Expert VMware ARIA
vRO / vRA & Cloud Privé

// 10 years of cloud automation

Specialist in cloud infrastructure orchestration with VMware ARIA (vRO/vRA 8). Design of end-to-end automation solutions: workflows, API integration, multi-tenant provisioning. Experience gained on strategic projects.

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Laurent Graignic

Laurent Graignic  -  Founder & CEO of  AUTOM@CLOUD

📍 Paris 75011, France

10+
yrs DevOps
20+
yrs UNIX
15+
projects
25
yrs IT

Private Cloud Expertise

End-to-end VMware infrastructure automation

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VMware ARIA Automation

vRO/vRA 8 expert with 10 years of experience. Design of complex workflows, technical orchestration, advanced JSON manipulation, algorithmic development with JavaScript.

vRA 8 vRO 8 JavaScript Expert REST API Event Broker
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Private Cloud Architecture

Design of multi-tenant cloud infrastructures. NSX network integration, automated provisioning, blueprints, custom resources, dynamic types, Day-2 actions.

NSX-T vSphere 6.7 vCloud Director Multi-tenant
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Orchestration & Intégration

Design of idempotent and reentrant provisioning systems, integration of third-party APIs (IPAM, storage, CMDB, Active Directory). Modular and extensible workflows.

Workflow Design API Integration XAAS Subscriptions
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DevOps & IaC

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible. Git/GitLab CI/CD. Agile approach, cross-functional communication. Complete technical documentation.

Terraform Ansible Git/GitLab Agile/Scrum
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Automated Storage

NetApp automation (WFA, REST API), NFS/CIFS share management via orchestration. File As A Service project on MetroCluster. Storage policies.

NetApp WFA NFS/CIFS FaaS MetroCluster
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Réseau & IPAM

NSX network automation (network segments and Tier-1), IPAM API integration (EfficientIP), DNS management

NSX Automation New vRO plugin for SolidServer DNS

UNIX/Linux Expertise

20 years of system administration on critical environments

Strong foundation in system administration built over 20 years in critical production environments (banking, defense, energy, transport). This expertise provides a solid base for cloud infrastructure automation and in-depth understanding of underlying systems.

💻 Operating Systems

RHEL 5/6/7, AIX 5.3 & 6, Solaris 10, SUSE. Full administration: installation, configuration, tuning, monitoring, advanced troubleshooting.

📜 System Scripting

Expert Bash Shell, AWK, SED, regular expressions. Python for automation. Development of custom administration tools.

🔐 Security & Identity

SSH, SSL certificates, Active Directory, LDAP, NIS. Rights management, PKI, strong authentication (2FA), system hardening.

⚙️ System Tools

LVM, monitoring (Nagios, Big Brother), backup (NetBackup, TSM), scheduling (Control-M, Autosys), RHN Satellite.

Key Projects

Strategic missions with high added value

Kyndryl Private Cloud (KPC)

🏢 KYNDRYL - Infrastructure Services (US)

📅 Janvier 2024 - Février 2025 • 14 mois

Greenfield deployment of a multi-tenant private cloud with Azure-equivalent features. Role of ARIA technical lead within a 20-person team. Key contributions to architectural decisions.

vRA 8.12 vRO 8.12 NSX-T vSphere 6.7 JavaScript REST API Multi-tenant

Cloud Privé RATP

🏢 RATP - Public Transport

📅 November 2019 - June 2022 • 2.5 years

Maintenance and evolution of a private cloud (5,300 VMs). Team reinforcement, development of advanced automation workflows.

vRO 7.3 vRA 7.3 EfficientIP vCenter 6.0 Ansible JavaScript

Project PHOENIX - Public Cloud

🏢 SFR Distribution - Telecom

📅 January 2019 - December 2019 • 11 months

Cloud computing engineer for a VMware-based public cloud. Agile mode within a 4-developer team.

vCloud Director 9.2 vRO 7.4 NSX-V Agile REST API

File As A Service (FaaS)

🏢 BNP Paribas BP2I - Banking

📅 March 2016 - January 2019 • 3 years

vRO designer for NetApp storage automation. Full development of a share orchestration solution with idempotence.

vRO 7.2 NetApp WFA MetroCluster IBM ICO/ICD/BPM REST API JavaScript

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Contact me

📧 [email protected]
📱 +33 (0)6 67 32 12 60
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📍 Paris 75011, France