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Hi, I am Joan

Joan Larcher

IOPS Engineer at BNP

I am a passionate Network and System Engineer/DevOPS. I love infrastructure and working on some fun projects.

Skills

Experiences

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BNP Paribas

September 2023 - Present

Montreuil, France

BNP Paribas is a French international banking group. It is the world’s 8th largest bank by total assets, and currently operates with a presence in 72 countries.

IOPS Engineer

September 2023 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Maintenance in operational conditions of the infrastructure and services.
  • Task automation and monitoring.
  • Projects management and implementation.
Primaxion

September 2022 - August 2023

Châtillon, France

Primaxion is a French company specialized in IT services and consulting.

Network and System Administrator

September 2022 - August 2023

Responsibilities:
  • Installation, configuration and maintenance of network and system equipment.
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting of network and system issues.
  • User support and training.
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3
Gaz Transport & Technigaz

September 2020 - August 2022

Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, France

GTT is a French engineering company that designs and builds containment systems for the shipping and storage in cryogenic conditions of LNG.

IT Technician

September 2020 - August 2022

Responsibilities:
  • Computer setup and maintenance.
  • Management of user accounts and permissions.
  • Ensure traceability with ticketing and inventory tools.

Education
EPSI Paris
2023-2025
Master in cybersecurity & computer security
EPSI Paris
2022-2023
B.Sc. in Computer Science, Network & Database
IMIE Paris
2020-2022
Superior Technical Brevet

Projects

Terraform
Owner Jan 2025 - Present

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that allows you to build, change, and version infrastructure safely and efficiently.

automation devops
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AWX
AWX
Owner Jan 2024 - Present

Installation and configuration of AWX on Kubernetes.

ansible automation
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GitLab
GitLab
Owner Mar 2024 - Present

Installation and configuration of GitLab & CI/CD pipeline.

devops automation
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Datamart
Contributor Dec 2023 - Feb 2024

A project for pulling data from different sources, store it and make it available for analysis and data visualization.

academic data python
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Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Owner Dec 2023 - Present

Installation and configuration of some applications on Kubernetes.

container kubernetes
Star
Docker
Docker
Owner Oct 2022 - Present

Installation and configuration of some applications on Docker.

container docker
Star

Recent Posts

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Terraform

Terraform Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code software tool created by HashiCorp. It enables users to define and provision a datacenter infrastructure using a high-level configuration language known as Hashicorp Configuration Language, or optionally JSON. Here is a simple guide on how to install Terraform on your system and how to use it to provision a datacenter infrastructure. Table of Contents Prerequisites Getting Started Commands welp Prerequisites Docker Docker Compose Proxmox VE Proxmox VE API Token Getting Started Create a directory for Terraform and a docker compose file mkdir -p ~/Terraform cd ~/Terraform nano docker-compose.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 | 3 minutes Read
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Monitoring with Grafana

Introduction Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. It allows you to query, visualize, alert on, and understand your metrics no matter where they are stored. In this post, we will see how to monitor a Kubernetes cluster using Grafana. Prerequisites A Kubernetes cluster Helm The following argument in your kubernetes service file to enable additional metrics: --kube-controller-manager-arg bind-address=0.0.0.0 --kube-proxy-arg metrics-bind-address=0.0.0.0 --kube-scheduler-arg bind-address=0.0.0.0 --etcd-expose-metrics true --kubelet-arg containerd=/run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock Install Grafana & Prometheus Add the Helm repository helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 4 minutes Read
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Wazuh Agents management with ansible

This Ansible project aims to streamline the management of Wazuh agents across a distributed infrastructure. By automating the installation, maintenance, and removal of Wazuh agents, this project ensures secure and uniform host monitoring within the network. Prerequisites Ansible 2.9+ installed on the control machine. SSH enabled on all target hosts. Target hosts must be running Linux with apt (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu). The variables file vars/vars.yml must be correctly configured with your environment’s details.
Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 4 minutes Read