CV
DevOps & Platform Engineer with 5 years of experience at the Dutch Tax Office, working across high-privilege environments and national-scale infrastructure teams.
Skilled in OpenShift cluster administration, GitOps workflows, and automation tooling. Currently contributing to the Dutch Tax Office's platform modernization, migrating from legacy systems and digitizing government services.
Native in Dutch and English, with a background in cybersecurity and a focus on secure-by-design practices in government-grade compliance frameworks.
Experience
Belastingdienst – Dutch Tax Office
DevOps / Platform Engineer • 2019 – present
DX PIT Team
OpenShift Platform Engineering • 2023-present
• Platform modernization from legacy DX/Leap to OpenShift
• Built platform enabling non-technical users to digitize 500+ forms
• OpenShift cluster administration
• GitOps workflows with ArgoCD, Helm, Tekton
• Red Hat Service Mesh (Istio) configuration
• Security by design in compliance framework
DX Cloud Team
Website Infrastructure Operations • 2021-2022
• Public website and private cloud infrastructure
• HCL DX Portal, WCM, and Leap lifecycle management
• Ansible playbook execution for system operations
• Developer support in compliance-heavy environment
• High-privilege, security-aware operations
DX Forms Team (DXMF)
Frontend Development & Form Building • 2020
• Reusable form components with JavaScript and HCL Leap/WCM
• WCAG-compliant government forms for tax applications
• Collaboration with UX designers and backend developers
• Enterprise-grade form systems and compliance
Skills
Containerisation en Orkestratie
Operators
DevOps
CI/CD and Automation
Security
Blockchain
TAAL
Python
JavaScript, TypeScript
Rust, Dart, Ruby, Go, SQL
WordPress & C, Java
Let's Connect
Whether it's platform engineering, OpenShift, or experimental AI projects, I'm always curious about new challenges and creative solutions.