Romain Poirot
About Romain Poirot
Romain Poirot is a Site Reliability Engineer at GitGuardian in Paris, France, where he has worked since 2020. He has a background in software engineering and DevOps, with previous roles at Schlumberger, Supélec Rézo, and Yuso, among others.
Work at GitGuardian
Romain Poirot has been employed at GitGuardian as a Site Reliability Engineer since 2020. In this role, he has contributed to the development and maintenance of the company's infrastructure. He has created an on-premise version of GitGuardian's SaaS product using Replicated/KOTS and has led customer and sales team calls for software installation. His responsibilities also include deploying Kubernetes clusters and implementing review apps that allow developers to test feature branches in real conditions before merging.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current position, Romain worked at Schlumberger as a Software Engineer for five months in 2019. He also held the role of Vice President at Supélec Rézo from 2016 to 2017. Romain served as a Software Engineer Consultant at Junior CentraleSupélec from 2018 to 2019 and worked as a DevOps Engineer at Yuso, a Flit Technologies company, for six months in 2019. Additionally, he was a Network Administrator and Member of the Board at ViaRézo from 2017 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Romain Poirot earned his Engineer's degree from CentraleSupélec, completing his studies from 2016 to 2020. He also studied at Lycée Henri IV, where he focused on Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Sciences, achieving a Baccalauréat S from 2011 to 2014. His technical expertise includes proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, and Bash, as well as experience with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog and ELK.
Technical Skills and Tools
Romain has extensive experience with a variety of technical tools and platforms. His technical stack includes Terraform, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Postgres, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, and ElasticSearch. He has deployed Kubernetes clusters utilizing tools such as ArgoCD, Prometheus, Loki, and Falco. Romain has also refactored Terraform architecture to enhance reliability, including improved rollout and rollback processes.
Projects and Contributions
Romain has been involved in several significant projects throughout his career. He implemented review apps that allow developers to create fully functional environments for testing feature branches. Additionally, he worked on a project focused on Generative Adversarial Networks at CentraleSupélec from 2016 to 2018. His contributions have included enhancing the reliability of infrastructure through various technical improvements.