Frédéric De Smet

Practical

Lebbeke, Belgium
+32 468 35 32 80
me@fredericdesmet.be

Skills

Azure, Kubernetes, DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, Python, Product Strategy, Cloud Security, Customer-focused, Leadership.

Experience

Cegeka — Lead DevOps Engineer & DevOps Competence Lead & Team Lead February 2021 - Present, Ghent

Lead data platform initiatives and guide teams on DevOps best practices. Work with customers to understand their infrastructure challenges and translate that into practical solutions. Helped establish governance and security standards across multiple teams.

Xylos — Cloud Consultant & Product Advisor
September 2019 - January 2021, Antwerp

Partnered with customers on cloud architecture and security posture assessment. Translated customer pain points into product recommendations and feature requests. Evaluated cloud platforms to identify gaps and customer needs.

Codit — IoT-Cloud Intern
February 2019 - May 2019, Ghent

Key Projects

DevOps Competence Lead @ Cegeka Data and AI

Built cloud security practices and governance frameworks across enterprise customers. Worked with teams to establish automated compliance and security standards on Azure. Helped define how we approach cloud security and mentored engineers on best practices.

Fluvius

Built a secure corporate dataplatform. Worked with security teams to define features and prioritize what matters most.

Rydoo

Guided cloud migration strategy with focus on security and compliance from day one. Helped define CI/CD pipelines based on what customers actually needed. Integrated security checks throughout the deployment process.

Agidens

Deployed and secured Kubernetes clusters on Azure. Worked with the security team to establish container security standards. Built CI/CD pipelines that made deployments faster and safer.

Education

HoGent — Bachelor in Applied Computer Science
September 2016 - July 2019, Aalst

Certifications

Azure Solution Architect — Feb 2024
Azure Administrator Associate — Oct 2022
Terraform Associate — Feb 2022
Azure Data Engineer Associate — Jul 2021
Azure Data Fundamentals — Jul 2021
DevOps Engineer Expert — Dec 2020
CKA (Kubernetes Administrator) — Nov 2020
Azure Developer Associate — Jul 2020
Azure Fundamentals — Oct 2019