Benoit Perroud
Head Of Weisshorn C5I at The Apache Software Foundation
Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolBenoit Perroud is a seasoned technical leader with 14+ years building scalable distributed systems and private cloud platforms, currently heading Weisshorn C5I at RUAG in Switzerland. He combines hands-on engineering in Golang, Python and Java/Scala with deep expertise in Kubernetes, Kafka, Minio and large-scale data storage and retrieval to deliver multi-million-dollar projects from concept to production. A longtime Apache committer and contributor to projects like DirectMemory, Cassandra and Hadoop, he brings practical open-source experience that informs robust, production-ready architectures. Trained in distributed systems and security at EPFL and certified in project management, Benoit excels at translating technical vision into high-performing teams and repeatable DevOps practices. He also speaks at industry conferences and contributes to OSS, reflecting a rare blend of executive communication, technical depth, and continuous curiosity.
14 years of coding experience
Certificate, Project management, Certificate, Project management at Reflex ProjetMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Distributed Systems, Security, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Distributed Systems, Security at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
French, English, German
Github Skills (200)
python10
powerdns10
hadoop10
security10
gemma10
ssh10
javascript10
big-data10
mining10
scale10
mistral10
ansible10
golang10
ollama10
database10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
daplab/yarn-starter
Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:36 commits, 1 PR, 29 pushes in 3 months
fault-tolerantyarnfaultkubernetesdistributed-systems
Sqooba/k8s-mutate-image-and-policy-webhook
Jan 2021 - Nov 2022
Kubernetes mutating admission webhook to enforce image registry and pull policy.
Contributions:6 releases, 2 reviews, 9 commits in 1 year 10 months
policymutatingadmission-webhookwebhookkubernetes
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