Jakob Svendsen
Director, Chief Cloud Engineer at Saxo Bank
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolJakob Svendsen is a seasoned cloud engineering leader and Microsoft MVP with 16+ years driving automation, System Center and Azure-based solutions for enterprise customers. Currently Director and Chief Cloud Engineer at Saxo Bank, he leads cross-team technical strategy for multi-cloud resilience, FinOps and GitOps while co-designing APIs, governance and audit-ready controls. He built company-wide GitOps models using Backstage, Kubernetes and Crossplane, and co-authored an Azure exit plan enabling a six-month full-cloud exit for regulatory compliance. Prior to Saxo he led global development and training at CTGlobal, authoring books and courses and speaking widely on automation, PowerShell and hybrid cloud. Jakob combines hands-on development (C#, PowerShell, TFS/VSTS) with pragmatic organizational influence—often embedding automation into finance and audit processes rather than only tooling. Based in Copenhagen, he’s known for translating complex cloud architectures into operational, compliant platforms that teams can self-serve.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Public School, Public School at Stenvad SkolenDatatechnician, Datatechnician at TEC Ballerup
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Github Skills (111)
microsoft-azure10
arm10
dotnet10
powershell10
azure10
csharp10
microsoft10
architecture9
monitoring9
linux9
asp-net-core9
windows9
asp-net9
dotnet-core9
alm9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
JakobGSvendsen/PSGreenhouse
Jun 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:67 commits, 92 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
JakobGSvendsen/azure-docs
Dec 2016 - Jan 2024
Contributions:5 pushes in 7 years 2 months
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