Tangier, Morocco
OussamaHichou
Software Engineer specializing in Cloud & DevSecOps. Filmmaker in my free time.
01 — Who
Hi, I'm Oussama.
Software Engineer specializing in Cloud and DevSecOps, with an academic foundation in Network and Telecom Systems. Currently a Business Systems Analyst at APM Terminals — bridging business needs and technical reality for global initiatives.
Tangier, Morocco → Worldwide
02 — What
I build & I shoot.
By day: full-stack engineering, cloud platforms, DevSecOps, and shipping MVPs that scale. By night: filmmaking, photography, and chasing light across continents.
01
Engineering
Cloud, web, mobile
02
DevSecOps
Azure, AWS, K8s
03
Film
Direction & cinematography
03 — Journey
The road so far.
Business Systems Analyst
APM Terminals · Maersk
Took technical ownership of the Compass platform — grew it from MVP to a global solution used across 21+ APM Terminals. Delivering modules, analytical reports & MVPs across Maersk teams.
Lead Software Engineer
Taliware Inc.
Started as a Blockchain Developer on CL2C — Taliware's US-patented Layer-2 blockchain for biometric copyright. Led the Developer Platform with a team of 2.
Freelance IT Consultant & Developer
Independent
Cloud consulting, M365 training, and infra migration for FutureRoc clients. Built a multi-tenant shipment tracking platform with Spring Boot + Expo.
Leadership & Entrepreneurship Lab
AFCD Foundation × US Embassy Morocco
One-year program on leadership, entrepreneurship and civic impact.
MSc(Eng) — Network Systems & Telecommunications
ENSA Tangier · Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
Engineering degree covering design, development, operation and management of information processing & transmission systems, networks and databases.
NASA Space Apps Challenge
Global Nominee · Finalist · Tangier Host
Global Nominee (2019), Finalist (2021), and event host in Tangier (2023).
04 — Selected Work
Things I've built.
Company Work
APM TERMINALS
· PrivateCompass
Global operations platform for 21+ terminals under Maersk's Unified Delivery Model.
TALIWARE
· PrivateDeveloper Platform
SDK and infrastructure for blockchain-based biometric authentication.
TALIWARE
· PublicConfida Mobile
Biometric copyright protection and digital asset verification app.
Open Source
UI Package
Reusable web components library with 50+ customizable UI elements for modern web apps.
API Key Validator
Security validation tool for API keys with rate limiting and anomaly detection.
Auto API Docs
Automatic documentation generator for REST and GraphQL APIs with Swagger integration.
Design System
Complete UI component library at ui.portico.cloud featuring themes, icons, and accessibility tools.
04.5 — Research
Curiosity at the edge.
Active research in AI, Biotechnology, and Signal Processing — in collaboration with Taliware and academic partners.
AI / Biotech
ongoingAI for Biotechnology
Exploring deep learning applied to biological data — protein structures, genomics, and bio-signal classification.
with Taliware
Signal Processing
ongoingBiometric Signal Processing
Research on signal processing pipelines for biometric authentication and human-centered sensing.
with Taliware
Applied AI
exploratoryEdge AI & On-device Inference
Optimizing neural networks for mobile and embedded environments with privacy-first architectures.
05 — Off the clock
When I'm not coding.
Filmmaking
Short films, BTS, and visual essays.
Photography
Street, portrait, and landscape.
Hiking
Atlas mountains, deserts & beyond.
Travel
Slow trips, new cultures, real food.
Reading
Sci-fi, philosophy & design books.
Music
Discovering, mixing, vibing.
06 — Through the lens
Visual diary.
Morocco Adventures
Atlas mountains & Sahara desert expeditions.
Urban Stories
Street photography capturing city life and architecture.
Film Projects
Short films & cinematography works.
Nature & Hiking
Trails, landscapes, and wildlife.
Travel Diaries
Journeys across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Portraits
People & expressions in natural light.
07 — The End / The Beginning
Let's build something.
Available for consulting, freelance & collaborations.