Geoffrey Bachelot

Paris, France linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-bachelot

I am a 36 years old, self-taught Site Reliability Engineer. Passionated about web technologies and never ceased to learn new things. I specialized myself in internet related technologies.


Experience

2023 - now

Cloud Operations Manager & Tech Lead @ Akur8 (Paris, France / Hybrid)

Akur8 is revolutionizing risk calculation for Insurers.

A As the Lead/Manager of the Cloud Engineering team at akur8, I am scaling the team and play an instrumental role in supporting the company’s growth. Under my leadership, the team grew to 8 members, and we continued to advance our cloud infrastructure capabilities. I focus on fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation while ensuring that we kept pace with the evolving demands of the company. By implementing strategic solutions and optimizing cloud operations, we contribute to a seamless scaling of infrastructure and further enhanced the company’s ability to respond to the growing business needs.

2022 - 2023

Senior Cloud Engineer @ Akur8 (Paris, France)

At akur8, I played a key role in transforming our cloud operations during a critical growth phase. Joining in 2022 as the third member of the cloud engineering team in an 80-strong company, I quickly identified the need to move away from manual processes. By leveraging industry-leading tools like Ansible and Terraform, I streamlined our infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and configuration management. This modernization not only increased operational efficiency and reduced time-to-market but also laid the foundation for scalable, next-level cloud solutions across the organization.

Languages : Bash, Python, Java

Tools/Frameworks : AWS, Github, Terraform, Ansible, Postgresql, ECS/Fargate, Datadog, Auth0

2020 - 2022

Site Reliability Engineer - Core team @ Leboncoin (Paris, France)

Leboncoin is one of the biggest french website, THE french aftermarket platform.

As a core member of the SRE team, I contributed to a range of high-impact projects. I played an integral role in migrating leboncoin from traditional data centers to AWS, ensuring a seamless and scalable transition. My responsibilities spanned the setup, migration, and administration of Elasticsearch clusters, as well as the migration of approximately 600 PostgreSQL databases from on-premise environments to AWS RDS. Additionally, I was a key participant in transitioning Go microservices from on-premise Kubernetes clusters to AWS EKS, all while managing an infrastructure that served around 30 million unique visitors per month.

Languages : Bash, Python, Golang

Tools/Frameworks : AWS, Gerrit, Terraform, Ansible, ELK, Postgresql, Kubernetes, Consul, Vault, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, nginx, HAProxy, Packer, AWX, Debian, Ubuntu

2018 - 2020

Site Reliability Engineer - Payment team @ Leboncoin (Paris, France)

Leboncoin is one of the biggest french website, THE french aftermarket platform.

I spearheaded the original development of Leboncoin’s payment platform, building it from the ground up within the payment team to handle thousands of daily requests. This involved designing and implementing every component, including Go microservices deployed on Kubernetes, ensuring the platform was robust and scalable from day one.

Languages : Bash, Python, Golang

Tools/Frameworks : AWS, Gerrit, Terraform, Ansible, ELK, Postgresql, Kubernetes, Consul, Vault, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, nginx, HAProxy, Packer, AWX, Debian, Ubuntu

2014 - 2018

Unix System Engineer @ Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France) wikipedia

BnF (short handle for bibliothèque nationale de France) is the French national library. It is not only a library but the official French national archive whever every byte of official digital data is archived.

At the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF), I served as a Unix Systems Engineer where I managed server operations in run environments, configured systems for build and development, and led the Unix infrastructure. I optimized server I/O performance, directed seamless platform migrations, and implemented high availability solutions. Leveraging modern tools such as Ansible, Docker, and continuous integration, along with expertise in RedHat, CentOS, AIX, and Bash scripting, I ensured a robust and reliable infrastructure.

Languages : Shell, PHP

Tools/Frameworks : Ansible, RedHat/CentOS, Docker, OpenShift, VMWare, F5, Packer, Gitlab, NetApp, AIX

2010 - 2014

System administrator @ Ocineo (Paris, France)

Ocineo is IT services and consulting company which manage hundredth of small and middle sized companies ifnrastructures.

As an independent consultant for SMEs, I managed and optimized the IT infrastructures of various companies. I implemented automation and containerization solutions using Ansible and Docker, established continuous integration pipelines, and administered diverse, heterogeneous IT environments. My role involved deploying and maintaining both Windows (2003–2008) and Linux servers, securing IT assets, and performing comprehensive audits and infrastructure migrations. Additionally, I provided strategic consulting and maintained strong client relationships while managing specialized systems, including Blackberry Enterprise Services (BES), physical Sonicwall firewalls, and Nagios/Centreon monitoring solutions.

Languages : Shell, Powershell

Tools/Frameworks : Windows Server 2008, Microsoft eXchange, Office 365, Nagios, Centreon, Git, Debian, yellowpages, PfSense, SonicWall

2010

Technical repair @ StarMac (Bordeaux, France)

Apple product repair and management. Managing macOS server environments

Tools/Frameworks : macOS server

2007 - 2009

Technical repair @ DPI Informatique (Bordeaux, France)

Computers selling, assembly and repair

Windows SBS server management for small companies

Tools/Frameworks : Window 2008 Server, Windows XP, Ubuntu

Education

2010 - 2011
Microsoft Certified IT Professional @ IP-Formation (Paris, France)
Windows 7 & 2008r2 management
2007 - 2009
Network and System Engineer diploma @ CESI (Bordeaux, France)
Learned to code, work with other people and achieve IT projects.
2003 - 2007
High School Diploma @ Lycée Professionnel St-Genès (Bordeaux, France)
Specialized in computing and networking.

Skills

Languages
Shell (bash/zsh)
Python
HTML- CSS
Go
Storage engines
MySQL
PostgreSQL
ElasticSearch
Redis
MQTT
InfluxDB
Tools
AWS
Git - GitHub - Gitlab - Gerrit
Kubernetes - Docker
Ansible - Terraform - Puppet
Monitoring
Prometheus
Grafana
Datadog
Specialization
Cloud Environments
Processes Automation
Open Source
docker eBot creator, a PHP bot to automate Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments. Now widely used in every lan tournaments.
ansible-netdata Ansible role original creator, Netdata is a realtime / standalone hosted monitoring tool. Useful for private projects.
cassh contributor, cassh is a tool used to provide SSH key signing at an enterprise scale.

source: https://geoffreybachelot.fr | Updated 02/2025

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