Louis Scalbert
Software Developer at 6WIND
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolLouis Scalbert is a software developer and network automation specialist with seven years of experience building resilient infrastructure and automations from datacenters to cloud VPCs. Based in Paris, he blends deep networking knowledge (BGP, MPLS, EVPN-VXLAN) with pragmatic scripting and CI/CD workflows, having led NetBox deployments, LibreNMS integrations and an automation bootcamp at OUI.sncf. At 6WIND and previous roles at Orange and Air Liquide he focused on test automation, architecture and operational reliability, often turning manual network tasks into repeatable Python/Shell pipelines. An active open-source contributor, he’s fixed production-impacting bugs and improved test suites in prominent projects like LibreNMS, Keepalived and the FRRouting suite, including work on IS-IS and fast-reroute tests. Colleagues would note his practical mix of systems-level troubleshooting and automation pedagogy that raises team capabilities while hardening network software.
7 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Information Technology, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Information Technology at Ecole supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest-ESEO ANGERSMaster's degree, Information Technology, Master's degree, Information Technology at University of Plymouth
English, French
Github Skills (32)
url-routing10
ldap10
debug10
testing10
alertdialog10
isis10
alertview10
c1110
alerts10
rpt10
c1710
php10
ipv610
fifo10
high-availability9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
FRRouting/frr
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
The FRRouting Protocol Suite
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:447 reviews, 91 commits, 203 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Louis primarily worked on improving the test suite and fixing issues within the FRRouting Protocol Suite, particularly related to IS-IS functionality and LFA. They addressed bugs in the IS-IS implementation, including an infinite loop when parsing LSPs and applying fast-reroute on adjacency failures. The user also enhanced the topotests by adding new tests for various scenarios, such as those related to link failures, BFD down events, and neighbor clear events, verifying the correct behavior of LFA.
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librenms/librenms
Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
Community-based GPL-licensed network monitoring system
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:32 commits, 45 PRs, 136 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Louis primarily contributed to the LibreNMS project by fixing bugs and implementing new features related to the alert system and LDAP authentication. Their work involved modifying PHP files to address issues in the map display, alert icon rendering, and alert history functionality. Additionally, the user made changes to LDAP authorizer code, addressed performance issues, and implemented enhancements related to the option to authenticate users independently of the organizational unit (OU).
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