Hi, I’m Hua Guo-Nave Roquefort-les-Pins. I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building and supporting large-scale SaaS platforms. I thrive in production environments, optimizing reliability and efficiency through hands-on DevOps, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native architectures. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring others in Agile/Scrum settings, always prioritizing security, resilience, and measurable impact. Currently I focus on platform reliability, incident management, and automation across multi-region deployments on AWS, Kubernetes, and containerized stacks. I’m actively upskilling in Infrastructure as Code and cloud architecture, and I love turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions.

Hua Guo-Nave Roquefort-les-Pins

Hi, I’m Hua Guo-Nave Roquefort-les-Pins. I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building and supporting large-scale SaaS platforms. I thrive in production environments, optimizing reliability and efficiency through hands-on DevOps, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native architectures. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring others in Agile/Scrum settings, always prioritizing security, resilience, and measurable impact. Currently I focus on platform reliability, incident management, and automation across multi-region deployments on AWS, Kubernetes, and containerized stacks. I’m actively upskilling in Infrastructure as Code and cloud architecture, and I love turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions.

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Hi, I’m Hua Guo-Nave Roquefort-les-Pins. I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building and supporting large-scale SaaS platforms. I thrive in production environments, optimizing reliability and efficiency through hands-on DevOps, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native architectures. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring others in Agile/Scrum settings, always prioritizing security, resilience, and measurable impact.

Currently I focus on platform reliability, incident management, and automation across multi-region deployments on AWS, Kubernetes, and containerized stacks. I’m actively upskilling in Infrastructure as Code and cloud architecture, and I love turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions.

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Language

Chinese
Fluent
French
Fluent
English
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer – Production Support & Platform Operations at CrossKnowledge
October 1, 2014 - December 1, 2025
Led production support and platform operations for a SaaS e-learning platform. Managed incident response and service reliability, implemented CI/CD pipelines, containerization with Docker, and orchestration with Kubernetes. Built automation and security-first processes, collaborated with DevOps teams across global regions, and drove root-cause analysis to improve system resilience.
Software Engineer at Numericable
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Developed backend services and contributed to software projects for a large telecom operator; collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software in Paris, France.
Software Engineer at Crédit Agricole
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012
Migrated applications to new environments and optimized SQL performance for Retail & Corporate & Investment Banking; supported banking applications and ensured robust data handling.
Software Engineer / Financial Analyst at SmartsSpread
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009
Developed Java-based risk management and financial analytics utilities; built and maintained risk models (VaR) and automated reporting tools in a London-based financial tech environment.
Software Engineer at Hello / Native Digital
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007
Developed search engine components and backend services in Cardiff, UK; contributed to full-stack development and system optimization.
Senior Software Engineer – Production Support & Platform Operations at SaaS Learning Platform
October 1, 2014 - December 1, 2025
Led multi-region production support for 100+ client instances across 5 regions, serving up to 10,000 end users. Drove incident resolution (~5 incidents/week) with root cause analysis and preventive actions. Collaborated with DevOps on bi-weekly release cycles, coordinating deployments and post-release monitoring. Handled containerized environments (Docker, Docker Compose) and supported the transition to container-based architectures. Monitored logs and metrics (Kibana) to detect issues early and reduce incident volume. Supported CI/CD pipelines and release processes, coordinating with QA on manual and automated tests. Integrated AWS services (S3, Lambda, CloudFront) and resolved configuration/operational issues. Worked in an Agile/Scrum environment with international product and QA teams to improve platform reliability.
Software Engineer – Retail & CIB at Crédit Agricole
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012
Migrated applications and databases to new server environments. Provided production support and SQL performance optimization in a banking context.
Software Engineer at Native Digital
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007
Developed search engine components in Linux (LAMP) environments.

Education

MSc – Mathematics and Computing for Finance at Swansea University
July 1, 2003 - July 1, 2005
BSc – Computer Science at Henan University
July 1, 1998 - July 1, 2002
MSc Mathematics and Computing for Finance at Swansea University, United Kingdom
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2005
BSc Computer Science at Henan University, China
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2002

Qualifications

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (In Progress)
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (in progress)
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
    paper Secure Banking Application – DevSecOps CI/CD Pipeline Demo

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    ● Designed and implemented a security-first DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions for a
    Flask-based banking application, including unit testing, code quality checks, secret detection,
    vulnerability scanning, and container security.
    ● Built, signed, and published Docker images to GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) , laying the
    foundation for future GitOps-based Kubernetes CD .

    paper WSL2 Ubuntu 24.04 DevOps Setup

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    A fully automated DevOps-ready development environment running on Windows 11 using WSL2 and Ubuntu 24.04.
    This project installs and configures Docker, AWS CLI, Terraform, and enables local execution of GitHub Actions using act.

    Designed for developers and DevOps engineers who want a fast, reproducible local CI/CD environment without relying on cloud runners.