Senior DevSecOps Consultant

Yanis Fortier

I build and secure cloud platforms for the public sector, from CI/CD pipelines to infrastructure, in France and abroad.

Currently
WeScale
Engagement
Sovereign Cloud & AI
Experience
Since 2019
Career

Experience

  1. 2025 — present

    WeScale

    Senior DevSecOps Consultant

    Client:French Ministry of the Interior · Sovereign Cloud & AI

    • Designed and secured a sovereign cloud platform hosting Artificial Intelligence services
    • Built security into CI/CD pipelines and automated compliance checks
    • Deployed infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code and orchestrated containerized workloads
    • Coached teams on DevSecOps best practices and the handling of sensitive data
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
    • Terraform
    • Ansible
    • GitLab CI/CD
    • Sovereign cloud
  2. 2024 — 2025

    Accenture

    Senior DevSecOps Consultant

    Clients:French Ministry of Justice · French Ministry of Labour

    • Automated security in CI/CD pipelines with static code analysis (SAST), dynamic security testing (DAST) and vulnerability management
    • Implemented a “Shift-Left Security” approach to detect and fix flaws early in development
    • Orchestrated secure cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS) with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
    • Promoted a DevSecOps culture through team training and shared best practices
    • Jenkins
    • SonarQube
    • Veracode SAST
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • Azure
    • AWS
    • Terraform
    • Ansible
  3. 2022 — 2024

    Horoquartz

    Scrum Master & DevSecOps

    • Facilitated Agile/Scrum ceremonies and guided the DevOps team toward continuous improvement
    • Optimized CI/CD workflows and reduced time-to-market through automation
    • Fostered collaboration between Dev, Ops and Security teams to ensure quality and performance
    • Jira / Agile
    • Jenkins
    • GitLab CI/CD
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • Azure

    DevOps Engineer

    • Designed and industrialized CI/CD pipelines to speed up release cycles
    • Administered Azure and monitored infrastructure in real time (Prometheus, Grafana)
    • Automated provisioning and configuration with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
    • Git / GitLab
    • Jenkins
    • Prometheus
    • Grafana
    • Terraform
    • Ansible
  4. 2021 — 2022

    Sopra Steria

    Full Stack Developer Consultant — Java & Angular

    Client:French Ministry of Justice

    • Developed full stack web applications with a multi-tier architecture (Java Spring Boot, Angular)
    • Major technical migration from Java 8 to Java 17 and frontend rebuild with Angular
    • Set up automated testing (unit, integration) to ensure code quality
    • Worked in an Agile team with iterative deliveries and continuous improvement
    • Java 8 → 17
    • Spring Boot
    • Angular
    • React
    • Git / GitLab
    • Jenkins
    • Jira / Agile
  5. 2019

    Tianjin Polytechnic University

    Research project — Culinary Artificial Intelligence

    • Built an AI model that generates recipe texts using recurrent neural networks (RNN/LSTM) with TensorFlow
    • Created a training dataset of 10,000+ recipes through automated web scraping
    • Designed a web interface for interactive, personalized recipe generation
    • Back in 2019!
    • Python 3
    • TensorFlow
    • RNN / LSTM
    • Flask
    • BeautifulSoup
    • HTML / CSS / JS
Studies

Education

  1. 2018 — 2021

    ESAIP — Angers

    Master of Engineering — Computer Science & Networks

    Technical skills

    • CCNA certification (Routing & Switching)
    • Java / PHP development
    • JavaScript & web frameworks
    • Network architecture

    Soft skills

    • Agile / Scrum project management
    • Project financial management
    • Team management
    • Leadership and communication

    Student involvement

    • Head of Communications — Arts Society
    • Computer science tutor
    • Organizing cultural events

    International university exchanges

    Esslingen University — Germany
    Semester 2021
    Technical skills
    • IoT & embedded systems
    • Banking & insurance solutions
    • Android mobile development
    • Professional German (B1)
    Projects
    • Android app protecting the natural heritage of Anjou
    • Platform listing cultural festivals in France
    Tianjin Polytechnic University — China
    Semester 2019
    Technical skills
    • Advanced Linux administration
    • Advanced databases (SQL/NoSQL)
    • Algorithms & data structures
    • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
    • Mandarin Chinese (A1)
    Projects
    • Culinary AI: recipe generation (Python, TensorFlow, RNN/LSTM)
    • Web app analysing electricity consumption
  2. 2017 — 2018

    University of Angers

    Faculty of Science — Bachelor’s programme in Computer Science

    Technical skills

    • Object-oriented programming (Java)
    • Web development (PHP, JavaScript)
    • Databases (SQL, PostgreSQL & MySQL)
    • Markup languages (XML, LaTeX)
    • Algorithms & data structures

    Student involvement

    • Project officer — Faculty of Science student union
    • Volunteer teacher — French Sign Language (LSF)
    • Organizing student events
  3. 2015 — 2017

    François Rabelais University — Tours

    Two-year technical degree (DUT) — Electrical Engineering & Industrial Computing

    Technical skills

    • Low-level programming (C++, VHDL)
    • Industrial automation (Ladder)
    • Embedded systems (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ARM)
    • Electronics & electrical engineering
    • Electrical safety certifications (B1V-B2V, BS, BC)

    Projects

    • High-precision handheld infrared rangefinder (30 m range)
    • Connected weather station (Android & Windows apps)
    • Measurement & data acquisition systems
  4. 2013 — 2015

    Grandmont High School — Tours

    French Baccalaureate (STI2D) — Information & Digital Systems

    Technical skills

    • Programming (C, Processing)
    • Digital systems & networks
    • Structural analysis of materials
    • Home automation

    Projects

    • Autonomous smart window — home automation with environmental sensors (temperature, humidity, light)
    • Home automation systems
Expertise

Skills

Cloud & DevSecOps

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Jenkins
  • SonarQube
  • Veracode SAST
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana

Programming languages

  • Java
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • C++
  • HTML5
  • CSS3

Software

  • MySQL
  • Apache
  • WordPress
  • Photoshop
  • Ubuntu
  • Windows

Methods

  • Agile methods
  • Website development
  • Writing specifications
  • UML design
  • UX/UI

Languages

  • FrenchNative
  • EnglishTOEIC 985
  • GermanB2
  • ItalianB1
  • ChineseA1
  • French Sign LanguageA1
Beyond work

Involvement

I am passionate about culture, without restriction. Whether modern or traditional, I believe it should reach as many people as possible. That is why I got involved in my school’s cultural associations, and beyond.

My values

Through my commitments, I always try to make the world more joyful, more fun and more interesting, and I believe culture is the best way to get there. To me, culture is essential to humankind.

Values

  • Curiosity
  • Respect
  • Hard work
  • Success
  • Energy

Anti-values

  • Failure
  • Selfishness
  • Tradition
  • Injustice
  • Excess
Recognition

Awards & certifications

Certifications & training

  • Microsoft Azure AZ-900 training
  • CCNA training (1, 2, 3, 4) & Security
  • Google Digital Active certification
  • Cleanroom training (ISO 7 & 8)
  • Workplace first aid certificate (SST)
  • Electrical safety clearance: B1V-B2V, BS, BE testing, BE low-voltage measurement and H0 high-voltage

Awards

  • Design4Green 20196th of 56 teams
  • La Nuit de l'Info 201620th of 486 teams