Zakaria El Khamar

Manager, Cloud Enterprise Services @ Cegid | Cloud Strategy & Infrastructure Management

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

With 8+ years of experience in IT, cloud and infrastructure management, I manage Cloud Enterprise Services at Cegid, leading SRE teams across hosting and cloud operations (Azure, AWS, OVH). Throughout my career, I've launched new cloud offerings, built key technical enablers, and driven large-scale cloud transformation initiatives for major clients. My focus: enabling cloud adoption, ensuring operational reliability, and delivering seamless, high-impact project execution — with collaboration and technical excellence at the core of everything I do.

Experience

  • Manager - Cloud Entreprise Services at Cegid
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Managing SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) teams across hosting and cloud operations — Azure / AWS / OVH

  • Manager - Cloud Implementation, Orange Business at Orange Business Services
    Aug 2022 - Feb 2026 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Managing Implementation Teams (Cloud Experts, Engineers, Project Managers) delivering B2B Cloud Managed Services (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) • Key contributor to the launch of new Cloud Managed Services offers and the development of their technical enablers (Managed OS, Database, AD, Infrastructure, Network, etc.) • Leading the Global Move2Cloud Program for major high-end clients, representing 9-figure total revenue • Contributing to the company's key transformation plan, Agile@OB

  • Orange (3 yrs)
    • Lead Project Manager, Orange Money
      Sep 2020 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs

      • Managing the End-to-End Orange Money solution Roll-out on behalf of MEA Region subsidiaries

    • Project Leader, Satellite International Networks || Orange Graduate Program
      Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Manage the satellite infrastructure evolution and migration program for maritime customers

  • Data Scientist at Orange
    Mar 2018 - Aug 2018 · 6 mos

    As part of the Big data team within the operational solution services, my role consists in Implementing an Anomaly Detector on the IP Network Traffic using machine learning algorithms

  • AI Engineer at Four Elements Capital Pte Ltd
    Aug 2017 - Jan 2018 · 6 mos

    My role within the research team consisted in training neural networks (AI Deep learning Algorithm) on selected relevant Market Data and Financial time series to predict the future trends