Pierre Ozoux
Verified Expert in Engineering
Prometheus Developer
Nyons, France
Toptal member since March 14, 2016
Pierre is a professional Kubernetes user with over seven years of experience. He can help you solve any challenge with Kubernetes and its ecosystem. He's also proficient in Nginx and Postgres configurations. Pierre communicates extremely well and is a personable fellow.
Portfolio
Experience
- DevOps - 12 years
- Git - 12 years
- Docker - 10 years
- Kubernetes - 7 years
- Jenkins - 6 years
- NGINX - 6 years
- Prometheus - 5 years
- Grafana - 5 years
Work Experience
Cloud Architect
Direction Interministérielle Du Numérique (Dinum
- Automatized cluster GitOps deployment with ClusterAPI.
- Improved performance on Loki and Thanos/Prometheus clusters.
- Supported the dev team in being excellent at developing.
- Helped deploy Cluster API GPU cluster for AI workload.
Co-founder
IndieHosters
- Created a full-hosting platform for free software.
- Leveraged the Docker and then Kubernetes ecosystem.
- Applied best practices in a CoreOS/container environment.
- Packaged dozens of free software with Docker and Docker Compose.
- Helped make some Docker images and Helm charts official.
- Helped a client migrate from VM to Kubernetes. They saved 80k on their yearly cloud bill (from 100k to 20k).
Cloud Architect
Deutsche Bahn
- Created a fully automated cloud dev environment to quickly spin up fully usable OpenShift Kubernetes clusters.
- Designed and implemented the new deployment and. maintenance system based on the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).
- Maintained half a dozen of Kubernetes clusters with almost a hundred nodes.
Infrastructure Engineer
ThredUP
- Set up Kubernetes clusters on AWS infrastructure with the help of kOps.
- Configured logging/monitoring for Kubernetes using Datadog and Elastic.
- Configured a CI/CD with Jenkins, Helm, and Kubernetes; migrated from CircleCI.
- Helped migrate the old infrastructure to Docker and Kubernetes.
- Trained the development teams in the new technology.
Cloud Architect
PimentaGROUP
- Created Kubernetes clusters for our various clients.
- Developed a CI/CD pipeline from Jenkins to Kubernetes.
- Implemented best practices and created deployment guidelines for developers to follow when deploying on Kubernetes.
Trainer
Human Coders
- Created a 2-day training course for Docker and then Kubernetes basics.
- Helped the client understand the container world more thoroughly.
- Developed a Docker Swarm and a Kubernetes cluster.
- Helped the client understand the good and the not-yet-mature part of Docker.
- Created a tailored training session to fit the needs of the client.
DevOps Engineer
Conference Solution
- Configured the central logging with Elasticsearch.
- Moved and redesigned CI/CD pipelines from Jenkins to Travis.
- Configured monitoring with New Relic with a login script.
- Contributed to and helped developers dockerize the Grails app.
DevOps/System Administrator
Seedrs
- Developed a system to distribute tests across developers' computers.
- Replicated engine yard environment locally based on Chef and Gentoo.
- Developed and maintained a backup system for employees.
Project History
Libre.sh
https://github.com/indiehosters/libre.shWe now leverage Kubernetes operators to create a simplified environment to manage hundreds of instances of dozens of applications delivering services to thousands of people.
Education
Master's Degree in Network Engineering
Telecom SudParis - Paris, France
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Thanos, Node.js
Tools
Git, GitHub, Docker Compose, NGINX, Jenkins, Helm, AWS IAM, Grafana, Kibana, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), AWS ELB, GitLab, Systemd, Loki, Ansible, Keycloak, Vim Text Editor, Google Compute Engine (GCE), Kubernetes Operators, Terraform, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Chef, Apache
Languages
Bash, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, Go, Ruby
Paradigms
DevOps, Change Management
Platforms
Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, Red Hat OpenShift, WordPress, LAMP, Linux, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Engine Yard
Storage
Datadog, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby on Rails 4
Other
HAProxy, Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, System Administration, Networking, Systems Monitoring, Linux System Administration, Prometheus, CI/CD Pipelines, MinIO, Identity & Access Management (IAM), APIs, Discourse, Containerd, Networks, Development, IT Projects, Multimedia, Websites, Radio, Internet Radio, Business Ideas, Business Models, Startups, Lean IT, VLANs, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), cluster-api, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Infrastructure, Gentoo
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