Platform engineering · DevOps · DevSecOps

I build platforms that are reliable, secure and easy to operate.

Platform & DevSecOps Engineer with a software engineering background, focused on Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, automation, observability and production reliability.

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Geneva area · Open to Senior DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE and Cloud Infrastructure roles

About

Software engineering roots.
Platform engineering focus.

I started in software engineering — backend, web and distributed applications — before moving toward the infrastructure around them: deployment, security, observability and reliability in production.

At Agora Care in Geneva, that path went from software engineering to SRE and DevOps, then to Staff DevSecOps Engineer & ISO 27001 Manager. Today I work across infrastructure, software and security, building platforms that are automated, observable and maintainable.

  • PLATFORMKubernetes, GitOps and infrastructure as code
  • RELIABILITYObservability, incident investigation and production operations
  • SECURITYDevSecOps, IAM, risk management and ISO 27001

Selected work

Building platforms teams can operate with confidence.

Three areas where software engineering, infrastructure and security come together.

CASE 01 / PLATFORM

Production healthcare platform

Designed and operated Kubernetes-based infrastructure for a healthcare platform serving more than 13,000 patients.

Approach
Exoscale SKS, Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, FluxCD, Terraform, Longhorn, SOPS and GitHub Actions, managed through declarative workflows.
Focus
Repeatable infrastructure, automated deployments, secure configuration and less manual operational work.
CASE 02 / RELIABILITY

Observable, operable services

Built and improved observability across production infrastructure to make system behaviour easier to understand and incidents faster to investigate.

Approach
Prometheus, Grafana, Loki and Alloy, with operational dashboards, centralised logging, monitoring and alerting.
Focus
Production visibility, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, capacity awareness and continuous improvement.
CASE 03 / DEVSECOPS

Security integrated into engineering

Combined platform engineering with security and compliance rather than treating them as separate activities.

Approach
IAM with Keycloak, secure configuration and secrets management, infrastructure security, risk treatment, security controls and ISO 27001 programme leadership.
Focus
Security that is practical, auditable and grounded in how systems actually operate.

Experience

From software engineering to platform ownership.

Selected experience, with exact dates from my professional history.

Jul 2022 – May 2026

Software Engineering → SRE/DevOps → Staff DevSecOps Engineer & ISO 27001 Manager

Agora Care SA · Geneva, Switzerland

Built and operated production healthcare infrastructure, progressively taking ownership of Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitOps, observability, reliability, security and platform architecture. Led the company's ISO 27001 programme alongside hands-on engineering responsibilities.

Jul 2021 – Jun 2022

Full-stack Software Engineer

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · Geneva, Switzerland

Developed and operated KHEOPS, an open-source medical-image sharing platform, working across application development, deployment and infrastructure.

Mar 2018 – Feb 2021

Senior Software Engineer

CERN · Geneva, Switzerland

Built Java and Spring applications, microservices, APIs, CI/CD pipelines and data systems supporting CERN IT services.

Sep 2016 – Feb 2018

Web Developer

DigiDago · Greater Lyon Area

Full-stack web and mobile development, server infrastructure and Jenkins-based CI/CD.

Earlier roles

Earlier experience

CERN, CineGlobe Film Festival, MPASS, TEDxAUEB, Frapress.gr and AIESEC Hellas. Full dates and details are available on LinkedIn.

Capabilities

Strong fundamentals, not a keyword wall.

Tools change. The important part is understanding how applications, infrastructure, delivery, observability and security fit together into a production platform.

Platform engineering & Kubernetes

  • Kubernetes
  • Exoscale SKS
  • Helm
  • Kustomize
  • FluxCD
  • Docker
  • ingress-nginx
  • cert-manager
  • Longhorn

Infrastructure & automation

  • Terraform
  • GitOps
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Jenkins
  • SOPS
  • Linux
  • Bash

Reliability & observability

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Loki
  • Alloy
  • Monitoring & alerting
  • Incident response
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Production operations

DevSecOps, security & IAM

  • DevSecOps
  • Keycloak
  • IAM / OIDC
  • ISO 27001
  • ISMS
  • Risk management
  • Secrets management
  • Security controls

Software engineering

  • Java
  • Spring
  • REST APIs
  • SQL
  • Distributed applications
  • Backend engineering

Community leadership

Building systems.
Building communities.

Selected community work outside technology.

Geneva Guardians Rugby Club

President & co-founder

Governance, partnerships and development for Switzerland's first LGBTQIA+ inclusive rugby club.

FrontRunners Geneva

Organiser & communications

Communications, events and community development for Geneva's inclusive LGBTQIA+ running community.

Contact

Looking for my next platform challenge.

I'm currently open to Senior DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure and DevSecOps opportunities in the Geneva and Lausanne area — particularly roles combining Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, reliability, observability and security, while staying close to engineering and production systems.

Best way to reach me

linkedin.com/in/nicolascord/

Location

Geneva area · France / Switzerland