With a proven track record in the IT sector, I have excelled as a developer, analyst, and architect across a diverse range of business domains including accounting, media, finance, e-learning, and e-government. Proficient in gathering and documenting requirements, conducting thorough functional and non-functional analysis, and designing innovative solutions to address clients' business challenges. Skilled in actively listening to clients, quickly grasping their business needs, proposing strategic enhancements, and successfully implementing tailored solutions.
I also had the opportunity to manage a couple of projects, using Agile methodology, and I performed in the role of Scrum Master. The past few years were more focused on security, with a couple of years deep-diving as Linux Security Engineer and a couple of years focusing on secure authentication and authorization for the Belgian government.
Gert Cauwenberg
Professional experience
2020-08 until 2024-03: Smals - eHealth: Senior IT Analyst
Implemented secure authentication and authorization using Keycloak
Conducted analysis for key projects aimed at enhancing secure information exchange within the Belgian health sector
Developed database model for a data warehouse
Provided crucial information to development team for numerous smaller enhancements, tested code, and assisted in deployment in a semi-continuous process
Designed SOAP and/or REST interfaces for multiple projects
2016-04 until 2020-04: AXS GUARD: Linux Security Engineer
Served as Scrum Master
Introduced code reviews
Led the migration of a physical security gateway to a Microsoft Cloud offering, integrated support for Google Authenticator, implemented SSL inspection, enhanced reporting functionality, and introduced automated testing using Python Unittest
Contributed to a team managing a comprehensive security gateway solution encompassing virus scanning, firewall configuration, VPN connections, reverse proxy setup, and remote office connectivity
2008-03 until 2016-03 IBM Learning Development Europe: IT Architect
Role of Project Manager for the implementation of an open-source learning management system for the Dutch government
Team-leader of 8 people
Responsible for the architecture of applications and infrastructure for the Learning Technologies team
Introduced Kanban project management methodology to streamline project processes
Successfully consolidated and virtualized 30 servers on VMWare for improved efficiency
Enhanced development tools to optimize software development processes
Implemented automatic monitoring systems for hardware and applications to ensure seamless operations
Served as the open-source focal point within the organization
Analyzed requirements and integrated an open-source learning management system for a Flemish government agency, including back-office and reporting integration
1998-09 until 2008-03 IBM Global Services: IT Architect
Participated in an Enterprise Architecture project for Belgian Ministry of Finance, defining ICT standards for each Application Building Block
Conducted architectural study for Belgian government agency to transition mainframe-based infrastructure to modern architecture
Oversaw infrastructure development for digital media at Flemish public broadcaster, including feasibility study, functional and non-functional analysis, and implementation of data storage and media search system
Lead a proof-of-concept project at telecom company to enable easy access to security and entertainment services, from requirements collection to high-level design and implementation leadership
Contributed to global forex-trading platform implementation as member of architecture team, specializing in core settlement analysis.
1996-05 until 1998-08: Cimad Consultants
a.o. as consultant for a broker workstation in Chennai, India. This project was executed on location in Bangalore, India.
1994-05 until 1996-04: Systemat
Software Developer/Customer support for an integrated package stock management/accounting
Technical skills
Project methodology: Kanban, Scrum, IBM Global Method.
UML
BPMN
Service Oriented Architecture
Scripting: bash, awk
Programming languages: Java, C, Perl, Python, PHP
Network architecture including DNS, firewalls, proxies
SQL
Databases: DB2, MySQL, Postgress
Office software (as user): Excel, Word, Powerpoint, MS Project, OpenOffice
Languages
Dutch Native
English C2
French C2
German B2
Portuguese A2
Hungarian A2