Pierre BOUSSINGAULT

Specialized in micro and nano-segmentation strategies for organizations of any scale – Led large-scale Illumio Core deployments across ~50,000 servers, ~100,000 containers, and ~80,000 VIPs in high-criticality environments. – Designed and implemented scalable, resilient cluster architectures to support long-term customer growth and operational continuity. – Built and validated disaster-recovery solutions, including automated failover workflows and comprehensive recovery runbooks. – Executed phased migrations with automated validation pipelines to ensure seamless cutovers and minimal service disruption. – Authored advanced test plans and upgrade/rollback procedures for Illumio components – Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenShift environment protection. – Automated provisioning and configuration workflows using Python, Ansible Tower, and ArgoCD. – Deployed large-scale telemetry, monitoring, and alerting to detect policy drift, configuration issues, and platform anomalies. – Delivered operational enablement, including runbooks, playbooks, and BAU training to ensure smooth customer handover.

Market analysis and implementation of a micro-segmentation solution. – Defined application and security requirements aligned with banking regulatory constraints. – Conducted market studies and PoCs to validate solution fit and performance. – Ran an application and infrastructure protection pilot across 1,000 servers to prove operability. – Created manual and automated test plans plus upgrade and rollback procedures. – Presented PoC outcomes and actionable recommendations to technical and business leaders.

Responsible for Windows Server master images. – Hardened and validated Windows Server master images to meet security and operational standards for production. – Tested and certified server platforms, firmware, and drivers for multi-site datacenter readiness. – Implemented PowerShell and Python scripts to automate provisioning, patching, and compliance checks. – Prepared PoC and technical demos. – Authored runbooks and trained BAU teams to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.