Papa Issa DIAKHATE

Delivered strategic architecture, security, and migration guidance for large enterprise customers across regulated and global industries, including government, financial services, retail & luxury, automotive, energy, logistics, and telecommunications, spanning Europe, the UK, and global regions. Key Contributions • Led GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC) adoption and migration programs in highly regulated environments. • Designed enterprise-scale governance models including repository rulesets, identity and access management, token strategies, and auditability. • Delivered platform administration, security, and developer enablement trainings with consistently high customer satisfaction. • Supported complex migration scenarios while mitigating tooling and platform limitations to keep delivery on track. • Enabled customer teams to become autonomous, reducing long-term dependency on vendor support. • Delivered AI enablement sessions focused on real-world GitHub Copilot adoption within enterprise constraints. • Advised on early AI-assisted development patterns, including secure usage of - RAG-based approaches in enterprise environments. • Acted as a trusted technical advisor in long-running engagements and interim advisory roles.

Played a key architectural role in the design, security, and operation of the API Gateway platform (Axway) for a large banking group, with strong involvement in enterprise security and microservices protection. Key Contributions • Designed and operated the API Gateway platform (Axway) used to expose and secure APIs across the entire banking group. • Defined and implemented API security policies (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, token management, routing and access control). • Contributed to the security of microservices and API-based architectures at group scale. • Worked closely with security teams, including SOC and SIEM, to ensure monitoring, traceability, and incident response capabilities. • Integrated API Gateway security controls into the broader enterprise security ecosystem. • Led CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes for API Gateway and related services. • Ensured high availability, compliance, and regulatory alignment in a highly sensitive financial environment. • Acted as a technical reference for multiple projects consuming or exposing APIs within the group.

Technical lead role on Java/JEE enterprise applications for the professional energy market. Contributed to architecture, development, and integration of business-critical systems.

Clients : ERDF - Crédit Agricole - Société Générale Développement sur des outils d'e-learning en Java, JEE et Flex/ActionScript. Préparation des livrables Déploiement en environnements de développement et pré-production. Support clientèle. Technologies : Java SE/EE, Flex & ActionScript 3, MySQL 5, Tomcat 5.5, 6, JBoss, JUnit 4, Cayenne Outils : Eclipse, Flash/Flex Builder, SVN, Fedora Linux.