Nizar Ajroud
AWS Architect & DevOps Lead
Designing secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions for enterprises across Canada and Europe
About Me
As an accomplished AWS DevOps Lead with over 16 years of industry experience, I bring deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, Docker containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, and CI/CD. Fully certified AWS (12×), including all Associate, Professional, and Specialty certifications, plus recently completed AWS Agentic AI and AWS Serverless Microcredentials through 100% hands-on exam labs. I have consistently delivered scalable, secure, and efficient cloud solutions aligned with business objectives.
16+
Years Experience
12x
AWS Certified
100+
Apps Migrated
20+
Team Members Led
Professional Experience
Alithya
07/2022 – PresentAWS Architect & DevOps Lead — Montreal, Canada
Internal – Chatbot Alithya
02/2026 – PresentGenerative AI Architect
Designed and implemented a multi-provider generative AI architecture for Alithya's internal chatbot, integrating AWS Bedrock foundation models (Claude, Titan) alongside OpenAI via RAG architecture with PostgreSQL/pgvector.
- ›Integrated AWS Bedrock Converse API with multiple Claude models (3.5 Haiku, 3.5 Sonnet, 4.5 Haiku, Opus) and Titan embeddings
- ›Designed RAG pipeline using PostgreSQL with pgvector for vector similarity search
- ›Configured multi-environment deployment across Docker Compose and Kubernetes/Helm for 4 environments
Beneva
10/2024 – 12/2024Technical Leader • 370 person-days
Led the migration of over 100 applications from GCP to AWS, managing a team of 10 members across multiple time zones with bilingual coordination.
- ›Primary point of contact with client, centralizing requests and daily progress tracking via Jira
- ›Leveraged Amazon Q CLI to accelerate development workflows and automate framework migrations
- ›Implemented GitOps approach using Helm and FluxCD
Internal – AWS Developer Portal
04/2024 – 09/2024AWS Platform Engineer • 90 person-days
Integrated AWS Harmonix plugins on Backstage developer portal with LZA requirements, enabling non-cloud developers to provision AWS environments via scaffolding.
- ›Customized Harmonix plugins integration according to LZA requirements
- ›Configured authentication via Okta and GitLab identity providers
- ›Defined templates for Serverless and Gen AI runtime environments
Woopen Habitat
06/2023 – 03/2024AWS DevOps Lead • 180 person-days
Set up AWS infrastructure and CI/CD for a multi-platform real estate application (web, Android, iOS) with microservices on ECS.
- ›Set up AWS infrastructure using Terraform
- ›Maintained CI/CD pipeline via GitHub Actions
- ›Implemented SSO via AWS IAM Identity Center
Internal – GoTest
03/2023 – 05/2023AWS DevOps Specialist • 60 person-days
Set up AWS infrastructure and continuous deployment with GitLab CI, Helm packaging, and EKS (Fargate) containerization.
- ›Set up AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation
- ›Prepared Helm packages for the application
- ›Designed deployment pipelines with GitLab CI
Internal – Datum/RapidCapture
09/2022 – 02/2023AWS Architect • 120 person-days
Validated AWS migration process (Lift and Shift) and reviewed Serverless architecture for intelligent document processing application on EKS.
- ›Validated AWS migration process for RapidCapture
- ›Reviewed Serverless architecture for HA & scalability
- ›Managed AWS environments via Control Tower
Sofrecom Tunisia (Orange Group)
07/2015 – 06/2022Technical Manager — Paris, France (remote from Tunisia)
Orange France
07/2015 – 06/2022Technical Manager • 1680 person-days
Led a team of 20 (POs, Devs, QA, Ops) for a CRM web application managing Orange retail offers. Dockerized microservice architecture with Docker Swarm orchestration.
- ›Designed infrastructure for 120+ servers
- ›Implemented CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins
- ›Designed microservice architecture following twelve-factor practices
Telnet Tunisia
08/2010 – 05/2015Software Engineer — Tunisia
Ingenico UK
08/2010 – 05/2015Software Engineer • 1140 person-days
Maintenance of payment terminal software. Implemented new components and created technical documentation.
- ›Implemented new software components (evolutionary maintenance)
- ›Created user guides and technical documentation
- ›Participated in estimating development tasks
Skills & Technologies
☁️Cloud & AI
🏗️Platform Engineering
🐳Containers & Orchestration
🔄CI/CD & GitOps
📐Infrastructure as Code
⚡Serverless
🌐Compute & Networking
🔒Security & Identity
🗄️Databases
💻Programming & Scripting
📊Monitoring & Observability
📋Methodologies
Certifications
17 professional certifications including 12x AWS, Terraform, CKA, and Scrum Master
AWS Agentic AI Demonstrated
2025
AWS Serverless Demonstrated
2025
AWS Machine Learning – Specialty
2025
AWS Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
2025
AWS GenAI Practitioner – Early Adopter
2025
AWS Data Engineer – Associate
2024
AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty
2024
AWS Security – Specialty
2024
AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional
2023
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
2023
AWS Developer – Associate
2023
AWS Cloud Practitioner
2023
AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate
2022
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
2021
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
2021
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
2020
Certified Scrum Master
2017
Key Projects
Generative AI Chatbot
Multi-provider AI architecture integrating AWS Bedrock (Claude, Titan) with RAG pipeline using PostgreSQL/pgvector for semantic search.
Cloud Migration at Scale
Led migration of 100+ applications from GCP to AWS for a major insurance company with bilingual team across time zones.
Developer Portal (Backstage)
Integrated AWS Harmonix plugins on Backstage with LZA requirements, enabling self-service AWS environment provisioning.
Multi-Account Governance
Designed AWS Organizations structure with SSO, CI/CD via GitHub Actions, and microservices on ECS for real estate platform.
Intelligent Document Processing
Validated AWS migration (Lift & Shift) and reviewed Serverless architecture for document capture on EKS with Transfer Family.
Orange CRM Platform
Led 20-person team delivering a high-SLA CRM for Orange retail stores. 120+ servers, Docker Swarm, SAFe delivery.
Education & Training
Education
Engineering Degree in Computer Science
National School of Computer Science (ENSI)
Tunis, Tunisia • 2010
Master's Degree in Computer Science and Multimedia
Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia (ISIMS)
Sfax, Tunisia • 2008
Recent Trainings & Badges
AWS Cloud Quest: Generative AI Architect
2025AWS Cloud Quest: Generative AI Practitioner
2025AWS Cloud Quest: Serverless Developer
2025AWS Knowledge: Amazon Q Developer Fundamentals
2025AWS Knowledge: Serverless Architect
2025AWS Knowledge: Migration Foundations
2025LFS142: Introduction to Backstage
2024AWS Well-Architected Proficient
2024