Nohad Akiki
Information Technology Designer @iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance)
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WORK HISTORY
Information Technology Designer @iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance)
CA
Cloud & Network Architecture: Designed and implemented an Azure Hub-and-Spoke topology with 50+ spokes supporting 200+ applications across multiple lines of business- Application Delivery & Security: Implemented Nginx Reverse Proxy with DMZ and hub firewalls to securely connect clients to Azure Kubernetes clusters, SQL Managed Instances, MongoDB databases, and Application Services- Traffic Management: Designed and deployed Azure Load Balancers, Application Gateways, and NAT Gateways to handle ingress/egress traffic at scale- Global Connectivity: Built Azure Virtual WAN to interconnect hubs across countries and regions using VPN sites and ExpressRoute gateways- Akamai Services: Architected and automated Akamai CDN, WaaP, NetStorage, mTLS Edge/Origin, SiteShield, API routing, and Global DNS Load Balancing, enabling high availability (active-active) services across regions- Automation & DevOps: Delivered fully automated deployments across cloud and edge services using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) with Azure DevOps pipelines, ensuring consistency, scalability, and rapid delivery- Cost Optimization: Supported FinOps initiatives, identifying Azure cost savings across multi-subscription environments- Lead a team of 6 Cloud Administrators, providing technical guidance and ensuring 99.97% system availability.
EDUCATION
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT NOHAD AKIKI
I work as a Technology Designer focused on building and improving cloud infrastructure across multi-cloud and geographically distributed environments. Most of my work sits at the intersection of Azure architecture and global connectivity.I design and manage solutions that expose Azure-hosted applications securely and efficiently using Akamai technologies, including CDN, WaaP, DNS, Global Load Balancing, and NetStorage. I design and implement Azure Hub-and-Spoke topologies connecting multiple regions, services, and business units that seamlessly integrate networks, spokes, and business-critical workloads across distributed environments.Beyond architecture, I lead automation-first cloud operations. I design and deliver end-to-end Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, Azure DevOps pipelines, Ansible, and PowerShell to ensure consistency, scalability, and operational excellence.As a Technical Lead, I manage a team of six Cloud Administrators, driving innovation, reliability, and continuous improvement across Azure and Akamai platforms.TOGAF® Certified Practitioner. Fluent in English and French.
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