Summary
Mark Hooijkaas is an experienced IT architect and owner-consultant with 18+ years designing and leading distributed systems, integration platforms, and cloud-native Kubernetes deployments. He combines deep hands-on skills in Java, Linux, Ansible and Kubernetes with a track record of migrating large application portfolios, automating cluster provisioning, and standardizing deployments (authoring the open-source kreate-kube framework). Known for pragmatic architecture and low-downtime migration strategies, Mark has guided projects across telecom, government and enterprise sectors while also running his own consultancy since 2005. His background in applied mathematics underpins a methodical approach to complex infrastructure problems, and he routinely fills informal Linux and automation lead roles when teams lack that expertise.
18 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
VWO, VWO at Dr. Nassau College
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drs, Mathematics, drs, Mathematics at Rijks Universiteit Leiden
drs, Mathematics, drs, Mathematics at Leiden University
MSc, applied mathematics, MSc, applied mathematics at Technical University Eindhoven
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