Romain Boulanger: laying the technological foundations for the bank of tomorrow

In an ever-changing banking landscape, where technology is now a major strategic driver, a handful of experts play a central role in shaping transformation.

At Piguet Galland, Romain Boulanger is one of those building, at a foundational level, the infrastructures designed to support the evolving needs of tomorrow’s banking services. 

A role at the heart of technological transformation

Architecte Cloud et DevSecOps : des termes qui peuvent sembler techniques au premier abord, mais qui recouvrent en réalité une mission essentielle au bon fonctionnement des applications de la banque.

Cloud Architect and DevSecOps: terms that may sound technical at first glance, yet they actually describe a role that is essential to the smooth operation of the bank’s applications.

Behind this technical title lies, above all, a philosophy.

 “DevSecOps is first and foremost a mindset.”

Une approche qui vise à intégrer la sécurité dès les premières lignes de code, tout en automatisant l’ensemble du cycle de l’infrastructure ou des applications, de leur développement jusqu’à la mise en production.

An approach designed to integrate security from the very first lines of code, while automating the entire lifecycle of infrastructures and applications — from development through to production.

 “Where setting up and configuring a server used to take several days, automation now plays a crucial role, making it possible to have it up and running in just a few minutes.”

The objective is clear: to enhance quality, speed and reliability, while maintaining a high level of security. 

Cloud as a catalyst for innovation

Another key pillar of his role is the Cloud.

En permettant de déployer des infrastructures à la demande, sans contrainte matérielle, le Cloud transforme profondément la manière dont les équipes IT conçoivent et livrent les applications.

Pour Romain, cela ouvre des perspectives majeures :

• Une capacité accrue à répondre rapidement aux besoins métiers ;

• Une meilleure scalabilité des systèmes ;

• Une infrastructure plus flexible et automatisable.

Cette approche s’inscrit au cœur du développement de notre nouvel e-banking, avec pour objectif d’exploiter les atouts du Cloud afin de déployer les applications plus rapidement, au rythme des besoins.

By enabling on‑demand infrastructure deployment without hardware constraints, the Cloud is profoundly transforming the way IT teams design and deliver applications.

For Romain, this opens up significant opportunities:

• a greater ability to respond quickly to business needs;

• improved system scalability;

• a more flexible and highly automated infrastructure.

This approach lies at the heart of the development of our new e‑banking platform, with the aim of leveraging the Cloud’s strengths to deploy applications more rapidly, in line with evolving needs.

Building a resilient infrastructure

Beyond performance, continuity is also a key challenge.

Romain works on implementing infrastructures designed to evolve without service interruption, ensuring a seamless experience for users.

This is a critical requirement in the context of a private bank, where service reliability is paramount. 

Sharing, passing on and showcasing expertise

Beyond his internal role, Romain is also actively involved in the technology community through Silicon Chalet, a Franco‑Swiss initiative that brings experts together around topics such as Cloud, automation and technical feedback.

As an ambassador, he organises several events each year and takes part in knowledge‑sharing initiatives, presenting the practices implemented at Piguet Galland.

This commitment reflects a strong conviction: innovation and expertise also thrive through the sharing of knowledge.

In this spirit, a Silicon Chalet event could soon be hosted within the bank itself, offering an opportunity to highlight internal expertise and strengthen exchanges with the broader technology ecosystem. 

A vision for the future

Through his role, Romain Boulanger helps lay the foundations for a more agile and resilient bank, ready to meet the technological challenges of tomorrow.

Often invisible, this work is nonetheless essential: it is on these foundations that the services of tomorrow are built.