration, performance tuning, and security management
• Managed network infrastructure, ensuring system health, performance optimization, and compliance with security standards
• Implemented and configured core services such as LDAP directories and web hosting platforms (cPanel) to improve resource management and accessibility

2012-01 Bachelor's degree
Université du Burundi