About Icham
Looking to modernize your IT infrastructure without compromising your critical operations ?
I am a goal-oriented integration architect a.k.a. a natural born Technologies Catalyst at the service of your teams to perform even better against new IT paradigms!
I am characterized by passionate curiosity, structured inquiry, and a work ethic which is a bundle of my sense of integrity, responsibility, quality, discipline and teamwork.
As a professional, I like to ensure scalable, smooth and reliable solutions.
As a passionate, I use market good practices and I think out of the box to find creative and efficient solutions.
What I bring to your business:
24+ years managing enterprise platforms (340+ APIs, 1.5M users) with proven results :
- 40% incident reduction,
- 60% faster delivery,
- zero-downtime migrations.
Types of projects I typically handle:
- Enterprise integration platform modernization (IBM API Connect, Azure)
- API-First architecture design and implementation
- Security compliance projects (Separation of Concerns, OidC/OAuth2.0, enterprise Authentication/Autorization/Audit)
- Zero-downtime infrastructure migrations
- Technical governance and team leadership
I am looking for a new challenge to design, integrate and fine-tune solutions all the way to the holy grail: application performance which empowers business strategy while reducing risks and costs.
I would be pleased to demonstrate my hard and soft skills as well as my know-how to help you achieve your digital transformation goals.
Available on-site across Switzerland and France, or remote anywhere in the world :-)
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Lausanne (up to 50km)
Experience
- Touring Club SuisseEnterprise Integration Platform (EIP) Security & Governance Technical LeadTRAVEL AND TOURISMJune 2022 - Today (4 years)SwitzerlandTechnical oversight of mission-critical Enterprise Integration Platform with the EIP Team (8 Subject Matter Experts).We establish the standards, reusable services, and platform capabilities that enable integration developers to deliver quickly and consistently—ensuring all business services follow unified patterns. This standardization dramatically simplifies operational maintenance and impact analysis when changes are needed.The platform operates at scale, supporting:
- 1.5 million members
- 2.5 million insurance policies
- 400,000 annual interventions
- 340+ exposed APIs
- 100+ client applications
Leadership & Governance:- Technical Product Owner of the EIP as fondation of our "API Factory" and member of TCS Architecture Board
- Founded Technical Architecture Review Board defining platform standards
"EIP" Architecture - seperation of concerns:- Control Plane: Manages deployments, configurations and release lifecycle
- Data Plane: Handles API traffic routing and message processing
- Management Plane: Provides monitoring, observability and analytics
Key Achievements:- 40% reduction in production incidents through standardized patterns and CI/CD
- 60% faster delivery via self-service GitOps tools and automated pipelines
- Established security-by-design framework with AAA and access controls
- Created reusable templates enabling consistent cross-team development
- Touring Club SuisseIT Solutions ArchitectTRAVEL AND TOURISMJanuary 2020 - May 2022 (2 years and 4 months)Geneva, Switzerland- Led design, build & deployment of 30 communication interfaces around our new insurance policy center solution,Developed an API-First integration framework structured in three areas:
- Enterprise Core Systems for applications with long release cycles and complex testing environments,
- API Integration Layer for standardized systems exchanges,
- Agile Applications Ecosystem for applications with rapid release cycles.
- Integrated security frameworks (OidC, OAuth 2.0, mTLS) throughout API ecosystem,- Established security validation processes for environment-specific compliance requirements.- Established System Process diagram templates to represent end-to-end interactions, including AAA security frameworks & integration patterns,- Transformed manual practices into formal environment-specific configuration standards and documentation,- Enhanced cross-team collaboration through accessible technical documentation. - Touring Club SuisseSenior Network & Security EngineerTRAVEL AND TOURISMApril 2011 - December 2019 (8 years and 8 months)Genève, Switzerland- Supported selection & implemented platform technologies, establishing foundation for our New Integration Platform,- Designed and deployed it as a three-tier platform - components separation of concerns:
- API Gateways for secure access management,
- Enterprise Service Bus for orchestration,
- Message Queues for reliable message delivery,
- Redesigned and deployed Internet Edge infrastructure for multi-environment SaaS integration.- Designed HA/DR architecture with automated failover across all environments,- Implemented PCI DSS compliant network architecture for secure integrations
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Education
- Associate's Degree in Telecommunications & Network EngineeringIUT Béthune (62) in France1998DUT Génie des Télécommunications & Réseaux