Platform engineering · Security leadership

I build secure systems teams can trust.

Staff DevSecOps Engineer and ISO 27001 Manager with more than a decade in software and infrastructure. I connect Kubernetes, cloud security, reliability and governance without turning delivery into bureaucracy.

Open to senior DevSecOps, platform and security opportunities in the Geneva area and remote Europe

About

Engineering depth.
Governance perspective.

My career spans application engineering at CERN and SIB, cloud-native healthcare infrastructure, site reliability, DevSecOps and ISO 27001. That range helps me translate between engineers, management and auditors, turning security requirements into systems people can actually operate.

  • 10+years across software, infrastructure and security
  • 4years contributing to software systems at CERN
  • 3role progressions at Agora Care
  • 3working languages: English, French and Greek

Selected work

From infrastructure to assurance.

Selected engagements are intentionally framed around the challenge, approach and operational result. Sensitive healthcare architecture and organisational details remain confidential.

CASE 01 / PLATFORM

Cloud-native healthcare platform

Helped evolve the infrastructure behind a healthcare technology platform where availability, traceability and data protection were core requirements.

Approach
Exoscale SKS, Kubernetes, Helm, FluxCD, Terraform, Longhorn and encrypted configuration with SOPS.
Result
A more repeatable, reviewable and resilient operating model built around infrastructure as code and GitOps.
CASE 02 / SECURITY

ISO 27001 programme leadership

Owned the connection between security governance and day-to-day engineering in a regulated, fast-moving organisation.

Approach
ISMS coordination, risk treatment, policy development, evidence management, stakeholder alignment and audit preparation.
Result
Guided the programme through Stage 1 and Stage 2 audit activity while keeping controls grounded in real technical operations.
CASE 03 / RELIABILITY

Observable, operable services

Improved the ability to understand and operate distributed workloads by making observability part of the platform rather than an afterthought.

Approach
Grafana, Loki and Alloy, with operational dashboards, centralised logs and clearer signals for troubleshooting.
Result
Better visibility into service behaviour and a stronger foundation for incident investigation and continuous improvement.

Experience

A career moving up the stack.

From building applications to owning the platforms, controls and operating practices that keep them reliable and secure.

Jun 2025 – May 2026

Staff DevSecOps Engineer & ISO 27001 Manager

Agora Care · Geneva, Switzerland

  • Led DevSecOps and security-governance work across cloud infrastructure, delivery workflows and the organisation's ISMS.
  • Coordinated risk, controls, evidence and audit readiness across technical and business stakeholders.
  • Helped ensure that security requirements translated into maintainable engineering practice.
Nov 2024 – Jun 2025

SRE / DevOps Engineer

Agora Care · Geneva, Switzerland

  • Built and operated Kubernetes infrastructure on Exoscale SKS using Helm, FluxCD and Terraform.
  • Worked across observability, storage, secrets management, deployment automation and service reliability.
2022 – Nov 2024

Software Engineer

Agora Care · Geneva, Switzerland

Developed healthcare software and progressively expanded into infrastructure, reliability and security ownership.

2021 – 2022

Software Engineer

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · Switzerland

Developed and supported KHEOPS, a platform for securely sharing medical images across Swiss deployments.

2015 – 2021

Software Engineer & Web Developer

CERN · Geneva, Switzerland

Built enterprise Java and web applications, microservices and data workflows; contributed to CI/CD, testing, technical mentoring and GDPR-related systems work across two CERN engagements.

2010 – 2018

Earlier engineering roles

DigiDago, CineGlobe, MPASS, Frapress and AIESEC Greece

Delivered web, mobile and server projects across France, Switzerland and Greece, including infrastructure setup, CI/CD, editorial automation and technical stakeholder support.

Capabilities

Focused expertise, not a keyword wall.

The tools matter, but the real value is knowing how they fit together into a platform that is secure, understandable and sustainable.

Platform engineering & Kubernetes

  • Kubernetes
  • Exoscale SKS
  • Helm
  • FluxCD
  • Docker
  • Longhorn
  • Linux
  • NGINX

Infrastructure, delivery & automation

  • Terraform
  • GitOps
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • SOPS
  • Git
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Deployment automation

Security & governance

  • ISO 27001
  • ISMS
  • Risk management
  • Audit readiness
  • Cloud security
  • Secrets management
  • GDPR

Reliability & observability

  • SRE
  • Grafana
  • Loki
  • Alloy
  • Incident investigation
  • Dashboards
  • Centralised logging

Software & integration

  • Java
  • Spring
  • REST APIs
  • SQL
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • Web platforms

Leadership & communication

  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Technical mentoring
  • Policy writing
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • English
  • French
  • Greek

Community leadership

Building systems.
Building communities.

Outside technology, I help create inclusive organisations that turn an idea into sustainable programmes, partnerships and real participation.

Geneva Guardians Rugby Club

President & co-founder · 2026 – present

Co-founded Switzerland's first LGBTQIA+ inclusive rugby club and helped grow it to more than 45 members representing around 20 nationalities during its first season. Lead governance, institutional relationships, partnerships and long-term development.

FrontRunners Geneva

Organiser & communications · 2023 – present

Help organise an inclusive running community, coordinate communications and contribute to events including the annual Pride Run, connecting sport with LGBTQIA+ visibility and belonging.

Education

Technical foundations.

Formal computer science and information-systems training, strengthened by more than a decade of production experience.

Master in Information Technologies and Web

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · France · 2017

Bachelor in Computer Science

Athens University of Economics and Business · Greece · 2016

Contact

Let’s build something reliable.

I’m interested in senior DevSecOps, platform engineering, SRE and security leadership roles where strong engineering and pragmatic governance are both valued.

Best way to reach me

linkedin.com/in/nicolascord/

Location

Geneva area · France / Switzerland