Nicolas Proton is an experienced IT professional with over two decades in systems administration, configuration management, and DevOps automation. Currently serving as a Staff Platform Engineer and previously as a DevOps Automation Engineer at bp since July 2011, Nicolas specializes in OpenShift Container platform, Git, Jenkins, and Ansible. Prior roles include Environment Lead at Amsphere Limited, IT Consultant at Sophis, and Environment & Deployment Lead at Sensis, where responsibilities included architecture implementation and environment management. Nicolas's career also features significant experiences at ANZ, Accenture, Indochine, Esterel Technologies, Lucent Technologies, and Credit Agricole, showcasing a strong background in release management, configuration control, and user support. Educational credentials include a Bachelor Degree in I.T from Université Côte d'Azur and a Diploma in Computer Science from Université Pierre Mendès-France.