Summary
Maxim Doucet is a Head of IT and infrastructure architect with 11 years building resilient DevOps and IT platforms for 3D animation, VFX and distributed compute companies across Europe. He leads Fortiche’s IT strategy while previously architecting large on-prem render farms, hybrid cloud bursts, and GPU-accelerated VDI at Qarnot, combining hands-on automation (Packer, Ansible, Docker) with security and DR practices. He’s experienced scaling studios from tens to hundreds of workstations, designing storage and backup architectures for multi-hundred-terabyte environments and implementing ISO‑level controls. Equally comfortable with Windows and Linux fleets, he has a track record of moving companies to Linux, implementing infrastructure-as-code and internal PKI, and shipping CI/CD for containerized apps. Based in Leipzig, he volunteers with Team for the Planet, reflecting a practical commitment to sustainability alongside technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree of Systems & Networks Architecture, Information Technology, Master's degree of Systems & Networks Architecture, Information Technology at Université d'Evry-Val d'Essonne
University Technology Diploma (DUT) in computer-generated imagery, Information Technology, University Technology Diploma (DUT) in computer-generated imagery, Information Technology at Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Lycée Victor Schœlcher
English, French, Spanish, Italian, German