02/05/2026 updated


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Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Netherlands
About me
I’m a DevOps / Platform Engineer with over 10 years of experience building, migrating, and operating large-scale platforms. I combine a strong engineering mindset with leadership experience — I’m comfortable operating both deep in the stack and at architectural level.
Amazon Web ServicesAutomationCloud ComputingConfiguration ManagementComputer ProgrammingDatabasesContinuous IntegrationDevOpsElasticsearchMySQLAnsiblePrometheusWorkflowsScriptingSaltStack
Cloud Infrastructure Management
Expertise in managing cloud infrastructure, deployments, and automation using AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes
DevOps and CI/CD Implementation
Comprehensive experience in implementing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation solutions
Monitoring and Observability
Advanced skills in implementing monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and alerting systems
Container Orchestration
Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, and container management across multiple environments
Configuration Management
Experience with Ansible, Puppet, Saltstack, and infrastructure as code practices
Database Management
Knowledge of Cassandra, MySQL, Elasticsearch, and database scaling optimization
Secret Management
Implementation of HashiCorp Vault for secure credential and secret management
Version Control and Collaboration
Expertise in Git, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab CI, and collaborative development workflows
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2024
Languages
EnglishFluentDutchNative speakerTurkishGood
Project history
Providing ongoing DevOps support for small production environment, managing cloud infrastructure, deployments, and automation. Implemented Prometheus for monitoring and refactored Helm charts.
Implemented Hashicorp Vault integration with GitLab CI pipelines, Kubernetes and Ansible. Refactored Flux CD repository and Ansible codebase, setup monitoring stack with Prometheus.
Senior engineering manager for First Party Advertising tribe, overseeing 3 teams with 25 people total. Led 2-year cloud migration project and technical direction towards Golden Images and Terraform.