Mickael Asghar
Independent Cloud & DevOps Consultant helping growing SaaS engineering teams fix cloud cost,
deployment and reliability problems as their infrastructure gets harder to run.
About
I'm an independent Cloud & DevOps Consultant with 14+ years of experience in the tech space, spanning Automotive, Energy, Telecom, Aerospace, and Social Care sectors. I diagnose infrastructure problems and deliver practical, production-ready improvements across cloud architecture, infrastructure automation and software delivery.
My focus is on measurable outcomes: lower cloud costs, faster and safer deployments, more reliable infrastructure and less operational overhead for engineering teams. I work primarily on defined, fixed-outcome consulting projects rather than permanent placements.
Born and raised in France to Pakistani parents, I hold dual British and French citizenship, and live with my Spanish wife and three children. That multicultural, multilingual upbringing helps me connect with people beyond just the technical requirements. Outside of work, you'll usually find me exploring new places, spending time with family, or learning about languages.
Work History
Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and platform reliability for a Java Spring SaaS platform — hybrid Azure HA architecture, self-managed Redis Sentinel failover, automated TLS renewal, and incident response.
Architected a highly available 3-tier AWS platform with Terraform, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and a centralised AWS Backup strategy, applying FinOps practices that cut infrastructure spend by ~15%.
Delivered infrastructure and network engineering projects as a consultant across major enterprise clients, including Vodafone, Airbus, ENGIE, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, and BNP Paribas, through Capgemini Engineering, one of the world's largest engineering consultancies.
Background
Education & Certifications
- Master's in Network Architecture and Security — ESIGELEC, France (2010)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer — The Linux Foundation (2023)
- HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate (003) — HashiCorp (2023)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — AWS (2023)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — AWS (2021)
- ITIL Foundation — BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (2017)
- PRINCE2 Foundation — APMG International (2016)
Technical Expertise
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP
- IaC & Config Management: Terraform, Azure Bicep, Ansible
- Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, EKS
- Programming & Scripting: Python, Go, Bash
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines
- Networking & Security: TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS, Cloudflare
- Monitoring & Observability: CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, Application Insights
- Identity & Access: OpenLDAP, SSO, OpenID Connect, Auth0
- Databases & Caching: Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Languages
- French (Native)
- English (Fluent)
- Urdu (Fluent)
- Spanish (Conversational)
Sector Experience
- Automotive
- Energy
- Telecom
- Aerospace
- Social Care
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