Summary
Bert Rijsdijk is a seasoned Software Delivery Consultant with 11 years of experience helping startups, scale-ups and large enterprises bridge the gap between business and engineering to deliver reliable software. He specializes in developer experience, DevSecOps and CI/CD platforms, often designing measurable roadmaps and integrating security via shift-left practices. Bert combines hands-on technical delivery—building test automation, observability and CDaaS solutions—with coaching and stakeholder alignment, enabling teams to shorten feedback loops and increase autonomy. His background spans roles from technical agile coach to lead consultant on complex platform builds for organisations like TenneT, Lely and Port of Rotterdam. Known for translating architecture and Domain-Driven Design artifacts into pragmatic improvements, he enjoys turning stakeholder interviews and eventstorming outcomes into tangible engineering changes. Based in Amsterdam, he frequently trains teams and shapes delivery strategies that balance organisational constraints with practical engineering trade-offs.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Informatica (Software engineering) / Hogere opleiding Software engineer, Informatica (Software engineering) / Hogere opleiding Software engineer at Haagse Hogeschool Den Haag