FSFélix Swaters
@flixswaters
Seasoned Cloud Platform Engineer with a passion for automation.
SpainWhat I'm looking for
I am a seasoned Cloud Platform Engineer with eleven years of work experience, specializing in Infrastructure-as-Code, microservice architectures, and CI/CD automation. My journey has equipped me with a builder's mindset, allowing me to create resilient platforms while providing 24/7 on-call support. I am trilingual and self-taught, which enhances my ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in diverse teams.
At Derivco, I built and operated the company’s cloud-native core, co-designing a self-service platform that significantly reduced deployment times. I contributed to the architecture and implementation of observability solutions, standardizing dashboards and alerting for over 20 squads. My focus on cost optimization led to substantial savings through reusable Terraform modules and resource management.
Previously, I transformed a green-field data center into a self-service private cloud, ensuring high availability and uptime. My experience in IoT development ignited my passion for modern DevOps platforms, where I built telemetry systems and automated processes. I am dedicated to knowledge-sharing and meticulous documentation, empowering my team to excel in their roles.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Platform / Cloud Engineer
Derivco
Oct 2022 - Present (2 years 10 months)
Built, observed, and operated the company’s cloud-native core—from one-click Azure sandboxes to nine production OpenShift clusters. Contributed to Architecture and Implementation of the Grafana / Prometheus / Loki / Tempo / ELK / OTEL stack and onboarded 20 + squads, standardising SLO dashboards and alerting.
Infrastructures / Platform Engineer
Eastleach Martin
Oct 2018 - Present (6 years 10 months)
Designed and built a Proxmox HA cluster + NAS/SAN, migrated ~50 VMware guests, and automated Proxmox Backup to AWS S3 Glacier—keeping 60 + services online for ~50 staff at >99.9 % uptime. Re-platformed the edge (Sophos → MikroTik; Cisco → UniFi), introduced Docker Swarm HA (piloted Kubernetes) and Galera MySQL, and wired Git-driven pipelines that deliver VMs or containers with Prometheus-Grafana i
IOT Developper
Gaia Feliz
Oct 2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)
Built custom Arduino / Raspberry Pi / ESP8266 sensor nodes and a MikroTik LoRa field network; normalised data via MQTT, Zigbee & Modbus into Dockerised collectors. Deployed Grafana + Elastic Stack on Docker to monitor HVAC, solar, power, water and security systems; added Elastic ML / anomaly-detection jobs and Node-RED automation flows that adjusted HVAC set-points, optimised irrigation from well-
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SAE Institute
M.Sc. Electronics & Audio Engineering, Electronics & Audio Engineering
Completed a Master of Science degree focusing on Electronics and Audio Engineering. Gained in-depth knowledge and practical skills in advanced electronic systems and audio technologies.
ULUniversité catholique de Louvain
B.Sc. Engineering Sciences, Engineering Sciences
Obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Sciences. Developed a strong foundation in core engineering principles and scientific methodologies.
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