Jeroen Smink

Email: jeroensmink98@gmail.com
Location: Friesland, Netherlands
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile
GitHub: GitHub Profile

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

TRES Internet | September 2022 - Present

• Responsible for setting up and managing the organization’s DevOps strategy with a focus on Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps.
• Executed the migration of 300 web applications from Jenkins to Azure DevOps Pipelines, standardizing CI/CD and significantly reducing deployment and update lead times.
• Through a Design Thinking approach, led the research, design, and development of an automation that reduced manual steps in an existing process by 60%, decreasing the hours needed each quarter to update customer websites using Azure Pipelines.
• Member of the techboard advising the management team on the organization’s technical direction, including our public cloud proposition and ISO27001 policy compliance.

Technologies: Terraform, Azure, Golang, Python, .NET, Docker, Azure DevOps

Junior Software Engineer

Zehnder Group Netherlands | February 2021 - September 2022 (Part-time, Remote)

• Responsible for developing various web applications, including the showroom locator deployed across multiple European countries where Zehnder operates, built with Angular and C#.
• Initiated deploying web applications via Azure DevOps Pipelines to Zehnder’s public cloud environment.

Education

MSc Digital Technology

Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen | 2024 - 2025

Design and research of sustainable digital innovations in organizations with a focus on leadership in digital transformation, specialized in the generative AI domain.

BSc HBO-ICT Software Engineering

Windesheim University of Applied Sciences | 2018 - 2022

Courses including OOP, Software Design, and completed an additional program focused on leadership and entrepreneurship. Gained practical experience through internships at a startup in Berlin and the Dutch Police, specializing in data analysis and visualization with Python.

MBO 4 Application Development

ROC Friese Poort Sneek | 2015 - 2018

Internships

Graduation Internship Software Engineer

Superchat Berlin | February 2021 - July 2022 (Part-time)

• Designed and implemented an automated end-to-end test framework for the Superchat Messaging Platform using GitHub Actions, enabling reliable, repeatable regression testing on every change.
• Provisioned and automated cloud test environments in AWS (EC2, ELB, EKS) to support the pipeline, ensuring consistent, production-like infrastructure for executing these end-to-end tests.

Minor Mobile Solutions

National Police Corps, Zwolle | September 2020

• Developed a hybrid mobile app in a student team for data visualizations related to incident reports.

Intern Software Developer

Comecer Netherlands, Joure | August 2018

• Developed a POC for a web-based management and control system for the Speedy Glove, an automated glove tester for hotcell and RABS environments, using Node.js and the Express framework.

Certifications

• Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) - Microsoft - June 2024
• Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) - Microsoft - February 2024
• Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) - Microsoft - February 2024
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate - HashiCorp - July 2023
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - June 2021
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) - 2020

Skills

Technical Skills

Python, C#, .NET Core, Terraform (IaC), Microsoft Azure, Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure DevOps, SvelteKit, CI/CD

Soft Skills

Not afraid to present to groups, Personal leadership for IT professionals, Presenting to C-level management

Languages

Dutch (native), Frisian (native), English (fluent), German (comprehension)

Interests

Competitive gymnastics and jury member, Programming, Large Language Models (LLMs), 3D Printing, Reading non-fiction books, History of space exploration, Adventure travel

References

Available upon request