I'm a data architect with more than 16 years of experience across AI, Quantum computing, Cloud, Security, and search engine building. I’m still writing code whenever the opportunity arises, in many different languages, without relying on LLMs. I help manage complex architectures and enable a smooth transition from on-premise environments to secure public clouds with optimized costs and enhanced capabilities. I enjoy tackling challenging architectures, establishing governance for data and AI projects, and translating business needs into scalable, secure technical solutions that deliver ROI and tangible results.

BEN Salem

I'm a data architect with more than 16 years of experience across AI, Quantum computing, Cloud, Security, and search engine building. I’m still writing code whenever the opportunity arises, in many different languages, without relying on LLMs. I help manage complex architectures and enable a smooth transition from on-premise environments to secure public clouds with optimized costs and enhanced capabilities. I enjoy tackling challenging architectures, establishing governance for data and AI projects, and translating business needs into scalable, secure technical solutions that deliver ROI and tangible results.

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I’m a data architect with more than 16 years of experience across AI, Quantum computing, Cloud, Security, and search engine building. I’m still writing code whenever the opportunity arises, in many different languages, without relying on LLMs. I help manage complex architectures and enable a smooth transition from on-premise environments to secure public clouds with optimized costs and enhanced capabilities.

I enjoy tackling challenging architectures, establishing governance for data and AI projects, and translating business needs into scalable, secure technical solutions that deliver ROI and tangible results.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Arabic
Fluent
Italian
Intermediate
German
Intermediate

Work Experience

Deeptch Architect at Banque de France
June 1, 2023 - Present
Quantum Computing: - Implementing an experiment with foreign central banks to send quantum-safe messages - Environment setup on the client private cloud (outscale) - Preparing the main lines for the bank strategy toward the Crypto-Agility and quantum era transition - Public bank report writing and validation (technical part) Azure: - Manage the sensitive transition to the public cloud and deal with main problems: Security, Sovereign Data, users cloud adption. - Organizing experimentations with high ROI for faster transition - Architecture translation of existing eligible projects and new cloud native projects - Cloud costs optimization Metaverse: - Modeling the Lab building in 3D in an interactive space - Building an exploration path and implementation inside the Metaverse Blockchain: - Creating an IBAN exchange smart contract answering the RGPD complexity (right to forget) using Solidity - Implementing a MISP flavor to exchange fraud banking data in accordance with the European laws - Architecting projects to a responsible use for the on premise LLMs - Architecting proxy LLMs with intention detection and data sensitivity check pre-forward. - Sovereign solutions evaluation before integration inside the Lab backend - Producing guideline for effective cost management based on the projects targets. - Testing and exploring on-premise LLM models available on the market - Preparing and evaluation grid to assist managers for Gen AI strategy choices
Senior Lab Architect at Algoptis (Freelance)
January 1, 2024 - Present
Freelance engagement focusing on quantum computing experiments with central banks, private cloud environment setup (Outscale), cloud transition planning to a secure public cloud, ROI-driven experimentations, architecture translation for cloud-native projects, and governance for cost and security in a cloud-enabled lab. Included 3D metaverse modeling for lab spaces, blockchain-oriented integrations, and privacy/compliance considerations for data handling.
Big Data Architect at CNAM (Client CNAM - Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie)
January 1, 2018 - March 20, 2023
Led the CNAM Big Data infrastructure, governance, and migration efforts. Implemented change management policy for new Big Data projects, built a data lake / PoC environment, embedded Kerberos/AD security, optimized cloud costs, and produced technical guidance for a sustainable data platform.
Big Data Architect at MINISIS INC
June 1, 2009 - January 15, 2017
Design and implementation of telecom operator advanced directory assistance systems; built high-availability data architectures (HBase, Hadoop, Spark), search/indexing components (Lucene, Solr), and integration with OSS/BSS environments.
Search Engine Expert – Big Data Expert at Favizone
August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2016
Theoric study for best conversion rate strategy for mid-range e-commerce; Lucene-based scoring optimization; multi-client SaaS deployment; Mahout-based similarity/affinity matrices; design and management of A/B testing for ML backends to improve recommendations.
ETL & Data Cleansing Expert at Tunisie Telecom
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Led ETL design and data cleansing workflow development to extract high-quality data, establish data quality rules, production testing, and documentation for data integration projects.
JEE Developer / Expert Technique at Maroc Telecom
February 1, 2013 - August 31, 2013
Implementation of WIDAD Web Interface for Directories, dynamic search engine configurations, HA deployment across mixed environments, and integration with OSS/BSS components.
Trainer / JEE Developer at Centre/Client: Central Bank of Jordan
October 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012
Specification and implementation of multilingual search interfaces for Currency Museum platform; onsite training sessions for staff; knowledge transfer on JEE development and search technologies.
Technical Expert – Pre-sale at Arcturustech
November 1, 2013 - January 31, 2016
Pre-sales technical guidance, PoC demonstrations, evaluation of monitoring/enterprise search components, and delivery of technical documentation and proofs of concept for clients (multiple engagements).

Education

Computer Sciences Engineer at ENSI
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2009

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Education, Healthcare

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
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Intermediate
Intermediate
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