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Job

Cloud Native Engineer | Kubernetes Architect | Sovereign Systems Specialist
3+ Years experience with Kubernetes
4+ Years experience within Microsoft Azure
5+ Years experience with Logging & Observability
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Digital Sovereignty & Cloud Expertise

As an all-round engineer (Infrastructure Specialist, Azure Cloud Engineer, DevOps), I focus on the intersection of enterprise infrastructure and modern container orchestration. My current focus is on a crucial societal and technical transition: the shift from Big Tech to digital sovereignty.

At Centric, I am involved in managing and securing Azure resources for various parts of the Dutch government and municipalities. In addition, I actively build alternatives to reduce dependence on parties like Microsoft. By strategically combining the power of Nextcloud and Kubernetes, we ensure that vital data, files, and workflows remain completely under our own sovereign control within the EU.

Professional Experience

Centric — Infrastructure Specialist / Cloud Engineer
Management of complex cloud environments within Azure for public sectors. Pioneering data-residency solutions, multi-cluster management via Rancher, and hardening Nextcloud deployments on Kubernetes.

ProRail — Kubernetes Cluster & Operations Engineer
Responsible for the management, maintenance, and stability of a large-scale Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. Emphasis on automation, CI/CD, and enterprise-grade Logging & Observability.

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Technical Stack & Workflow

Orchestration & Platforms

Kubernetes, Azure AKS, Rancher, K9s, Helm

Observability & Data

Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, ElasticSearch, MySQL, Redis

Automation & IaC

Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash

CI/CD & GitOps

Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket, Git

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