Olivier Kouame

Olivier Kouame

Engineer application developer,

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  • About me

    Senior Database Administrator (Oracle OCE/ SQL Server MCSA, PostgreSQL, MySQL) / IT Security Manager / Cloud Architect (OCI, AZURE, AWS)

  • Education

    • Classic High School, Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire

      1995 - 1998
      Baccalaureate (C), Option Science Mathematics and Physics

      Baccalaureate (C), Option Science

    • Institut National Polytechnique Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY de Yamoussoukro (INP-HB)

      2001 - 2004
      Computer Science Engineering Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Member of Manager of Information Systems Association (MIS Association)

    • Institut National Polytechnique Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY de Yamoussoukro (INP-HB)

      1998 - 2001
      Preparatory cycle, Maths Sup & Maths Specials Maths Sup & Maths Specials
  • Experience

    • Cergi Banking Services

      Jan 2005 - Mar 2006
      Engineer application developer,

      - Development and maintenance of banking software (in VB 6.0 / MS SQL SERVER 7)- Software Deployment and User Training- Technical Support on application banking modules

    • BICICI Groupe BNP Paribas

      Mar 2006 - Jun 2009
      Chief Database and Production

      • Supervise and assist the IT Production team in charge of the bank end-of-day IT activities• Elaborate periodic activity reports and make proposals for technical improvement of Databases and IT Production team.• Write Procedures for operational activities and business continuity plan.

    • MTN Cote d'Ivoire

      Jun 2009 - Dec 2021

      • Assist MTN WECA region operations to ensure resolution of IT security incidents• Provide security advice and review of technology solutions, modeling threats and risks and the controls needed to mitigate them• Assess and develop IAM (Identity Access Management) roadmaps to improve the security posture of MTN operations by identifying security vulnerabilities to manage security risks• Build a strong relationship with MTN operations to ensure service delivery • Manager of Database Team (More than 30 Oracle and 40 MS SQL Server databases)• Strong skills in Database Administration (High Availability, Replication, tuning, migration, backup / restoration, etc.) • Conduct several projects on databases (Migration, Consolidation, Architecture optimisation,...)• Implement Databases Security features (Audit Vault, DB Vault, Oracle TDE, Key Management)• Conduct periodic data recovery and BCP (Business Continuity Plan) tests

      • Senior Specialist Data Protection and IAM

        Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
      • Principal Database Administrator

        Jun 2009 - Jan 2021
    • BDA Corporate and Private Bank

      Dec 2021 - May 2023
      Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

      • Implement business processes and policies, related to data access control, protection strategies, architectures aligned with bank group strategy• Develop an IT risk prevention plan and conduct the business continuity plan for the company• Manage projects related to information system security infrastructure • Guarantee the efficiency of physical security systems (access control, fire detection, etc.) • Manage the compliance of the IT system according to standards (ISO, PCI DSS, SWIFT CSP)• Initiate IT security training and awareness activities for the staff Show less

    • Assomption Vie l Assumption Life

      Jun 2023 - now
      Senior Database Administrator

      • Manage company’s databases (Oracle / SQL Server) including Installation/configuration of Databases standalone/cluster, replication/disaster recovery, migration to higher versions• Secure databases, tuning of databases, jobs scripts, SSIS packages• Databases incidents resolution and Support to users

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

      PECB
      Feb 2020
    • Cloud Computing Foundation

      EXIN your ICT competence partner
      Nov 2018
    • Oracle Certified Professional OCP(11g)

      Oracle
      Apr 2015
    • Oracle Certified Expert (OCE 11g)

      Oracle
      Dec 2015
    • ITIL V3 Foundations

      EXIN your ICT competence partner
      Jan 2010