Bernhard V.-R&D Engineer | DevOps Engineer, ITSec
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Experience
Devops Engineer/Consultant/Developer
Bearded Dutchman Services
Currently freelancing as a devops engineer/developer/consultant; specializing in container orchestration via Nomad, secrets management with Vault, and generic system/observability design.
R&D Engineer
OpenCaps
- Maintained dedicated server park as well as cloud infrastructure
- Wrote and maintained security policies
- Performed security audits and code review
- Managed Nomad/Consul/Vault cluster for Docker container workloads powering the SaaS platform
- Wrote internal tools in Perl and Go
Owner / Self-Employed
Blockstackers
- Freelance DevOps engineering
- Perl development
- Go development
R&D Engineer
Ubiant
- Maintained dedicated server park as well as cloud infrastructure
- Wrote and maintained security policies
- Performed security audits and code review
- Managed Nomad/Consul/Vault cluster for Docker container workloads powering the SaaS platform
- Wrote internal tools in Perl and Go
Senior Backend Developer Perl
travel audience GmbH, an Amadeus company
- Developed and maintained Perl backend tools for data manipulation, aggregation, and conversion feeding a real-time ad bidding system
Consultant
Xynexis
- Bridged the gap between management and technical teams
- Pursued sales leads
- Managed accounts for existing clients
- Performed in-house Perl development for CRM tooling
Perl Developer
PT BSB8
- Designed and built a hierarchical workflow/task management system with task delegation and approvals
- Designed and built a primitive Ansible-like configuration management tool
- Designed and built web applications for image and video processing
Consultant
PT Bellua Asia Pacific
- Developed a monitoring system in Perl
- Performed security audits (code review, penetration testing, physical penetration testing)
- Performed ISO 27001 audits
Senior Systems Administrator
Hostnet BV
- Took care of day-to-day operation of bare metal infrastructure
- Managed, designed, and deployed Virtuozzo virtualization
- Managed, designed, developed, and deployed a "paperless office" system
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Energy, Professional Services, Advertising, and Tourism.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Audit, Research and Development, Customer Service, and Sales.
Summary
Over the past 30 years I have gone from sysadmin, to Perl developer, to sysadmin, to security auditor, back to Perl developer, and into DevOps engineering. Along the way I have built up a broad range of experience across IT: infrastructure, security, and software development, with a strong focus on system design alongside hands-on programming.
Skills
- Languages: Perl, Go, Python, Java, Html/Css
- Infrastructure & Orchestration: Linux, Nomad, Consul, Vault, Docker, Podman
- Architecture: Microservices
Languages
Education
Hogeschool Utrecht
Communication Systems · Utrecht, Netherlands
Hogeschool Utrecht
Telematics · Utrecht, Netherlands
Albanianae
HAVO · preparation for BSc · Netherlands
Certifications & licenses
Certified Secure Web Application Engineer
Mile2
ISO 27001:2005 Lead Auditor
Bureau Veritas
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Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
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Bernhard is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France and prefers 100% remote projects.
Bernhard speaks the following languages: English (Native), Dutch (Native), German (Elementary), French (Elementary), Indonesian (Elementary).
Bernhard has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Bernhard has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month. Note that Bernhard may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Bernhard would be well-suited for roles such as: Devops Engineer/Consultant/Developer, R&D Engineer, Owner / Self-Employed.
Bernhard's most recent position is Devops Engineer/Consultant/Developer at Bearded Dutchman Services.
In recent years, Bernhard has worked for Bearded Dutchman Services, OpenCaps, Blockstackers, and Ubiant.
Bernhard is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Energy, and Professional Services. Bernhard also has some experience in Advertising and Tourism.
Bernhard is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Audit. Bernhard also has some experience in Research and Development, Customer Service, and Sales.
Bernhard has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Energy, and Professional Services.
Bernhard has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Audit, and Product Development.
Bernhard holds a Bachelor in Communication Systems from Hogeschool Utrecht and a Bachelor in Telematics from Hogeschool Utrecht.
Bernhard has 2 certificates. These include: Certified Secure Web Application Engineer and ISO 27001:2005 Lead Auditor.
Bernhard is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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