
Alexandre Rocat
Data engineer senior
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Data Engineer with extensive expertise in AWS cloud services and database management. Skilled in building robust data pipelines using PySpark, Airflow, and AWS Glue while implementing CI/CD practices for seamless integration. Proficient in both SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and programming languages (C, C++, Ruby), delivering sophisticated data architecture solutions that transform raw information into valuable business insights.
Work experience
Senior Data Engineer
CMP GroupFreelance
Apr 2024 - Present
2 years 7 months
Remote
At CMP Group, I designed and architected an AWS Data Lake, leveraging cloud and Big Data technologies to optimize data storage and processing. 🏗 Designed and implemented the Data Lake architecture on AWS S3, Glue, Athena, and Spark, ensuring a scalable and high-performance infrastructure. 🔄 Automated data pipelines with Airflow, reducing manual interventions and improving processing reliability. 🚀 Optimized data transformation workflows using Python and Spark, increasing processing speed and efficiency. ☁ Deployed serverless architectures via AWS Lambda, cutting operational costs and enhancing scalability. 🛠 Monitored and proactively maintained systems using CloudWatch, ensuring high service availability. 💡 Impact: By designing the Data Lake architecture, I structured and industrialized data management, enabling better accessibility and reliability for analytics and decision-making.
Senior Data Engineer
PMEFreelance
Aug 2023 - Apr 2024
9 months
Hyères, France
I collaborated with several small and medium-sized businesses to collect and process data from various web sources while also providing training in Artificial Intelligence and cloud technologies. 🤝 Partnered with SMEs to understand their data collection and analysis needs. 🕵️♂️ Developed web scrapers to extract, structure, and centralize data from different websites. 📊 Transformed and integrated data into CSV files and stored them in a PostgreSQL database for improved accessibility and analysis. ⚙ Automated data workflows to enhance data quality and streamline the collection and analysis process. 🎓 Provided training and mentorship on AI and Cloud Computing for professionals and students, covering topics such as Machine Learning, cloud architecture (AWS/GCP), and model optimization. 💡 Impact: Helped multiple SMEs structure and leverage their data, improving their decision-making and competitiveness, while also upskilling their technical teams.
Data Engineer
CMA CGMFreelance
May 2023 - Aug 2023
4 months
Marseille, France
At CMA-CGM, I worked on a strategic project focused on contact data cleansing and enrichment, improving the quality and consistency of information used by internal tools. 🛠 Refactored and standardized contact data, ensuring compatibility with business tools. 🔄 Merged and aligned historical and new data models to maintain consistency and data integrity. 🏗 Designed a new database schema for better data management and scalability. 📡 Researched and integrated new data sources, developing algorithms to enrich missing information. 🚀 Automated data validation and cleaning processes, ensuring reliability and reducing manual interventions. 💡 Impact: This project enhanced the quality and reliability of customer data, optimizing its usability for sales and analytics teams.
Data Engineer
BPIFreelance
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
1 year 1 month
Maisons-Alfort, France
At BPI-France, I played a key role in modernizing data infrastructures by designing and optimizing an AWS Data Lake, while training teams on Big Data technologies. 🏗 Developed and managed a Data Lake on AWS (S3, Glue, Athena) to centralize and structure financial and analytical data. ⚡ Built scalable data processing pipelines using PySpark, ensuring high-performance analytics. 🔄 Integrated and managed real-time data streams with Kafka, ensuring seamless synchronization across multiple sources. 🚀 Decommissioned the Matillion ETL, migrating workflows to a more modern and optimized AWS-based infrastructure. 🎓 Onboarded and trained teams on Spark and AWS services, facilitating adoption of new technologies and improving data team efficiency. 🛠 Orchestrated ETL workflows with Airflow, automating and streamlining data processing. 📈 Worked within Agile SAFe sprints, contributing to continuous delivery and iterative improvements of data pipelines. 💡 Impact: I contributed to modernizing BPI-France’s data infrastructure by replacing outdated tools and training teams on cutting-edge technologies, improving data reliability and processing efficiency.
Data enginner
KeringFreelance
Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
10 months
Paris, France
At Kering, I contributed to the implementation of a Data Vault architecture to build a 360° customer view, consolidating data from various brands to enhance analytics and personalized customer experiences. 🏗 Designed and implemented a Data Vault to structure and centralize customer data from the Data Lake. ⚡ Developed data transformation pipelines using Python (Airflow) and Scala (Spark) for efficient data processing. 📊 Created an analytical database from Parquet files, making data accessible through AWS Athena. ☁ Managed data storage on AWS S3, ensuring optimal accessibility. 🚀 Implemented a CI/CD process with Jenkins, automating deployments in the development environment. 💡 Impact: This project enabled Kering to enhance customer insights by consolidating data from multiple sources, improving marketing strategies and personalized offerings.
Data engineer
Hult
Dec 2019 - Feb 2021
1 year 3 months
London, UK
At Hult (EF), I worked on consolidating and analyzing data from MarketingCloud and Salesforce, optimizing marketing campaigns and student acquisition strategies. 🔄 Extracted, transformed, and loaded data from MarketingCloud and Salesforce into AWS. ⚡ Developed ETL pipelines using AWS Glue and PySpark (Python) for data processing and normalization. 📊 Created an analytical database from CSV and Parquet files, making data accessible via AWS Athena. ☁ Managed data storage on AWS S3, ensuring optimal scalability and accessibility. 📈 Built dashboards and visualized data using Tableau, providing insights to improve marketing strategies and lead conversion. 🚀 Worked in an Agile environment, ensuring continuous delivery and rapid iterations on data pipelines. 💡 Impact: I contributed to optimizing lead management and marketing campaigns, improving decision-making and increasing student conversion rates.
Data engineer
Artefact
May 2019 - Dec 2019
8 months
Paris, France
At Artefact, I contributed to the development of a promotional platform for a major retail group, enabling real-time management of offers and promotions using a microservices architecture. 🔍 Designed and implemented a microservices architecture on Google Cloud Platform (AppEngine), ensuring scalability and reliability. 🛠 Developed new features and an admin interface, improving data management and monitoring of promotions. ⚡ Built backend services using Python (Flask) and frontend components with Node.js (Vue.js) for a seamless application experience. 🏗 Managed data storage in PostgreSQL, optimizing it for promotional data processing. 🚀 Implemented versioning mechanisms to maintain service continuity and stability. 📈 Worked in an Agile environment, delivering iterative improvements to meet client needs efficiently. 💡 Impact: This project automated and optimized the management of promotions, reducing errors and improving the responsiveness of marketing campaigns.
Education
Epitech
Master, Software engineering
2014 - 2019
5 years 1 month
Tongji University 同济大学
Master, Software engineering
2017 - 2018
1 year 1 month
Maintenon
Baccalauréat
2010 - 2014
4 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Agentic(Ai agent)
Issued: Apr 2025