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Jean-Michel Benoit

Montreal
Jean-Michel Benoit

Summary

Results-Driven Leader with 5+ years of experience architecting and implementing robust cloud infrastructure solutions. Proven track record of leading teams to successfully migrate and modernize complex applications on AWS, leveraging Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.

Demonstrated ability to optimize cloud costs, enhance system reliability, and drive scalability through microservice-oriented architectures.

Skilled problem-solver with a proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive innovative solutions.

Passionate about fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture, committed to mentoring and developing talent. Proven success in aligning technology solutions with business goals and delivering impactful results.

Overview

8
years of professional experience

Work History

IBM Payments Center

IT Operations Cloud Manager
10.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Simultaneously managed multiple projects with dedicated timelines, successfully tackling challenges when showing.
  • Manages and motivates employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Coached and mentored 4 direct reports as so to offer counsel on their career objectives, and provide them with meaningful projects that can empower them on their individual paths.
  • Maximizes performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Implemented cost-saving initiatives resulting in 30% decrease in operational yearly costs.
  • Reduces operational costs through comprehensive process improvement initiatives and resource management.
  • Ensures compliance with industry regulations and legal requirements by implementing comprehensive policies and training programs for staff members.
  • Facilitates successful cross-functional collaborations for completion of key projects, fostering strong working relationships among team members.

IBM Canada

Lead AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
03.2021 - 09.2023

Job overview

Acted as catalyst to grow team's headcount and become primary contact for high-stake client projects

  • Synthesized understanding of Amazon Web Service cloud provider from network and data security perspective in order to properly assess Infrastructural needs
  • Work closely with complex cloud infrastructures requiring strong architectural understanding, so to balance out client to business operations
  • Maintaining, innovating and creating Infrastructure as Code projects, aiming to fully automate infrastructure deployments with AWS cloud provider
  • Automate application deployments on Kubernetes and containerized images handling servers either using ArgoCD or Terraform.
  • Migrated legacy applications to Cloud, improving system availability and reducing infrastructure costs. Allowed 40% cost reductions of multi-tiered Cloud accounts by reviewing and optimizing services and designs.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on recurring incidents, implementing corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
  • Manage and Lead Product Delivery projects, assessing Cloud based deployments for micro-service oriented architectures

Tecsys

Developer Research and Development
08.2016 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Implemented multiple Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) processes to facilitate project development and increase overall product Quality Gates per environment
  • Provided architectural and software design documents
  • Developed serverless services hosted on Amazon Web Services (API Gateway, CloudFormation, IAM, etc.)
  • Improved DevOps workflows throughout project's lifecycle, reducing compilation and deployment times.
  • Produced Serverless Application Services using AWS Lambda and Typescript
  • Engineered middleware agents to connect monolithic services with partner product line for business symbiosis and stimulate new economical partnership in the Supply Chain industry.

Predictr Technologies

Chief Technology Officer
08.2016 - 08.2017

Job overview

  • Founding member of Predictr Technologies
  • Took on learning iOS Swift 3 from nothing in 3 months, and in so doing deliver iOS ready versions of the Minimal Viable Product
  • Created and managed development standards for product lines
  • Established REST API designs and handled AWS deployment stack.
  • Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
  • Streamlined operations to reduce costs and improve overall efficiency.

Education

École De Technologie Supérieure
Montreal, QC

Bachelor of Engineering from Information And Technology Engineering
08.2019

CEGEP De Valleyfield
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

College Degree from Computer science technology
12.2015

Skills

  • Communication skills, committed to work and always looking to improve
  • Team Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Passion to learn to and tackle new challenges
  • Operating Systems Unix (MacOS, Debian, RHEL), Windows (Server, 10 and11)
  • Containerization technologies (docker, containerd), Kubernetes, Helm, Artifactory, VCS (Git, TortoiseSVN)
  • Python, Bash, Typescript, C#, Java (EE, Android), NodeJS
  • Jenkins CI & Gitlab CI Scripting, ArgoCD, Webhooks
  • Cloud Computing Amazon Web Services (IAM, R53, VPN, VPC, EC2, ECR, EKS, etc)
  • Hashicorp Terraform, Ansible, Kitchen, Packer

Service Programming (Java, Groovy)

SaaS Product Development

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

IT Operations Cloud Manager

IBM Payments Center
10.2023 - Current

Lead AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

IBM Canada
03.2021 - 09.2023

Developer Research and Development

Tecsys
08.2016 - 01.2020

Chief Technology Officer

Predictr Technologies
08.2016 - 08.2017

École De Technologie Supérieure

Bachelor of Engineering from Information And Technology Engineering

CEGEP De Valleyfield

College Degree from Computer science technology

Hobbies

I enjoy virtual reality game development with Unity Engine, outdoor activities like cycling, hiking, and skiing, cooking while watching TV series, listening to music, and having coffee-fueled conversations. I'm also active in the North American DevOps Group events and coding my own projects.

Jean-Michel Benoit